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Resources on Minority Health

This Minority Health page offers resources on genetic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors affecting minority health, access to care, and health disparities within Asian American, African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American populations.

Office of Minority Health - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Office of Minority seeks to develop health programs that will help eliminate health disparities in minority communities. This site offers a searchable database of publications, links to minority health resources, AIDS/HIV services, and statistical information on minority populations.
Asian American Health
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this site offers information on health concerns of Asian American populations, including health and diseases, behavioral issues, complementary medicine, publications, health organizations, and materials in Asian languages.
SPIRAL (Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages)
SPIRAL offers reliable Asian language health care information for consumers and health care providers. Produced by the South Cove Community Health Center and Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library, the website offers information organized by topic and by numerous Asian languages.
MedlinePlus - African-American Health
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus offers comprehensive information on health concerns of African American populations, including prevention and screening, specific health conditions, nutrition, videos, clinical trials and research articles and data, and information on children's and women's health.
MedlinePlus - Hispanic-American Health
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus offers information on health concerns of Hispanic and Latino populations, including prevention and screening, specific health conditions, nutrition, clinical trials and research articles and data, and information on children's and women's health.
MedlinePlus - Native-American Health
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus offers information on health concerns of Native American and American Indian populations, including prevention and screening, specific health conditions, nutrition, clinical trials and research articles and data, and information on children's and women's health.
Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a federal health program for American Indians and Alaska Natives, offers information on medical programs including diabetes trainings, and information on healthcare facilities and services.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

This is the trailer for a seven-part PBS documentary series exploring racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health in the United States. Other video clips can be seen at Unnatural Causes. Produced by California Newsreel.