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Nursing Research Guide

cultures and health

 

Cultural groups: suggested web sites

African-American History, Culture, and Black Studies Resources

AHRQ Health Care: Minority Health

DiversityRx

Ethnomed

Index of Native American Resources on the Internet

Latin American Network Information Center

Multicultural Resources for Health Information

Peoples of the World Foundation

Population Groups Health

United States Census  and Government Data

The US Census 2010 briefs are a great resource. Here are a few related to ethnic subpopulations:

 

The Hispanic Population

The Black Population

The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population

The American Indian and Alaska Native Population

The Asian Population

The Arab Population
2010 update not published

The Foreign-Born Population

Office of Minority Health (Centers for Disease Control)

National Center for Health Statistics

Other statistical information

National Center for Health Statistics

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Center for Disease Control: Data and Statistics

California Department of Health Services: Statistical Resources

County of San Diego: Community Health Statistics

SANDAG: San Diego Association of Governments Demographics and Other Data

 

Books on a cultural group
When searching the library's collection for books on a cultural group,
start with broad, basic terms.

Looking for:

Search with:

Needs information on Mexican-Americans and health attitudes

(Mexican* or chican* or hispanic*) and health*

Information on African-American mental health

(black* or African*) and
(“mental health” or “mental illness” or “psycholog*)


Use the library catalog search box below to begin your search.

 

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Other Sources 

 

Guide to culturally competent health care
RA418.5.T73 P87 2005  available in REFERENCE  and 5th Floor Stacks


Encyclopedia of medical anthropology : health and illness in the world's cultures
RA418 .E53 2004 REFERENCE


Cross-cultural medicine
RA418.5.T73 C765 2003 5th Floor Stacks


Refugee and immigrant health : a handbook for health professionals
RA418.5.T73 K45 2004  5th Floor Stacks


Cultural diversity in health & illness
RA418.5.T73 S64 2004 5th Floor Stacks


A nation of peoples : a sourcebook on America's multicultural heritage
E184.A1 N2866 1999  REFERENCE


Encyclopedia of immigration and migration in the American West
HB1965 .E53 2006  REFERENCE


American immigrant cultures : builders of a nation
E184.A1 A63448 1997  REFERENCE


Multiculturalism in the United States : a comparative guide to acculturation and ethnicity
E184.A1 M85 1992 REFERENCE and 4th Floor Stacks


Gale Encyclopedia of multicultural America

Encyclopedia of multiculturalism 
E184.A1 E58 1994 REFERENCE



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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