Clinical Topics
Browse by Topic
- Asthma
- Asthma related clinical and health care topics
- Breastfeeding
- Information about breastfeeding practices and issues
- Cancer
- Cancer related clinical health information
- Communicable Diseases
- 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.
- Dermatology
- Information related to skin conditions with particular emphasis on pigmented skin and cultural backgrounds
- Diabetes
- Diabetes related clinical and health care information
- Domestic Violence
- End of Life
- Information about cultural practices around issues of end of life and death.
- Genetics
- Geriatrics
- Information for clinicians about culture and health topics related to geriatric / elder health care.
- Hepatitis
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Articles and other information for health care providers about topics related to hypertension and culture.
- Mental Health
- Nutrition
- Information related to Nutrition, Diet
- Oral Health
- Pediatrics
- Includes breastfeeding, infant care, perinatal and peripartum care issues.
- Pharmacy
- Information for clinicians about culture and topics related to medication or pharmacy.
- Refugee Health
- Topics related to the health care of refugees, including screening guidelines.
- Torture
- Resources for clnicians and advocates around issues of torture.
- Traditional Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Women's Health
- Information about women's health
Browse by Culture
Cross-Cultural Health
A collection of resources and information related to cross-cultural and refugee health topics, including refugee screening.
- Refugee Health Clinical Topics
- Topics related to the health care of refugees, including screening guidelines.
- Clinical Pearls
- A collection of brief clinical pearls related to cross cultural and refugee health topics.
- 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.
Provider Resources
Tests / Procedures / Radiology
Translated instructions for patients about preparing for tests and examinations
Case Study Example
Explore medical decision-making around cross cultural health
