Rural minority health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/minority_health/ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation article reports that the Network for Multicultural Research on Health and Healthcare has produced a special supplement of the Journal of General Internal Medicine examining Latinos and health care, shedding light on important issues that have been left out of the health care reform debate. http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=50628 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:21:15 CST http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=50628 Provides technical and capacity-building assistance to community-based organizations and institutions on behalf of the OMHRC for the purpose of assisting local efforts to improve minority health. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=3010 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:33:33 CST http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=3010 In this press release from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, she stresses the importance of HIV testing towards preventing AIDS in the Latino community. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12366 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:32:33 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12366 Provides publications, information, resources, and referrals about health care services for medically underserved individuals and populations. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://ask.hrsa.gov/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:52:05 CST http://ask.hrsa.gov/ Examines the need for and receipt of alcohol and illicit drug use treatment among Hispanics aged 12 or older, based on combined 2002 to 2007 data. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/164/HispanicsHTML.pdf Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:46:27 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/164/HispanicsHTML.pdf Examines the health coverage, access to care and health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives across the country. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7977.pdf Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:48:56 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7977.pdf Uses tables and narrative to present trends and information regarding the Nation's physical and mental disability status, level of education and income, demographic distribution, health insurance coverage and expenditures, health behaviors and risk factors, and the utilization and access to health care. Includes data on Rural Health Clinics and on non-metropolitan (rural) areas. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:15:00 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf Includes a national overview of disparities in health care, including quality of care and access to health care. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr08/nhdr08.pdf Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:12:17 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr08/nhdr08.pdf Contains resources on health disparities including journal articles and policy briefs. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/pr/topic.jsp?topicid=1180&c=EMC-CA133 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:10:07 CST http://www.rwjf.org/pr/topic.jsp?topicid=1180&c=EMC-CA133 Builds on community strengths to improve health in farmworker and border communities through peer health education, increase access to health resources and bring community members together with health providers, employers and policymakers to create positive changes. http://www.migranthealth.org/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:01:27 CST http://www.migranthealth.org/ An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of Asian Americans in the United States. -- National Library of Medicine http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/index.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:59:20 CST http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/index.html Provides federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Works to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. http://www.ihs.gov/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:55:33 CST http://www.ihs.gov/ Serves as an Internet portal to identified quality multi-lingual health education documents and as a receptacle for health documents created by Heartland's Refugee Health Programs. -- Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights http://palantir.lib.uic.edu/nahip/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:29:27 CST http://palantir.lib.uic.edu/nahip/ A reference source on the health, health insurance coverage, access and quality of health care of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/6069.cfm Wed, 27 May 2009 15:48:36 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/6069.cfm Assesses emerging national efforts to address language barriers and profiles work in three statesCalifornia, Minnesota, and New Yorkto highlight challenges, successes, and implications for future policy and activities related to providing language services. -- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/Health/LanguageServicesbr.pdf Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:19:42 CST http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/Health/LanguageServicesbr.pdf Explores key causes of health disparities in the U.S. and its workforce. -- National Business Group on Health http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/pdfs/Final%20Draft%20508.pdf Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:52:39 CST http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/pdfs/Final%20Draft%20508.pdf Established by Asian Health Services to help reduce language and cultural barriers that immigrants face in accessing health care. http://asianhealthservices.org/lcap/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:06:02 CST http://asianhealthservices.org/lcap/ Shows variations across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators including rates of infant mortality and diabetes-related mortality and AIDS cases. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7633-02.pdf Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:22:26 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7633-02.pdf Describes the status of black males ages 16-44 in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to raise awareness to the disparities and difficulties that they are experiencing. This age group tends to reflect large numbers facing multiple disparities including poverty, low graduation rates, high unemployment, poor health, and high incarceration rates, among others. -- Foundation for the Mid-South http://www.fndmidsouth.org/Documents/Black_Male_web.pdf Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:12:57 CST http://www.fndmidsouth.org/Documents/Black_Male_web.pdf Reports on a pilot profile of five counties, using county specific data for each of the five USDA rural high poverty groups that include poverty, race/ethnicity, and health outcome measures. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=62210D55-3048-651A-FED9A1FF463AA546&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:49:49 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/download.cfm?downloadfile=62210D55-3048-651A-FED9A1FF463AA546&typename=dmFile&fieldname=filename Examines potential disparities among rural populations in health, health behaviors, preventive services and diabetes care. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_RuralUrbanChartbook_Exec_Sum.pdf Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:04:51 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_RuralUrbanChartbook_Exec_Sum.pdf Overviews existing information on long-term care needs of American Indian elders and resources available to help tribes identify their long-term care needs. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://archive.ahrq.gov/news/ulp/amindltc/ulpailtc2.htm Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:35:46 CST http://archive.ahrq.gov/news/ulp/amindltc/ulpailtc2.htm Outlines the causes of death among Hispanic/Latino men and women. -- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1197934032905FS05HIS08.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:51:30 CST http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1197934032905FS05HIS08.pdf Outlines the leading causes of death among Asian/Pacific Islander men and women. -- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1199397765814FS03AS08.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:48:31 CST http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1199397765814FS03AS08.pdf Cancer statistics for African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Includes information on NCI research activities related to cancer health disparities. -- National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/disparities Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:10:23 CST http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/disparities Tool for health planners on culturally competent health programming. The profile is a comprehensive description of the health status of a specific community. Includes community health status information typically in a community health needs assessment, as well as cultural and environmental information. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/rural-health-topics/minority-and-multicultural-issues/minority-and-multicultural-affairs Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:24:19 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/rural-health-topics/minority-and-multicultural-issues/minority-and-multicultural-affairs Memphis TN December 9, 2009 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/mm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:39:02 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/mm Provides statistical data on various health issues related to minority populations living in U.S. States and Territories. Browse the list of topics for links specific to racial and ethnic groups. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:46:09 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm Describes health insurance coverage and access to health care for Hispanics as the Hispanic population grows and moves beyond urban centers to rural and smaller urban communities. Compares Hispanics with non-Hispanic whites in these communities. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7551.pdf Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:27:26 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7551.pdf Provides health-related information on all minority populations living within the United States. Resources provide demographic data, health-related statistics, health disparities, and common health issues. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/AMH.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:42:10 CST http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/AMH.htm