RESOURCES

In the recent SIG survey, one of the areas that respondents identified as needing improvement is the sharing of resources. For starters, the following websites are very informative sites to access because of the breadth of knowledge, research, checklists, continuing education offerings that they have available. This compilation of sites were adopted from the Intercultural Cancer Council's Cultural Competence in Cancer Care: A Health Care Professional's Passport, a pocket guide to assist health care professionals who work with racial/ethnic minorities and the underserved groups. I hope you will find these useful and will add to this list as you discover other resources.

CULTURAL COMPETENCY WEBSITES:

GOVERNMENT WEBSITES:

1. Health Resource and Services Administration
   http://erc.msh.org
2. Office of the Minority and Multicultural Health
   http://www.state.nj.us
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, NHLBI Strategic Plan Reduction of Health Disparities
   http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Minority Initiatives
   http://www.nih.gov
5. Clinical Center Office of Human Resources Management, NIH/DHHS
   http://ohrm.cc.nih.gov
6. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
   http://www.aoa.gov
7. National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health
   http://cancer.gov/cancertopics
8. AHCPR, Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Are Explored in Theme Issue
   http://www.ahcpr.gov
9. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Cultural Competency
   http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
10. Office of the Minority Health Resources, Final National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health Care Published
    http://www.omhrc.gov
11. National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health
    http://cancer.gov
12. Office of Minority Health
    http://www.omhrc.gov
13. National Human Genome Research Institute
    http://www.nhgri.nih.gov
14. Providing Care to Diverse Populations: State Strategies for Promoting Cultural Competency in Health Systems: A Workshop for Senior State Health Officials
    http://www.ahcpr.gov
15. Indian Health Services
    http://www.ihs.gov
16. End-of-Life Care Issues Need Culturally Sensitive Approaches
    http://www.omhrc.gov
17. Key Facts: race, Ethnicity & Medical Care. The Henry Kaiser Family Foundation
    http://www.pewhispanic.org
18. AHRQ Reports on the Status of Cancer in the Nation
    http://www.qualitytools.AHRQ.gov
19. Status of Minority Health
    http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth
20. University of Hawaii, Providing Effective Support Services for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Persons with Disabilities
    http://www.ntac.hawaii.edu
21. UCLA School of Public Health Department of Community Health Sciences
    http://www.ph.ucla.edu
22. Medical University of South Carolina, The Provision of Culturally Competent Health Care, Amy V. Blue, PhD
    http://www.musc.edu
23. Texas A&M University, Cultural Competency Improves Health Care
    http://agnews.tamu.edu
24. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Overview of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States and California
    http://www.communityvoices.org
25. Patient Advocate Foundation
    http://www.patientadvocate.org
26. The Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture
    http://erc.msh.org

RACIAL/ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITES

1. Native American Cancer Research
   http://www.NatAmCancer.org
2. Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum
   http://apiahf.org
3. Alaska Tribal Health Consortium
   http://anthc.org
4. Redes en Acción
   http://www.redesenaccion.org/faqs/
5. Native CIRCLE
   http://www.mayoclinic.org/nativeprograms
6. Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization
   http://aapcho.org
7. Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
   http://apiahf.org
8. African American Assuring Cultural Competence in Health Care
   http://omhrc.gov/clas