HCCC Libraries: Culture, Diversity and Healthcare: Internet Resources

Government Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the U.S. health protection agency; it provides information about and responds to health threats.
Health Equity
The CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity provides information about health disparities and equity.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a biomedical research agency comprised of Institutes and Centers with specific research agendas.
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), providing easy to understand health and wellness information in multiple languages.
HealthReach
HealthReach (also from the National Library of Medicine (NLM)) provides multilingual, multicultural health information and patient education materials about health and wellness (e.g. diseases, causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention) in document, audio and video format.

Human Relations Area Files
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) is an organization of universities, colleges, and research institutions promoting an understanding of cultural diversity and commonality both past and present. Its OA Explaining Human Culture database provides topical summaries from cross-cultural research.