Rural minority health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/minority_health/ Albuquerque NM December 9, 2008 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.nrharural.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences/rural-minority-and-multicultural-health-conference Tue, 13 May 2008 11:17:33 CST http://www.nrharural.org/go/left/programs-and-events/nrha-conferences/rural-minority-and-multicultural-health-conference Examines the ways in which the social, economic, and physical environments of Latino immigrant communities affect health and contribute to health disparities. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/uploaded_files/052504_jc_disparities_healthbrief_4.pdf Mon, 05 May 2008 16:01:45 CST http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/uploaded_files/052504_jc_disparities_healthbrief_4.pdf Provides statistics on health disparities among Pacific Islanders as well as examines their tobacco use in relation to the Healthy People 2010 objective. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://www.omhrc.gov/assets/pdf/checked/Health%20Disparities%20Among%20Pacific%20Islanders.pdf Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:53:38 CST http://www.omhrc.gov/assets/pdf/checked/Health%20Disparities%20Among%20Pacific%20Islanders.pdf Provides contact information for state offices of minority and multicultural health through an interactive map. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://www.omhrc.gov/images/stateliaisons.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:33:27 CST http://www.omhrc.gov/images/stateliaisons.htm National nonprofit organization that assesses and works to improve the effectiveness of State minority health/health disparity programs. Focuses on the development and transference of skill sets to increase awareness of health and service disparities, monitor the progress of State offices; and communicate, document, and champion best practices at the State level in eliminating health disparities. http://mih.ohio.gov/NASOMH%20ad%2012%2016%2005.pdf Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:15:08 CST http://mih.ohio.gov/NASOMH%20ad%2012%2016%2005.pdf Lists contact information for directors of state offices of minority health. http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/miscdocs/docs-90/NASOMH%20DIRECTORS.JUly%202007.pdf Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:55:17 CST http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/miscdocs/docs-90/NASOMH%20DIRECTORS.JUly%202007.pdf An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of northern-most inhabitants including Alaska Natives. http://www.arctichealth.org/index.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:10:12 CST http://www.arctichealth.org/index.html Summarize issues and challenges of providing mental health services for children and their families from diverse populations. -- National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/SpecialForums/Services%20for%20Hispanic%20Children%20and%20Families.pdf Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:25:19 CST http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/SpecialForums/Services%20for%20Hispanic%20Children%20and%20Families.pdf Intended to help guide, organize and coordinate the systematic planning, implementation and evaluation of efforts within OMH, DHHS and across the nation to achieve better results relative to minority health improvements and health disparities reductions. http://www.omhrc.gov/npa/images/78/PrintFramework.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:10:14 CST http://www.omhrc.gov/npa/images/78/PrintFramework.html Examines the health coverage, access to health care, and health status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States, and finds that certain subgroups are doing worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7745.pdf Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:44:43 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7745.pdf Addresses how immigrants use and affect the health care system, and includes key facts about immigrants and health care. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7761.pdf Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:16:32 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7761.pdf Comprehensive national overview of disparities in health care. Describes the quality of and access to care for multiple subgroups across the United States, and also represents a source of information for tracking the Nation's progress over time. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/nhdr07.pdf Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:36:22 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/nhdr07.pdf Presents evidence linking racial and ethnic health disparities to the overall performance of local health care systems. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/Mead_racialethnicdisparities_chartbook_1111.pdf?section=4039 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:21:35 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/Mead_racialethnicdisparities_chartbook_1111.pdf?section=4039 Provides hospitals, health systems, clinics, and health plans information and resources for systematically collecting race, ethnicity, and primary language data from patients. -- American Hospital Association http://www.hretdisparities.org/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:22:07 CST http://www.hretdisparities.org/ Comprehensive national overview of disparities in health care. Covers health care quality and health care access issues. Includes a section on health disparities experienced in rural areas. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr06/nhdr06.htm Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:46:36 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr06/nhdr06.htm Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of minority health, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000040/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:22:30 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000040/ An on-line journal that explores the problems and challenges of health disparities among the diverse populations of the United States and the World. http://chdr.unlv.edu/JHDRP.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:12:32 CST http://chdr.unlv.edu/JHDRP.htm Provides information on the new federal requirement that all U.S. citizens and nationals applying for or renewing their Medicaid coverage provide documentation of their citizenship status and examines the implications for Medicaid beneficiaries and the states. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7533-02.pdf Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7533-02.pdf 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.nrharural.org/go/rural-health-topics/minority-and-multicultural-issues/minority-and-multicultural-affairs Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nrharural.org/go/rural-health-topics/minority-and-multicultural-issues/minority-and-multicultural-affairs An information service that provides publications, articles, and database searches on minority health topics. Can be contacted by phone at 1.800.444.6472, or by e-mail at info@omhrc.gov. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.omhrc.gov/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.omhrc.gov/ Describes a study that used race, location of the county of residence, population density, race-specific county-level per capita income, and cumulative homicide rate to divide the U.S. population into eight distinct groups, in order to explore the causes of the health disparities among these groups. Includes life expectancy comparisons among groups, with several groups specifically identified as rural. http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0030260#journal-pmed-0030260-t001 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0030260#journal-pmed-0030260-t001 Assists individuals with locating and competing for funding opportunities in order to address health care needs in the U.S.-Mexico Border region. Lists funding opportunities and information resources on topics relevant to border health. -- Rural Assistance Center http://borderhealth.raconline.org/ Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://borderhealth.raconline.org/ Aims to accelerate CDCs health impact in the U.S population and to eliminate health disparities for vulnerable populations as defined by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, geography, gender, age, disability status, risk status related to sex and gender, and among other populations identified to be at-risk for health disparities. http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/default.htm Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/default.htm This web site provides information about funding opportunities and a wide variety of other resources to grantees that are part of ORHP's Delta States Rural Development Network program as well as others interested in rural healthcare and well-being in the Mississippi Delta Region. -- Rural Assistance Center http://delta.raconline.org/ Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 CST http://delta.raconline.org/