Rural health and human services resources for , with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ Contains peer-reviewed articles that address Native aging, health and related issues among Native Americans, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders and First Nations Peoples. http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/scomm/jnah.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:51:55 CST http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/scomm/jnah.html 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 09:48:22 CST http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1199397765814FS03AS08.pdf Discusses the mental health issues that Asian American and Pacific Islander youth and adults face, including domestic violence, substance abuse, and gambling. Also provided are contacts and resources for additional information. -- American Psychiatric Association http://healthyminds.org/multimedia/LTF-MH%20of%20AAPI_nopic.pdf Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:14:04 CST http://healthyminds.org/multimedia/LTF-MH%20of%20AAPI_nopic.pdf Offers links to various health data involving the Asian and Pacific Islander Population. Statistics include topics of births, deaths, health status, and access to health care. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asian_health.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:26:45 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asian_health.htm 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 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:28:04 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7745.pdf Provides information on health issues of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs), including peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and others. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/NHOPI/NHOPI.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:40:34 CST http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/NHOPI/NHOPI.htm Lists resources available from different sponsors providing health-related information pertaining to Asian & Pacific Islander populations. Includes links to statistics, demographics, research, and organizations. Resources are freely available with the exception of Medline Plus journal articles. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:24:27 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html Represents an assessment of the healthcare status, issues and resources in each jurisdiction. It emphasizes healthcare needs and challenges, especially those that could be addressed by implementing telehealth activities. It is also a compilation of existing telehealth projects, and an assessment of future projects from each jurisdiction; and it demonstrates the interest, capacity and commitment of healthcare professionals in the region. http://www.demicro.org/PDF/PBTC%20Regional%20Telehealth%20Plan%20v1%2001%20-%2020021025%20_2_.pdf Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:57:04 CST http://www.demicro.org/PDF/PBTC%20Regional%20Telehealth%20Plan%20v1%2001%20-%2020021025%20_2_.pdf Provides online and hybrid courses, plus course materials and health information to health professionals in the Pacific Island countries. Supported countries include but are not limited to: Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Samoa. Distributes digital and print products to learning centers located in hospitals, community health centers, and nursing schools throughout the region. Its purpose is to improve the quality and standards of practice of health professionals through eLearning. -- World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office http://polhn.org/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:04:21 CST http://polhn.org/ Addresses the health disparities and unique challenges associated with the delivery of health care and improving the health of the people in the Pacific Island Territories. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t040225a.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:17:33 CST http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t040225a.html 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 11:53:56 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. Includes information for the U.S. Commonwealths and Territories. -- HHS Office of Minority Health http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=187 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:33:37 CST http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=187 Provides country profiles and health databanks for the countries and areas of the WHO Western Pacific Region. -- World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office http://www.wpro.who.int/publications/pub_9290612290.htm Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:07:38 CST http://www.wpro.who.int/publications/pub_9290612290.htm Dedicated to promoting and enhancing the economic independence and social well-being of children, families, individuals, and communities. ACF Region 9 serves Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:59:38 CST http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/ Provides access to data and reports from the 59 States and Jurisdictions that receive Title V Block Grant funds from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. -- Maternal and Child Health Bureau https://perfdata.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/Search/search.asp Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:25:33 CST https://perfdata.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/Search/search.asp Coordinates federal policy in the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and administers and oversees U.S. federal assistance provided to the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau under the Compacts of Free Association. http://www.doi.gov/oia/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:41:09 CST http://www.doi.gov/oia/ Works to improve the health of the underserved in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin through training and supporting health professions students and health care providers to serve rural and underserved areas. http://www.ahec.hawaii.edu Fri, 18 May 2007 14:14:49 CST http://www.ahec.hawaii.edu Serves as a unifying voice and credible authority on issues of regional public health significance in the Pacific. Represents the collective health interests of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau. http://www.pihoa.org/ Fri, 18 May 2007 13:34:58 CST http://www.pihoa.org/ Provides an overview of the geography, population, and relationship to the U.S. for the six Pacific jurisdictions: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. http://www.raconline.org/pdf/pacific_basin_chart.pdf Thu, 17 May 2007 09:07:21 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/pacific_basin_chart.pdf Promotes good oral health in the Pacific Basin, facilitating improvements in oral health services, carrying out continuing education, improving networking among dental professionals, and strengthening surveillance. http://www.astdd.org/index.php?template=pbda.html Wed, 16 May 2007 15:31:49 CST http://www.astdd.org/index.php?template=pbda.html Provides information on oral health programs in the U.S. territories and jurisdictions of the Atlantic and Pacific. -- Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors http://www.astdd.org/index.php?template=tprogram.html&tier1=Territorial%20Programs Wed, 16 May 2007 15:28:13 CST http://www.astdd.org/index.php?template=tprogram.html&tier1=Territorial%20Programs Provides AIDS-related training, education and information services to health care providers. Serves California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and the six U.S.-affiliated Pacific jurisdictions. http://www.ucsf.edu/paetc/ Wed, 16 May 2007 15:24:15 CST http://www.ucsf.edu/paetc/ Provides a brief overview of the relationship between the U.S. and the island areas, including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Includes maps. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/population/www/proas/pr_ia_hist.html Wed, 16 May 2007 13:51:49 CST http://www.census.gov/population/www/proas/pr_ia_hist.html Provides access to demographic, social and economic data for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/islandareas.html Wed, 16 May 2007 13:27:40 CST http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/islandareas.html Provides an overview of health care services in the U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin and discusses the U.S. role in the region's health care delivery systems. -- Institute of Medicine http://www.nap.edu/books/0309059488/html/index.html Tue, 15 May 2007 16:01:43 CST http://www.nap.edu/books/0309059488/html/index.html Provides an overview of the Pacific jurisdictions, with links to resources including statistics and demographics, health publications, and health sciences libraries that serve the region. -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region http://nnlm.gov/psr/about/region/pacific.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:56:38 CST http://nnlm.gov/psr/about/region/pacific.html Works to create a secure and prosperous Pacific Community, whose people are healthy and manage their resources in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable way. http://www.spc.int/ Fri, 11 May 2007 14:48:48 CST http://www.spc.int/ Works together with partners from all sectors of society. WHO, in the Western Pacific, is involved in a host of closely related public health activities, including research, databanking, evaluation, awareness raising and resource mobilization. Located in Manila, the Philippines. http://www.wpro.who.int/ Fri, 11 May 2007 14:45:59 CST http://www.wpro.who.int/ Highlights the CDC's Pacific Emergency HealthInitiative which provides training as well as AEDs to U.S. Pacific Islanders. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring06.html#country Fri, 11 May 2007 14:23:10 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring06.html#country