Other Cultural Profiles
"Voices of the Communities" Series - Cross Cultural Health Care Program
12 community profiles (Arab, Cambodian, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Laotian, Mien, Oromo, Samoan, South Asia, Somali, Soviet Jewish, Ukraine) in Cross Cultural Health Care Program's series "Voices of the Communities: Health Care Needs of Seattle's Ethnic Communities".
Profiles of Health Care Needs: The CCHCP developed these profiles to provide a forum for underserved communities to interact with the health care community. Available for download as PDF files:
Arab | Cambodian | Eritrean | Ethiopian | Laotian | Mien | Oromo | Samoan | South Asia | Somali | Soviet Jewish | Ukraine
Refugee Health ~ Immigrant Health
Information on refugee health and resettlement compiled by Charles Kemp from Baylor University.
Information on refugee health and resettlement compiled by Charles Kemp from Baylor University. To visit the main site click here or follow these links to specific populations pages:
Bosnian | Burmese | Cambodian/ Khmer | Chinese | Cuban | Ethiopian/Eritrean | Gypsy/Roma | Haitian | Indian (Asian) | Iraqi | Korean | Kosovar | Kurdish | Laotian/Lao | Liberian | Mexican/Hispanic | Nigerian | Somali | Sudanese | Vietnamese
International Rescue Committee Refugee Fact Sheets
Fact sheets about the health of refugees from several countries. Produced by the International Rescue Committee and available on the website of the Cultural Orientation Resource Center.
Cultural Orientation Resource Center - Refugee Backgrounders & Cultural Profiles
The COR Center produces culture profiles, and briefer refugee backgrounders, on the people, history, and culture of different refugee groups to help U.S. service providers understand new refugee populations.
Cultural Profiles: http://www.cal.org/co/publications/profiles.html (Refugees from Burma; Meskhetian Turks; Liberians; Muslim Refugees; Hmong; Somali Bantu; Bosnians; Haitians; Iraqis; Iraqi Kurds; Somalis; Afghans; Montagnards; Cubans).
Refugee Backgrounders: http://www.cal.org/co/publications/backgrounders.html (Refugees from Iraq; Eritreans in Shimelba Refugee Camp; Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal; The Kunama; The 1972 Burundians; The Banyamulenge Tutsi)
Ethno Med: Ethnic Specific Geriatric Care in the United States
Stanford School of Medicine has developed an Ethnogeriatric Curriculum for 13 ethnicities (African American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian Indian American, Chinese American, Filipino American, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino American, Hmong American, Japanese American, Korean American, Pakistani American, and Vietnamese American) to better prepare health professionals in providing culturally-competent care. Intended to be used as a teaching curriculum, including culture specific information, case studies, and other tools and resources. Ethno Med: Ethnic Specific Geriatric Care in the United States
Cultural Diversity - A Guide for Health Professionals
The guide was developed for Queensland Health on the basis of research conducted by the Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The University of Queensland, from November 1997 to April 1998. It presents health and socio-cultural information on multicultural communities (including torture and trauma and issues for children, young people and women). It encourages health staff to actively explore cultural issues with patients and cautions against stereotyping.
The guide was developed for Queensland Health on the basis of research conducted by the Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The University of Queensland, from November 1997 to April 1998. It presents health and socio-cultural information on multicultural communities (including torture and trauma and issues for children, young people and women). It encourages health staff to actively explore cultural issues with patients and cautions against stereotyping. (Muslims from West Asia, Bosnian Muslims, Philippines, Cambodians, Samoans, Tongans, Chinese, Serbians, Croatians, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Greeks, Vietnamese, Hmong, Italians, Latin Americans) http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/health_workers/cultdiver_guide.asp
Maya Health Toolkit for Medical Providers
The objectives of this toolkit have been to identify the major healthcare barriers between Maya and medical professionals, and to create a variety of resources to bridge gaps in communication. The toolkit has six sections and includes: an overview of why a toolkit is needed for the Maya; a cultural and historical profile of the Maya that demonstrates how tradition and religious spirituality profoundly influence concepts of health; testimony and case examples that give insight into Maya views of health and the special situations they face in the United States; educational materials in audio and visual formats; comprehensive literature review on Maya health in the United States; and, an introduction to the Maya Interpreters Network. Links to diabetes and prenatal care presentations in four Mayan languages.
