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Asthma

Asthma related clinical and health care topics

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Breastfeeding

Information about breastfeeding practices and issues

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Cancer

Cancer related clinical health information

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Communicable Diseases

 

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Culture-Bound Syndromes

Patterns of aberrant behavior and experience that may or may not be linked to a particular diagnostic category. Many of these patterns are indigenously considered to be "illnesses" and have local names.

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Dermatology

Information related to skin conditions with particular emphasis on pigmented skin and cultural backgrounds

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Diabetes

Diabetes related clinical and health care information

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Domestic Violence

 

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End of Life

Information about cultural practices around issues of end of life and death.

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Hepatitis

 

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Hyperlipidemia

 

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Mental Health

 

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Mother/Child/Infant Care

Includes breastfeeding, infant care, perinatal and peripartum care issues.

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Nutrition

Information related to Nutrition, Diet

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Oral Health

 

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Pharmacy

Information for clinicians about culture and topics related to medication or pharmacy.

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Refugee Health

Topics related to the health care of refugees.

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Traditional Medicine

 

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Tuberculosis

 

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Women's Health

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Tests / Procedures / Radiology
Translated instructions for patients about preparing for tests and examinations

Pearls
Brief clinically relevant articles on culture and health issues.

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Explore medical decision-making around cross cultural health

Related Topics

Resources and information related to cross-cultural topics and refugee health, including immigration, interpretation, religion, cultural competency and more. Also, links to related websites.

Bibliographies
Reference lists citing works relevant to cross cultural health care, with each list giving an overview of publications in a particular category related to refugees and health.
Cultural Competency
Article and Resources related to cultural competency
Immigration / Naturalization
Information provided to help health care providers deal with medical topics related to immigration issues.
Interpretation
Information related to interpretation.
Journal Articles
Journal articles (mostly PDFs) available on EthnoMed. Some links to journal articles on other sites. Permissions have been obtained to make these materials available.
Related Websites
A selected list of websites related to the populations or topics covered in EthnoMed or links to programs similar in scope to EthnoMed.
Religion
Information related to religion and health topics.
Related Topics
A collection of links to related websites, resources and information related to cross-cultural topics and refugee health, including immigration, interpretation, religion and cultural competency.