Publications
- Asian Voices: Asian and Asian American Health Educators Speak Out
RA 448.5.A83 A86 1999 (See COAST)
- Case Studies in Cultural Diversity: a workbook
RT 86.54 .C37 1999 (See COAST)
- Changing America: indicators of social and economic well-being by race and hispanic origin
Chartbook documents current differences in well-being by race and Hispanic origin and describes how such differences have evolved over the past several decades.
PR 42.8:C 36 Documents-Fed. (2 West) (See COAST)
- Chartbook of Ethnic/Racial Groups Health and Medical Care Indicators for Los Angeles County
Published by Center of Excellence, UCLA School of Medicine, 1993.
- Counseling the Culturally Different: Theory and Practice
BF 637.C6 S85 1999
This is a classic in the field of multicultural counseling and therapy (See COAST)
- Cultures of Color in America: a guide to family, religion, and health
E184.A1 L33 1998 (See COAST)
- Diabetes in America, 2nd edition
Compilation and assessment of epidemiologic, public health, and clinical data on diabetes and its complications. Chapters on diabetes in special populations, including African Americans, Hispanics, Asian and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans.
RA 645.D5 D5 1995 (See COAST)
- Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities
1998 reprint from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
HE 20.3952:M 66/2 Documents-Fed. (2 West) (See COAST)
- Ethnic Minority Health: a selected, annotated bibliography
RA 448.4 .H396 1997 Reference (1 West) (See COAST)
- Ethnic Quilt: population diversity in Southern California
1990 census data turned into maps, graphs, tables and interpretive text dealing with cultural, economic and geographic relationships.
F 867 .A45 1997 (See COAST)
- Ethnic Skin: Medical and Surgical
RL 73.3 .J64 1998 (See COAST)
- A Guide to Ethnic Health Collections in the United States
Identifies collections, including content and location, on the major ethnic populations.
RA 448.4 .G52 1996 Reference (1 West) (See COAST)
- Health Care Rx: Access for All
HRSA chartbook provides a picture of the health of racial and ethnic minority Americans and the cascade of factors that limit access to health care, hamper workforce diversity, and limit culturally competent services.
- Health Insurance Profile: Race/Ethnicity and Sex--1996
This is a summary of health insurance status by race/ethnicity and sex for Americans under 65.
- Health-Promoting and Health-Compromising Behaviors Among Minority Adolescents
RJ 102 H438 1997 (See COAST)
- Health Status and Limitations: a Comparison of Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites, 1996.
This report presents estimates of health status and limitations for Hispanics, blacks, and whites. Health status and five types of functional limitations were assessed.
- Indian Health Service Publications and Reports
See publications, such as, Trends in Indian Health
- Mexican-American Health: a guide to the literature
Covers materials dating between 1894-1976.
- Multicultural Clients: a professional handbook for health care providers and social workers
Presents general information on the impact of culture in determining illness behavior as well as on decisions regarding treatment and care.
RA 418.5.T73 L37 1995 (See COAST)
- Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Subgroups in the United States, 1991-1993
HE 20.424:6 Documents-Fed. (2 West) (See COAST)
Based on data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse; provides the first national estimates of illicit drug use, alcohol abuse and dependence, tobacco use, and need of illicit drug abuse treatment.
- Race Equality in Health Care and Education
RA 563.M56 B39 1997 (See COAST)
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health, 1996
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research's chartbook presenting estimates of health insurance coverage, access to health care, and health status for blacks, Hispanics, whites.
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans
RA 408.M54 R33 1997 (See COAST)
- Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Cancer in the United States, 1988-1992
The SEER: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data. This report provides a concise description of the occurrence of the major cancers among several ethnic groups in the United States.
RC 276.R33 1998 Reference (1 West) (See COAST)
- Racism, Health, and Post-Industrialism: a theory of African-American Health
Multidisciplinary analysis of how inequality affects the health of African Americans.
RA 448.5.N4 S45 1996 (See COAST)
- Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black & Minority Health
Documents the disparities in health status indicators for racial and ethnic minority populations compared to the majority population. The Office of Minority Health was established in response to this report.
RA 448.4.U56 1985 v.1-8 (See COAST)
- Salud! A Latina's Guide to Total Health-Body, Mind and Spirit
Addresses the specific concerns for Latinas and problems related to accessing the health care system
RA778.4.H57 D45 1997 (See COAST)
- Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups: African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics: a report of the Surgeon General
Surgeon General report focuses on tobacco use among ethnic/racial minorities.
HE 20.7615:R 11 Documents-Fed. (2 West) (See COAST)
- Toward Equality of Well-Being: strategies for improving minority health: strategic planning and coordination process
HE 20.2:EQ 2 Documents-Fed. (2 West) (See COAST)
- Transcultural Health Care: a culturally competent approach
RA 418.5.T73 T73 1998 (See COAST)
- Women of Color Health Data Book: adolescents to seniors
There are three major sections: factors affecting the health of women of color, health assessment of women of color, and issues related to improving the health of women of color.
HE 20.3002:W 84/4 Documents-Fed. (2 West) (See COAST)
- World Directory of Minorities
US minorities covered on pages 26-52.
GN 495.4 .W67 1997 Reference (1 West) (See COAST)
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