Multicultural Web Sites http://www.isodmedia.com/homes/jmele/mcultlink.html An expansive list of multicultural and educational sites.

The National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI) http://www.nmci.org/ “increase communication, understanding and respect among people of different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and to provide a forum for discussion of the critical issues of multiculturalism facing our society.”

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force http://www.ngltf.org/ Working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people and helps those fighting for their families, employment, health care, hate crimes, and more.

The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/index.html Information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

Urban Education Web http://www.eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/ A resource for urban students, their families, and the educators produced by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education.

American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Community and Minority Programs http://www.aamc.org/meded/minority/start.htm Community and minority programs including databases.

American Medical Association (AMA) http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2661.html Cultural competence compendium.

Center for Cross Cultural Health http://www.crosshealth.com The Center is a research and information resource. Through information sharing, training and research the Center works to develop culturally competent individuals, organizations, systems, and societies.

Center for Minority Health http://www.cmh.pitt.edu The mission of the Center is closely tied to the nation’s prevention agenda and programs for: the elimination of selected racial and ethnic health disparities by 2010 as committed to in the 1998 Race and Health Initiative and health objectives in Healthy People 2010.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program http://www.xculture.org/index.cfm CCHCP addresses the broad cultural issues that impact the health of individuals and families in ethnic minority communities in Seattle and nationwide. Includes cultural competency trainings, interpreter trainings, research projects, community coalition building, and other services, the CCHCP serves as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.

Diversity RX http://www.diversityrx.org/ National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care (RCCHC) and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California: “resources promoting language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and culturally diverse communities.

Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender health webpages http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt/ These web pages address the health concerns of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, also known as “GLBT” people and “sexual minorities.”

Healthy People 2010 http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/ Unites States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: health promotion and disease prevention initiative that brings together national, state, and local government agencies, nonprofit, voluntary, and professional organizations, businesses, communities, and individuals to improve the health of all Americans, eliminate disparities in health, and improve years and quality of healthy life.

The Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health http://www.raceandhealth.omhrc.gov/ United States Department of Health and Human Services. Includes resources, meetings and conferences, and state and local activities.

Minority Groups http://www.medwebplus.com/subject/Minority Groups.html at MedWebPlus. A search engine for medical related topics.

Minority Health Project (MHP) http://www.minority.unc.edu/ University of North Carolina Department of Biostatistics in collaboration with the National Center for Health Statistics: improve the data on racial and ethnic populations, expand the capacity for minority health researchers to conduct statistical research and develop research proposals, and foster a network of researchers in minority health.

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center http://www.omhrc.gov/OMHRC/index.htm Information on a wide variety of health topics including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and infant mortality. The Resource Center also facilitates the exchange of information on minority health issues. OMH-RC offers database searches, publications, mailing lists, referrals, and more regarding Native American and Alaska Native, African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic populations.

The National Women’s Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/minority/ Health information for minority women. Office of Women’s Health. United States Department of Health and Human Services. Includes fact sheets on various ethnic groups, information on minority programs and government offices.

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Information http://www.noah.cuny.edu/ City University of New York (CUNY): bilingual (Spanish/English) guide to health information and resources from volunteer and local government agencies and from other health sites on the Internet.

Primary Health Care for the Underserved http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/ Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Research and Services Administration. Includes data resources for clinicians and communities, referrals, job opportunities and more.

Regional Research Centers in Minority Oral Health http://www.nidr.nih.gov/opportunities/diversity/nidrrrcm.htm Conduct research on oral diseases and conditions prevalent among minority populations and provide career development opportunities for minority investigators.

Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links http://www.iun.edu/~libemb/trannurs/trannurs.htm Ellen Bosman, M.L.S., Indiana University: includes general, religious, ethnic, and special population resources.

African Index Medicus http://www.who.int/hlt/countrysup/aim/English/aime.htm An international index to African health literature and information sources developed by the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) with the technical support of the World Health Organization.

Black Health Net http://www.diversityrx.org/ An online source of health information for African-Americans. General health information and information on diseases, health news in the media, medical questions and answers, and resources.

Good Health Begins at Home http://detnews.com/menu/stories/28123.htm Article from Detroit Daily News, provides description of organizations and agencies supporting African-American health promotion.

The National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO) http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/community/cossmho.html Non-profit membership organization (501C3) dedicated to improving the health and psycho-social well-being of the nation’s Hispanic population.

Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) http://www.aaip.com/ “AAIP is dedicated to pursuing excellence in Native American health care by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional healing practices and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit. AAIP members are very active in medical education, cross cultural training between western and traditional medicine, and assisting Indian communities.”

Health Care Information http://www.his.gov/MedicalPrograms/HealthCare/info.asp Indian Health Service, United States Department of Health and Human Services. Includes the Native Health Research Database, the Native Health History Database. The NHHD is a nationally accessible, computerized information resource containing complete bibliographic information and abstracts on historical American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) medical/health research reports. The database entries cover a time period from 1652 to 1970.

Index of Native American Health Resources on the Internet http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAhealth.html WWW Virtual Library – Native Americans. Includes resources for teachers, public health and government resources, tribal health organizations, university programs, etc.

The Indian Health Service (IHS) http://www.his.gov/ United States Depart of Health and Human Services. IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.

Native American Health History http://hsc.unm.edu/nhhd/Default.htm A computerized information resource containing complete bibliographic information and abstracts on historical American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) medical/research reports.

Native American Organizations and Urban Indian Centers http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/organizations.html An expansive list of Native American organizations and urban Indian centers.

EthnoMed http://healthlinks.washington.edu/clinical/ethnomed/ Ethnic Medicine Guide, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington: cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle. Includes cultural profiles, medical topics, and education.

Migrant Health Program http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/migrant Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Research and Services Administration. The Migrant Health Program (MHP) provides grants to community nonprofit organizations for culturally and linguistically competent medical and support services to migrant and seasonal farm workers (MSFW) and their families.

National Advisory Council on Migrant Health http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov:80/migrant/NACMH.htm The United States Federal Migrant Health Program provides staff support to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health. The Council is legislatively mandated to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on the health and well being of migrant farm workers and their families.