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MINORITY HEALTH
A Selective List of Resources

Bibliographies | Books | Government Publications | Magazine and Journal Articles | Videos | World Wide Web Resources

Updated by Robin Sabo. This guide provides bibliographic information and call numbers for a selection of books, government publications, recently published articles, videos, and Internet resources relevant to the health of racial and ethnic populations. All material listed is available from the CMU Library. For assistance in locating Minority Health Resources, please contact – Robin Sabo, Reference Librarian/Health Sciences Bibliographer – sabo1r@cmich.edu; phone – 774-1927.

Bibliographies

Donatiello  JE, Droese,  PW,  Kim SH. A selected, annotated list of materials that support the development of policies designed to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. J Med Libr Assoc. 2004 ;92(2); 257-265.
Full text available online via PubMed

Gray SA. Health of native people of North America: A bibliography and guide to resources. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1996.  
RA 448.5. I5 G73 1996t

Haynes C. Ethnic minority health: A selected annotated bibliography. Lanham, Md: Medical Library Association, 1997.
RA 448.4 H39 1997t

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Books

Aguirre-Molina MM, Carlos W,  Zambrana RE. Health issues in the Latino community. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers, 2001.
RA448.5.H57 H395 2001 

American Geriatrics Society. Doorway thoughts: cross-cultural health care for older adults. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2004.
RA564.8 .D66 2004   
 

Anderson N, Bulato RA,  Cohen B. Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2004.
RA564.8 .C75 2004

Braithwaite  RL, Taylor SE,  Austin JN. Building health coalitions in the Black community. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2000.
RA 448.5 .N4 B73 2000 

Bulatao RA,  Anderson N. Understanding racial and ethnic differences in health in late life: A research agenda. Washington, D.C; National Academies Press, 2004.
RA448.4.U52 2004 

Chong N.  The Latino patient:  A cultural guide for health care providers. Yarmouth, Me; Intercultural Press, 2002.
RA448.5H57 C56 2002  

Healy J, McKee M. Accessing health care: Responding to  diversity. Oxford, U.K.; Oxford University Press, 2004
RA418.5.T73 A33 2004t     

Kronenfeld JJ. Health care services, racial and ethnic minorities and underserved populations: patient and provider perspectives. Amsterdam; Oxford; Elsevier JAI, 2005.
RA418 .R47 v.23 

LaVeist TA. Minority Populations and Health:  An introduction to health disparities in  the United States. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
RA 448.4 .L38 2005 

LaVeist TA.  Race, ethnicity, and health:  A public health reader. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.
RA 563 .M56 R325 2002 

Lee E.  Working with Asian Americans: A guide for clinicians. New York: Guilford Press, 1997.
RC 451. 5. A75 W67 1997 

Levenson J. The secret epidemic:  The story of AIDS and Black America. New York:  Pantheon Books, 2004.
RA 643.83 .L48 2004 

Lewis MK.  Multicultural health psychology:  Special topics acknowledging diversity. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002.
R726.7 .L49 2002 

Livingston IL.  Praeger handbook of Black American  health: Policies and issues behind disparities in health. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004.
RA 488.5 .N4 H365 2004  

Ma GX. The culture of health:  Asian communities in the United States. Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey, 1999.
RA 448.5 .C45 M2 1999 

Nabhan G P.  Why some like it hot: food, genes and cultural diversity. Washington, D.C. Island Press/ Shearwater Books, 2004.
QH431 .N28 2004 

Olson LK. Age through ethnic lenses: Caring for the elderly in a multicultural society. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001.
HQ1064.U5 A63327 2001 

Quaye RK. African Americans' health care practices, perspectives, and needs. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2005.
RA448.5.N4 Q83 2005 

Rhoades  ER.  American Indian health:  Innovations in health care, promotion, and policy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
RA 448.5 .I5 A597 2000 

Satcher D, Pamies RJ. Multicultural medicine and health disparities. New York; McGraw-Hill, 2006.
RA418.5 T73M855 2006 

Schulz AJ, Mullings L. Gender, race, class, and health; intersectional approaches. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2006.
RA448.4 .G46 2006 

Shannon JB. Ethnic diseases sourcebook.  Detroit, Mich.: Omnigraphics, 2001.
RA 563 .M56 E838 2001  

Smedley BD., Stith AY, Nelson AR. Unequal treatment: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Washington, D.C:. National Academies Press, 2003.
RA563.M56 U53 2003  book; RA563.M56 U53 2003  CD      

Vernon IS.  Killing us quietly: Native Americans and HIV/AIDS.  Lincoln:  University of Nebraska Press, 2001.
RA 448.5 .I5 V47 2001
RC 451. 5. A75 W67 1997

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Government Publications

Hearing: 
Hispanic health: problems with coverage, access, and health disparities: Hearing before the Subcomm. on Public Health of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate. (Sept 23, 2002)
GOV DOC Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.107-701  

Hearing:
Native American elder health issues: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, (July 10, 2002)
GOV DOC Y 4.IN 2/11:S.HRG.107-601

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Magazine and Journal Articles

Chen MS. Cancer health disparities among Asian Americans: What we do and what we need to do. Cancer 2005; 104(12 Suppl):2895-902.
Full text available – Search Journal title in CENTRA

Ferdinand KC.  Coronary artery disease in minority racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Am J Cardiol. 2006;  97(2A):12A-19A.
Print Journal Collection - RC681.A1 A565 

Freeman G and Lethbridge-Cejku M. Access to health care among Hispanic or Latino women: United States, 2000-2002. Adv Data. 2006 Apr 20;(368):1-25.
Link to Full text from PubMed

Searight HR; Gafford J. Cultural diversity at the end of life: Issues and guidelines for family Physicians.  Am Fam Physician  2005;71(3): 515-522.
Full text available online via PerAbs

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Videos

World's apart: a four-part series on cross-cultural healthcare [videocassette].  Boston, Mass.; Fanlight Productions, 2003.
Media Services Video V 5759  

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WWW Resources

EthnoMed
From the University of Washington Health Science Library and Harborview Medical Center. Contains medical and cultural information on immigrant and refugee groups including Cambodians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Somalians.

Indian Health Service
Provides Federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Includes link to Native Health Research Database. 

MedlinePlus
From the National Library of Medicine. Includes links to information for various population groups.

Minority Health Project
Sponsored by the Center for Health Statistics and the Association of Schools of Public Health. Provides users with access to Minority Health Research Catalog, an online catalog containing citations of journal articles and books.

National Network of Libraries in Medicine
Links to non-English Consumer Health materials

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
National Resource and referral service on minority health issues, including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and infant mortality.

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