Health Disparities Resources

Facilitator's Guide and PowerPoint, Medical School Curriculum: “Stopping Discrimination before it Starts: the Impact of Civil Rights Laws on Healthcare Disparities.” – A collaboration of OCR, the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals, and Stanford University School of Medicine. (MedEdPORTAL: Pub Id #7740)

Addressing Heath Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency – Unified Health Communication on-line training course to improve patient-provider communication. (Health Resources and Services Administration)

CDC Health Disparities Topics – Information on populations identified to be at-risk for health disparities. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Cultural Competence Online for Medical Practice – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Clinician’s Guide to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities. (National Institutes of Health)

Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide – Interactive web-based planning tool for implementing language access services. (Office of Minority Health)

National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals – A collaboration of eighteen US medical schools to address health disparities through innovative education programs. Consortium funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. (National Institutes of Health)

National Healthcare Disparities Report (2009) – Summary of health care quality and access trends among various racial, ethnic, and income groups and other priority populations. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Priority Populations – Information regarding the delivery of healthcare to low-income individuals, minority groups, women, children, the elderly, and individuals with special health care needs. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Think Cultural Health: Bridging the Health Gap through Cultural Competency Continuing Education Programs – Resources and tools to promote cultural competency in health care. (Office of Minority Health)

WomensHealth.gov – Information, programs and resources devoted to minority women's health. (Office on Women’s Health)