General Information on Minority Health Resources (II)

US Department of Health & Human Services
The Initiative to Eliminate Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health

In his radio address on February 21st, 1998, President Clinton committed the Nation to an ambitious goal by the year 2010: eliminate the disparities in six areas of health status experienced by racial and ethnic minority populations while continuing the progress in improving the overall health of the American people. This goal will be a major legacy of the President's Initiative on Race and will be the cornerstone of the Department of Health and Human Services' contribution to this initiative. In addition, this goal will parallel the focus of Healthy People 2010, the Nation's health objectives for the 21st century.

Achieving the President's vision will require a major national commitment to identify and address the underlying causes of higher levels of disease and disability in racial and ethnic minority communities. These include poverty, lack of access to quality health services, environmental hazards in homes and neighborhoods, and the need for effective prevention programs tailored to specific community needs. The Department has selected six focus areas in which racial and ethnic minorities experience serious disparities in health access and outcomes: Infant Mortality, Cancer Screening and Management, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, HIV Infection/AIDS, Immunizations.

Institute for Minority Health Research

The Institute for Minority Health Research is an integral part of the Rolling School of Public Health, RSPH. Established in 1993, the Institute is a component of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education. The Institute's mission of teaching, research and service are focused specifically on ethnic and racial minority populations in the U.S. Institute activities include, but are not limited to the examination of the conditions under which gaps in the health and health care services for minority communities exist and recommend methods by which the gaps may be closed.

Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities

The Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities is designed to assist investigators already conducting HIV prevention research with ethnic minority communities to improve their programs of research and obtain additional funding for their work.

Diversity and Health Care in the Internet
This site provides access to databases, directories, guides, government Websites, information services, full-text esources,research centers, and other institutions involved in the dissemination of cultural information.

National Center for Cultural Competence
Georgetown University
The NCCC's mission is to design, implement, and evaluate culturally competent health care delivery systems. This site also lists links to federal programs centering on minorities and cultural equality.

Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
Part of DiversityRx.org, RCCHC is a national network
of organizations in ethnic communities, organized to
offer technical assistance and information on
linguistic and cultural competence in health care.

Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links
Maintained by the Indiana University Northwest Library, this annotated list of Internet resources on ethnic groups, religious groups, and special populations.

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