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)
CDC Health Disparities Topics – Information on populations identified to be at-risk for health disparities. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide – Interactive web-based planning tool for implementing language access services. (Office of Minority 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)