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Article of the month Promising Practices for Patient-Centered Communication with Vulnerable Populations: Examples from Eight Hospitals. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=397067. The Common Wealth Fund. Accessed 11/2/2007. Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention College Drinking-Changing the future. http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/StatsSummaries/snapshot.aspx.Accessed 12/2007. Human Rights Month Background on Child Asylum Seekers in Detention. http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=3587591. Amnesty International USA. Accessed 12/2007. Health & Human Rights. http://hrw.org/doc/?t=/health_refugees. HWR.org. Accessed 12/2007.Other Health Cultural Observances. http://www.etsu.edu/oca/otherobservances.asp#December_Observances_. Accessed 12/2007. Gender Differences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Quality of Care for Diabetes. accessed 10/2007 <http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/uploads/pdf/cardiovascular.pdf>. Global trends: refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons. http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/STATISTICS/4676a71d4.pdf. Accessed 12/2007. Sudanese Physician and PHR Partner, Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, Receives 2007 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Today in Washington, D.C. http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/news-2007-11-16.html. Accessed 12/2007 Sudanese Physician and PHR Partner, Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, Receives 2007 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Today in Washington, D.C. http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/news-2007-11-16.html.Physican for human rights library. Accessed 2007. What constitutes tortures. Darfur Survival Campaign. http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/sudan/sudan-journal/sudan-jnl-p3.html. Accessed 12/2007 World AID's Day 12/1 Challenges and opportunities for HIV prevention and care: insights from focus groups of HIV-infected African American men. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=PubMed&cmd=Search&TransSchema=title&term="The%20Journal%20of%20the%20Association%20of%20Nurses%20in%20AIDS%20Care%20:%20JANAC"[Jour]%20AND%2017[volume]%20AND%204[issue]%20AND%202006[pdat]%20AND%20Buseh,%20Aaron%20G[author]%20AND%20Challenges%20and%20opportunities%20for%20HIV%20prevention%20and%20care:%20Insights%20from%20focus%20groups%20of%20HIV-infected%20African%20American%20men. Accessed 12/2007. Global HIV Prevalence has leveled Aids is amongst leading cause of death globally and remains the primary cause of death in Africa. http://data.unaids.org/pub/EPISlides/2007/071119_epi_pressrelease_en.pdf. HIV/Aids Positive Stories. http://www.hivaids.webcentral.com.au/text/stories.html. Accessed 12/2007. New Aids figures calls for strengthened efforts toward universal access. http://www.worldaidscampaign.info/index.php/en/media__1/press_releases/new_aids_figures_call_for_strengthened_efforts_towards_universal_access. Accessed 12/2007. Leadership: The world aids day theme 2007 & 2008. http://www.e-alliance.ch/media/media-6729.pdf. Accessed 12/2007 Late entry into HIV/AIDS medical care: the importance of past relationships with medical providers. http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=issue&issn=0954-0121&volume=19&issue=2. Accessed PubMed 12/20072006 Safe Toys & Gifts Month Toy Safety. http://www.nncc.org/Health/toy.safety.html. National Network for Child Care. Accessed 12/2007. For Kids Safe: think toy safety. http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/281.html.Consumer Produce & Safety Commission. Accessed 12/2007 Toy Hazard Recalls. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html. US Consumer Product & Safety Commission. Accessed 12/2007. Toy recall takes toll on charities. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21905565/print/1/displaymode/1098. Accessed MSNBC.COM 12/2007.
November 2007 References
Adoption
American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Rates on the Rise Among Asian American: Japanese-American Women May Be Hardest Hit. August 2002. American Cancer Society accessed on 9/2/2007 at <http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Breast_Cancer_Rates_On_The_Rise_Among_Asian_Americans.asp> PubMed. A Socio-Cultural Perspective on Cancer Control Issues for Asian Americans. PubMed accessed on 9/3/2007 at <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez> Wiley InterScience. Insurance Status and Stage of Cancer at Diagnosis Among Women with Breast Cancer. Cancer, Volume 110, Issue 2 accessed on 9/6/2007 at <http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/114278329/FILE?TPL=journal-article.pdf-navbar&mode=pdf> Ghafoor A, et al. Trends in Breast Cancer by Race and Ethnicity. October 5 2007. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians accessed on 9/8/2007 at <http://caonline.amcancerso.org/cgi/reprint/53/6/342.pd>
Prescriptions Month National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Non-Medical Use of Prescription-Type Drugs Among Youth and Young Adults. January 2003. National Household Survey on Drug Abuse accessed on 9/14/2007 at <http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k3/prescription/prescription.htm> Provision of Pharmacy Services to Underserved Populations Via Remote Dispensing and Two-Way Videoconferencing accessed on 9/5/2007 at <http://content.ebscohost.com/pdfq/pdf/2003/1x3/15Dec03/11611915.pdf/T=P&P=AN&K=2009056066&S=R&D=c8h&EbscoContent=dGJyMNLe80SeqLU40dvu0LCmrk+eprZSsam4SrGWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMOPq8Y2549+B7L>
Lupus Awareness Month Healthology, Inc. Does Lupus Discriminate? 2005. Dental Plans.com accessed on 9/13/2007 at <http://www.dentalplans.com/Dental-Health-Articles/Does-Lupus-Discriminate-.asp>
Environmental Health Awareness Month Society For Public Health Education. Ideas for Celebrating Environmental Health Week: Celebrating Healthier Homes and Communities. Society For Public Healthy Education accessed on 9/5/2007 at <http://www.sophe.org/singlenews.asp?item_ID7940> 89.5 WETS Environmental News Online. How To Become Environmentally Aware in the Tri-Cities Region of East Tennessee. WETS Environmental News Online accessed on 9/12/2007 at <http://www.etsu.edu/writing/3120f99/zccs3/procedure.htm> Alliance for Healthy Homes. A Healthy Home Environment. Alliance for Healthy Homes accessed on 9/13/2007 at <http://www.aafh.org/hhe/hhe_health_hazards.htm>
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September 2007 References
Clutter AW, Nieto RD. Understanding the Hispanic Culture. Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University accessed on 8/12/2007 at <http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5237.html> U.S. Public Health Service. Surgeon General's Report: Latinos / Hispanic American Fact Sheet. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General SAMHSA accessed on 8/13/2007 at <http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cre/fact3.asp>
Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month McClain BC, Kain ZN. Pediatric Palliative Care: A Novel Approach To Children With Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatrics: Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics accessed on 8/15/2007 at <https://profreg.medscape.com/px/getlogin.do?urlCache=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vdmlld2FydGljbGUvNTI3NzMx> MedScape. Avoiding Admission for Afebrile Pediatric Sickle Cell Pain: Pain Management. MedScape accessed on 8/12/2007 at <https://profreg.medscape.com/px/getlogin.do?urlCache=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vdmlld2FydGljbGUvNTI3NzMx> Sickle Cell Adult Provider Network (SCAPN). Case Study 3: Pain Management. Colorado Sickle Cell Center accessed on 8/11/07 at <http://www.uchsc.edu/scapn/case_study3.htm>
Menopause Awareness Month Sommer B, et al. Attitudes Towards Menopause and Aging Across Ethnic / Racial Groups. 1999. Psychosomatic Medicine accessed on 8/10/2007 at <http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/abstract/61/6/868>
Prostate Cancer Awareness
Month PubMed. Improving the Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Education Interventions. PubMed accessed on 8/12/2007 at <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez>
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August 2007 References Grown C, Rao-Gupta G, Pande R. Taking action to improve women's health through gender equality and women's empowerment accessed on 7/29/2007 at <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=106&sid=95bae4f6-7b3e-49a3-84cd-6b60b0132306%40sessionmgr106>
Breast Feeding Oyeku SO. A Closer Look at Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding. Public Health Reports July-August 2003; 118 accessed on 7/29/2007 at <http://www.publichealthreports.org/userfiles/118_4/118377.pdf> Kelly YJ, Watt RG, Nazroo JY. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation in the United Kingdom and Comparison with Findings in the United States. Pediatrics 2006.; 118:el 428-el435 accessed on 7/29/2007 at <http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full?118/5/31428> Working and Breastfeeding. La Leche League International accessed on 7/29/2007 at <http://www.llli.org/NB?NBworking.html>
Pain Awareness Green CR et al. The Unequal Burden of Pain: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain. Pain Medicine 2003; 4 (3): 277 - 294 accessed on 7/29/2007 at <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-10/uomh-sre100103.php> with link to full text
Minority Donor Awareness
Blacks are more distrustful of equity in the organ donor system
and favor providing benefits to donor families accessed on 7/29/2007 at <http://www.ahrq.gov/RESEARCH/mar07/307RA6.htm>
June-July 2007 References
Hubbard S, Kalet A. , Rabatin J,,Sanchez NF. Medical students' ability to care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered patients. Family Medicine.(38)1, 21-7 accessed May 29, 2007 at <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=PubMed&cmd=Search&defaultField=Title&term=2006%5Bpdat%5D%20AND%20Sanchez%20NF%5Bauthor%5D%20AND%20medical%20students%27%20ability%20to%20care%20for%20lesbian%2C%20gay%2C%20bisexual%20and%20transgendered%20patients> M.K.,& Thompson, A.C. Multisystem Factors Contributing to Disparities in Preventative Health Care Among Lesbian Women. Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing 2005;(35) 393-402 accessed May 2007 <http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00054.xt> Rosario M, Schrimshaw EW, Hunter J. Ethnic/Racial Differences in the Coming -out Process of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths: A Comparison of Sexual Identity Development Over Time. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology; 2004 10 (3): 215 - 228 accessed on 5/28/2007 at <http://ft.csa.com/ids70/resolver.php?sessid=h0mjtp8keh1bh4iehqkj8phld2&server=www-md1.csa.com&check=d37f6df34fb62bead67cefc5143827e2&db=psycarticles-set-c&key=CDP%2F10%2Fcdp_10_3_215&mode=pdf> Solomon SE, Rothblum ED. Pioneers in partnership: Lesbian and gay male couples in civil unions compared with those not in civil unions and married heterosexual siblings. Journal of Family Psychology 2004; 18 (2): 275 - 286. accessed on 5/28/2007 at <http://libris.etsu.edu:9003/sfx_local?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:15222833>
Men's Health Office of Minority Health. Men's Health 101 accessed on April 20, 2007 at http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=3733 Ramsey SD, Zeliadt S.B, Hall IJ, Ekwueme Du, Penson DF. On the importance of race, socioeconomic status and co-morbidity when evaluating quality of life in men with prostate cancer. Journal of Urology. (6) 1992-9 accessed May 30, 2007 at <http://libris.etsu.edu:9003/sfx_local?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:17509278>
ASK Day Therapeutic Recreation
Therapists Stone CF. Exploring cultural competencies of certified therapeutic recreation specialists: implications for education and training accessed on 5/29/2007 at <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3903/is_200304/ai_n9172369>
May 2007 References CDC, Office of Minority Health: May is American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month accessed on April 20, 2007 at <http://www.cdc.gov/omh/Highlights/2006/HMay06AAPI.htm#DISPARITIES>
"Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B Among Asian/Pacific Islander Populations - New York City, 2005" Published in the may 12, 20056, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Vol 55, No 18: 505 - 509) first author: Henry Pollack, MD, New York University accessed on April 20, 2007 at http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_High_Chronic_Hepatitis_B_Rates_Put_Asians_at_Risk_of_Liver_Cancer.asp> Johnson D. Asian-American History accessed on April 20, 2007 on April 20, 2007 at <http://www.infoplease.com/spot/immigration1.html. Emergency Medical
Services Todd KH, Deaton C, D'Adamo AP, Goe L. Ethnicity and analgesic practice. Ann Emerg Med January 2000; 35 (1): 11 - 16 accessed on April 20, 2007 at http://home.mdconsult.com/das/journal/view/69483417-2/N/11159237?ja=161773&ANCHOR=text&PAGE=1.html. High Blood
Pressure Awareness Patient Health International. High Blood Pressure Causes October 2004 accessed on April 19, 2007 at <http://www.patienthealthinternational.com/features/3614.aspx> Wilson RP et al. Lay beliefs about high blood pressure in a low- to middle -income urban African-American community: an opportunity for improving hypertension control The American Journal of Medicine January 2002; 112 accessed on April 20, 2007 at <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TDC-44YNXPS-8&_user=495826&_coverDate=01%2F31%2F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000024158&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=495826&md5=0ed0e886610b58d2d762892c5d29adbc> Teen Pregnancy
Prevention
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy.
Teen sexual activity, contraceptive use, pregnancy and
chidbearing facts and stats Article of the
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March-April 2007 References Ohio State University Extension. United States Department of Agriculture. Cultural Diversity: Eating in America. March 15, 2007 accessed on March 1, 2007 at http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=2&tax_subject=270&topic_id=1339.
American Diabetes Alert American Diabetes Association. Diabetes.org. Frequently Asked Questions about Women and Diabetes. January 2006 accessed on March 13, 2007 at http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/women-diabetes-faqs.jsp. Office of Disparity Elimination. Tennessee Department of Health. Racial and Ethnic Minority Tennesseans and Diabetes. February 2002 accessed on March 13, 2007 at http://www2.state.tn.us/health/DE/diabetes_factsheet.htm. Oster NV, Welch V, Schild L, Gazmararian JA, Rask K, Spettell C. NCBI. Entrez PubMed. Differences in self-management behaviors and use of preventive services among diabetes management enrollees by race and ethnicity. 2006 Jun;9(3):167-75 accessed on March 13, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Search&db=pubmed&term=differences+in+self%2Dmanagement+behaviors+and+use+of+preventive+services+among+diabetes+management+enrollees+by+race+and+ethnicity&tool=fuzzy&ot=differences+in+self%2Dmanagement+behaviors+and+use+of+preventive+services+among+diabetes+management+enrolees+by+race+and+ethnicity
Counseling Awareness Cooper LA, Gonzales JJ,
Gallo JJ, Rost KM, Meredith LS, Rubenstein LV, Wang NY, Ford DE. NCBI. Entrez
PubMed. The acceptability of treatment for depression among African-American,
Hispanic, and white primary care patients. 2003 Apr;41(4):479-89 accessed on
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Han E, Liu GG. NCBI. Entrez PubMed. Racial disparities in prescription drug use for mental illness among population in US. 2005 Sep;8(3):131-43 accessed on March 3, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16278501.
National Cancer Institute. Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. Researching and Reducing Cancer-Related Health Disparities. October 15, 2006 accessed March 3, 2007 at http://crchd.cancer.gov/.
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February 2007 References Gomberg, Es. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Treatment for alcohol-related problems: special populations: research opportunities. 2003;16:313-33 accessed on January 16, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12638644&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum. Harley, Debra A. Journal of Rehabilitation. African American Adult Children of Alcoholics: The Impact of Cultural Influences. February 1995 accessed on January 22, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8735164&dopt=Abstract.
Heart Health Awareness Kalra P. Srinivasan S, Ivey S, Greenlund K. PubMed. Knowledge and practice: the risk of cardiovascular disease among Asian Indians. Results from focus groups conducted in Asian Indian communities in Northern California. 2004 Autumn;14(4):497-504 accessed on January 19, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15724768&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum. Lori Mosca, Anjanette Ferris, Rosalind Fabunmi and Rose Marie Robertson. American Heart Association.Tracking Women’s Awareness of Heart Disease. February 4, 2004 accessed on January 22, 2007 at http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/109/5/573.
Burn Awareness Crawley-Coha, Teri. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Childhood Injury: A Status Report, Part 2. Vol 17, No 2 (April), 2002 accessed on January 19, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12029607&dopt=Abstract. Condom Day Mayo Clinic Staff. MayoClinic.com. Condoms: Effective birth control and protection from sexually transmitted diseases. April 19, 2005 accessed on January 19, 2007 at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/condoms/HQ00463. Perrino T, Fernandez MI, Bowen GS, Arheart K. PubMed. Main Partner's resistance to condoms and HIV protection among disadvantaged, minority women. 2005;42(3):37-56 accessed on January 22, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16901887. Wingood GM, DiClemente RJ, Crosby R, Harrington K, Davies SL, Hook EW 3rd. PubMed. Association of adolescents' history of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and their current high-risk behavior and STD status: a case for intensifying clinic-based prevention efforts. 2002 Sep;29 (9):503-9 accessed on January 22, 2007 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12218840&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_docsum.
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January 2007 References California Birth Defects Monitoring Program. Some Key Discoveries. California Birth Defects Monitoring Program. January 2004 accessed on December 4, 2006 at http://www.cbdmp.org/sr_key_discoveries.htm Chang, Grace. Alcohol-Screening Instruments for Pregnant Women. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Volume 25, No. 3, 2001 accessed on December 12, 2006 at http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/204-209.htm Day, Nancy L., Leech, Sharon L., Jennifer A. Willford. Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Cognitive Status of Children at Age 10. Blackwell Synergy. Volume 30 Issue 6 Page 1051-June 2006 accessed on December 7, 2006 at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00119.x Gorman, Christine. What Alcohol Does to a Child. Time. June 5, 2006 accessed on December 6, 2006 at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1198923,00.html National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. What can happen to a woman with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who becomes pregnant? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. October 5, 2005 accessed on December 6, 2006 at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/diabetespregnancyfaqs.htm University of Maryland School of Nursing. Assessment. EnviRN. June 5, 2005 assessed on December 5, 2006 at http://envirn.umaryland.edu/assessment/assessment.htm University of Maryland School of Nursing. Environmental Exposures During Pregnancy. EnviRN. June 5, 2006 accessed on December 5, 2006 at http://envirn.umaryland.edu/hazards/pregnancy.html
Eye Care Gohdes DM, Balamurugan A, Larsen BA, Maylahn C. Age-related eye diseases: an emerging challenge for public health professionals. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2005 Volume 2: No. 3, July 2005 accessed on December 8, 2006 at http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/04_0121.htm. National Eye Institute. U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Eye Disease and Visual Impairment. National Institutes of Health. August 9, 2004 accessed on December 6, 2006 at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nei-09.htm Meadows, Michelle. Saving Your Sight--Early Detection Is Critical. FDA Consumer magazine. March-April 2002 accessed on December 8, 2006 at http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/202_eyes.html
Healthy Weight Jetter Km, Cassady DL. The availability and cost of healthier food alternatives. Am J. Prev Med 2006. 30 (1): 38 - 44 accessed on December 5 at <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16414422>
Heesch KC, Brown DR, Blanton
CJ. Perceived Barriers to Exercise and Stage of Exercise Adoption in Older
Women of Different Racial/Ethnic Groups
Volunteer Blood Donors <http://www.bloodsaves.com/> Site recommended for broadband connection. Accessed on December 5, 2006. Ad Council. Don't Almost Give, Give, Penetrating Popular Culture. Adlibbing accessed on December 5, 2006 at <http://www.adlibbing.org/>
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December 2006
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Safe Toys
and Celebrations Telep, Valya. Tips on Toys. Virginia Cooperative Extention. November 1997 accessed on November 6, 2006 at http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/family/350-063/350-063.html U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Think Toy Safety. CPSC.Gov: For Kids' Sake. November 1997 accessed on November 11, 2006 at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/283.pdf Article of the
Month Question of the
Month - November
November
2006 References Gahagan, Sheila, Janet Silverstein, Committee on Native American Child Health and Section on Endocrinology. Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children, With Special Emphasis on American Indian and Alaska Native Children. Pediatrics. 2003; 112;328- accessed on October 31, 2006 at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/112/4/e328.pdf Indian School Hospitals Under the Office of Indian Affairs (c.1883-c.1916). U.S. National Library of Medicine. April 20 1998 accessed on November 1, 2006 at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/if_you_knew/if_you_knew_05.html U.S Census Bereau. We the People:American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. United States Census 2000. February 2006 CENSR-28 accessed on November 1, 2006 at <http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/censr-28.pdf Warikoo, Niraj. In Detroit, Indians
File Suit Over Health Care.
Detroit Free Press.
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Marrow
Awareness Switzer GE, Dew MA, Harrington DJ, Crowley-Matoka M, Myaskovsky L, Abress L, Confer DL. Ethnic differences in donation-related characteristics among potential hematopoietic stem cell donors. National Center for Biotechnology Information. 2005 Oct 15;80(7):890-6 accessed on October 27, 2006 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16249735&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum The Marrow Foundation. Donor Recruitment: Creating More Marrow Matches Through Recruitment of Potential Donors with Diverse Tissue Types. The Marrow Foundation. August 17, 2006 accessed on October 31, 2006 at http://www.themarrowfoundation.org/DONOR/donor_idx.html Diabetes Massachusetts Medical Society. Reduction in the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes with Lifestyle Intervention or Metformin. New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 346, No. 6 February 7, 2002 accessed on November 1, 2006 at http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/346/6/393.pdf Williams Oladele CR, Barnett E. Racial/Ethnic and social class differences in preventive care practices among persons with diabetes. BioMed Central Public Health 22006 Oct 19;6(1):259 accessed on October 30, 2006 at http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/259
Question of the Month - October
September 2006 References Doty MM, Holmgren AL. Health Insurance Beyond the Reach of Many U.S. Minorities: Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey 2005, August 2006.The Commonwealth Fund Pub # 941; 21. Accessed at <http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=386220> on August 25, 2006. Hispanic Heritage Plaza. Hispanic Magazine. com assessed on 8/25/2006 at <http://www.hispaniconline.com/hh/hisp_het_mo.html> Lisabeth LD, Smith MA, Brown DL, Moye LA, risser JM, Morgenstern LF. Ethnic differences in stroke recurrence. Annals of Neurology Epub ahead of print on August 22, 2006. Accessed on August 25 at <http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/13/5_suppl_1/S154-b.pdf> National Institutes of Health. Free publication helps older Hispanics improve doctor/patient communication. NIH News Released May, 17, 2006. Accessed at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2006/nia-17.htm> on August 25, 2005. Cholesterol Education Clark LT et al. Ethnic differences in Achievement of Cholesterol Treatment Goals: Results from the National Cholesterol Education Program Evaluation Project Utilizing Novel E-Technology II. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2006; 21: 320 - 326 accessed on 8/21/2006 at <http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00349.x> National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute. NHLBI Publications for patients and public. Cholesterol, Heart accessed on 8/21/2006 at <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pubs/pub_gen.htm> National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute. Cholesterol Education Month 2006: Take the Pledge accessed on 8/21/2006 at <http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/cholpled.htm> Sickle Cell Awareness National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. NHLBI Scientists Find Blood Test Predicts Common and Severe Complication of Sickle Cell Disease and Identifies Patients at Highest Risk of Death. NIH News Tuesday, July 18, 2006 accessed on August 21, 2006 at <http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2006/nhlbi-18.htm> Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. Who Is Affected? accessed on August 21, 2006 at <http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2006/nhlbi-18.htm> Sickle Cell Information Center, the Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics & Morehouse School of Medicine accessed on 8/25 2006 at <http://www.scinfo.org/> Gynecological Cancer Awareness Garner EIO. Cervical Cancer: Disparities in Screening, Treatment, and Survival. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention March 2003 (Suppl); 12: 242-47 accessed on August 21, 2006 at <http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/reprint/12/3/242S.pdf> DeBenedette V. DC- Area Program for Latinas Breaks Barriers to Cancer Screening. Health Behavior News Service-Center for the Advancement of Health accessed on August 23, 2006 at <http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1330> Article of the Month Question of the Month - August
August 2006 References Varkey S., Gupta SS. How gender (in) sensitive are the gender-related indices? Bulletin of the World Health Organization December 2005; 83 (12) Print ISSN 0042-9686. <http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005001200019&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en> People Statistics- Sex ratio- total population by country accessed at NationMaster.com on July 20, 2006 at <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_sex_rat_tot_pop-people-sex-ratio-total-population&int=-1> United Nations Development Fund for Women accessed on July 20, 2006 at <http://www.unifem.org/index.php?f_page_pid=57> Minority Donor Awareness MOTTEP of Tennessee (Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program) website accessed on July 20, 2006 at <http://www.nationalmottep.org/sites/tennessee/> AADP (Asian American Donor Program) website accessed on July 20, 2006 at <http://www.nationalmottep.org/sites/tennessee/> Alvaro EM. et al. Factors
distinguishing organ donors from non-donors among Spanish-dominant Hispanics Immunization Awareness National Network for Immunization Information website accessed on July 20, 2006 at http://www.immunizationinfo.org/ Gellin BG, Maibach EW, Marcuse EK. Do Parents Understand Immunizations? A National Telephone Survey. Pediatrics November 2000; 106 (5) <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/995/384/84694489w1/purl=rc1_ITOF_0_A67442692&dyn=8!xrn_1_0_A67442692?sw_aep=tel_a_etsul> Traeger M. et al. Bridging disparity: a multidisciplinary approach for influenza vaccination in an American Indian community. American Journal of Public Health May 2006; 95 (5) Epublished March 29, 2006. accessed on July 20, 2006 through ProQuest ABI Complete at <http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1034805561&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1153425018&clientId=922> Immunization Myths accessed on July 20, 2006 at the Dr. Spock website<http://www.drspock.com/topic/0,1504,471,00.html?r=related> Vaccine Myths accessed on July 21, 2006 at the website 100% Immunization Campaign by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists <http://www.immunizeseniors.org/website/o2_myths.htm> Eliminate Disparities in Adult & child Immunization Rates accessed on July 21, 2006 at the website of the CDC Office of Minority Health <http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/immunization.htm> Community Health Centers Savageau JA et al. characteristics of Frequent Attenders at a community Health Center. Journal of the American board of Family Medicine 2006; 19:265 - 275 accessed at <http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/reprint/19/3/265> Bolin KA, Shulman JD. Nationwide survey of dentist recruitment and salaries in community health centers. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved May 2004; 15 (2): 161 - 9 accessed through Pub Med at <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15253370&query_hl=17&itool=pubmed_docsum> Children's Eye Health and Safety Children's Vision Information Network accessed on June 26, 2006 at <http://www.childrensvision.com/> Stein JF, Richardson AJ, Fowler MS. Monocular occlusion can improve binocular control and reading in dyslexics. Brain 2000; 123: 164—170 accessed on July 21, 2006 at <http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/123/1/164> Article of the Month June-July Question of the Month Gay and Lesbian Pride Month Wright L. The Stonewall Riots - 1969 accessed at the website <http://www.socialistalternative.com/literature/stonewall.html> New National Survey Shows Financial Concerns and lack of Adequate Health Insurance are Top Causes for Delay by Lesbians in Obtaining Health Care accessed at the web-site of HarrisInteractive <http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=899> Safety Month Martinez R. Teen Crash Victims: Who are these people and why are they here? Annals of Emergency Medicine 2005; 45 (2): 155 - 6. New Report Cites 3 Groups Still Not Buckling Up and Race and Ethnicity in Fatal Crashes, 1999 - 2004 accessed at the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Men's Health Week Hoffman et al. Racial and Ethnic differences in Advanced-Stage Prostate Cancer: the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001; 93 (5): 388 - 395. Courtnay WH, MCCreary DR, Merighi JR. Gender and Ethnic Differences in Health Beliefs and Behaviors. Journal of Health Psychology 2002; 7 (3): 219 - 231. Cancer Survivors Day Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cancer Survivorship: Survive Cancer and Live accessed at the web-site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Murthy VH., Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials: Race-, Sex-, and Age-Based Disparities. Journal of the American Medical Association 2004; 291 (22): 2720 - 2726. Stand for Children Day Search Institute. America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth® accessed at the web-site of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services <http://www.wvdhhr.org/ahi/> U.S. Federal Interagency Forum on Child & Family Statistics. America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being accessed at the web-site <http://www.childstats.gov> Article of the Month
May 2006 Selected
References Torsch, Vicki L. & Grace Xueqin Ma. Cross Cultural Comparison of Health Perceptions, Concerns, and Coping Strategies Among Asian and Pacific Islander Elders. Qualitative Health Research, Vol 10 No. 4 July 2000 471-489. Frisbie, W. Parker, Youngtae Cho, Robert A. Hummer. Immigration and the Health of Asian and Pacific Islander Adults in the United States. American Journal of Epidemiology. Vol 153 No. 4 2001. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2003. US Census Bureau. April 17, 2003. Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool. American Cancer Society. 2006. Mental Health Month Loo, Chalsa M. PTSD Among Ethnic Minority Veterans. US Department of Veterans Affairs. Why Study Only African Americans? Project Among African Americans to Explore Risks for Schizophrenia. Healthy Vision Month Are Your Eyes Healthy? Hispanic Community: Why Should You Care? Are Your Eyes Healthy? African American Community: Why Should You Care? Adult Vision Risk Assessment. Prevent Blindness America. Nurses Week Gardner, Janelle. Barriers Influencing the Success of Racial and Ethnic Minority Students in Nursing Programs. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol 16 No 2, 155-162 (2005). About MinorityNurse.com Career Recruitment Media, Inc. How Do You Solve the Minority Nurse Faculty Shortage? Put Them Online! MinorityNurse.com Career Recruitment Media, Inc. 2001-2005. Article of the
Month April Question of
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April 2006
Selected References Homa DM, Mannino DM, Lara M. Asthma Mortality in US Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto rican, and Cuban Heritage, 1990 - 1995. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine 2000; 161: 504 - 9. Asthma: A concern for minority populations accessed at the website of BlackHealthCare.com Clinical Pearls of Cross Cultural Care on the ethnomed.org website by the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center. Common Health Problems in selected minority, ethnic and cultural groups at The Provider's Guide for Quality and Culture website, a joint project of the Management Sciences for Health, US Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Bureau of Primary Health Care. Lead In the Blood of Children - America's Children: Key Indicators of Well-Being 2005 accessed at the website of www.childstats.gov Alcohol Awareness Collins RL. Minority women and alcohol use. Alcohol Research & Health Winter 2002 STD Awareness STD Data Surveillance Reports at the website of the Tennessee Department of Health <http://www2.state.tn.us/health/STD/data.htm> Public Health Week Harrison S, Berry L. Valuing people: health visiting and people with learning disabilities. Community Practitioner 2006; 79 (2): 56 - 9. Article of the Month March Question of the Month March 2006 Selected
References American Red Cross Troubles. Interview by Margaret Warner of Rep Jim McCrery and Paul Light. Online NewsHour December 14, 2005 @ www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec05/redcross_12-14.htmlpbs.org/newshour Image www.redcross.org/museum/
images/aaexhibit/17.jpg at the website of the
American Red Cross Corporate Diversity Mental Retardation Awareness Month Forrester MB. Merz RD. Maternal age-specific Down Syndrome Rates by Maternal race/ethnicity: Hawaii 1986 - 2000. Birth Defects Res A Clinic Teratol 2003; 67 (9): 625 - 9. Kuppermann M et al. How do women of diverse backgrounds value prenatal testing outcomes? Prenal Diagn 2004; 24 (6): 424 - 9. Image
www.mrau.org/img/kids.gif at the website of the
Mental Retardation Association of Utah. Patient Safety Awareness Month 2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr05/nhdr05.htm Beal A. Quality of Care for Underserved Populations 2005 Annual Report of The Commonwealth Fund: 64 - 73. CDC Injury Factbook 2001 - 2002 at the CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/07_Different.htm Image www.health-first.org/.../ icon_patient_safety.jpg at the website of Health-First.org/ Women's History Month Image library.ccsu.edu/.../ women/photos/ourselves.gif on the
website of
Central Connecticut State University Hartford Feminist Library Employee Assistance Program Awareness Article of the Month February 2006 Selected
References American Medical Network. High blood pressure a problem for Black Hispanics accessed at www.health.am Billups KL et al. Erectile dysfunction is a marker for cardiovascular disease: results of the minority health institute expert advisory panel. J Sex Med 2005; 2 (1): 40 - 50. Bosworth HB et al. Racial Differences in Blood Pressure Control: Potential Explanatory Factors. The American Journal of Medicine 2006; 119 (1): 70e9-70e15. Image http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/press/fresh_facts/2005-01.htm Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Schmid JK et al. Infertility caused by PCOS--health-related quality of life among Austrian and Moslem immigrant women in Austria. Hum Reprod 2004; 19 (10): 2251 - 7. Wijeyaratne CN. et al. Clinical manifestations and insulin resistance (IR) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among South Asians and Caucasians: is there a difference? Clinical Endocrinology 2002; 57 (3): 323-50. Image http:\\members.lycos.com.uk\eekers\pcos.gif accessed at the PCOS webpage by Eekers National Eating Disorders Week White MA, Grilo CM. Ethnic differences in the prediction of eating and body image disturbances among female adolescent psychiatric inpatients Int J Eat Disord 2005; 38: 1 (78 - 84). National Eating Disorders Association. How to Help a Friend with Eating and Body Image Issues accessed at the website of the National Eating Disorders Association Image http://centerforchange.com/edraw/images/plate.gif accessed at <http://centerforchange.com/edaw/edaw1999.html> Women's Heart Health Masouri P et al. Androgenetic alopecia and coronary artery disease in women. Dermatology Online Journal 2005; 11 (3). Image from Microsoft Clip Art hearts. Article of the Month Question of the Month January 2006 Selected References
Preventing Birth
Defects at the website of the Texas Department of State Health Services Cervical Health
Eye Care
Pharmacists
Image
www.kayconcepts.com/
images/Pharmacist.jpg accessed at the website of
Kay Concepts. December 2005 Selected References
Drunk &
Drugged Driving Prevention Balikai S. "Designated Drivers" May Still be Drinking. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Progress Report. 7(6), November/December 2000. Daniels F et al. The role of the African-American physician in reducing traffic-related injury and death among African Americans: consensus report of the National Medical Association. J Natl Med Assoc. 2002 Feb; 94(2): 108-18 Arcebido R, Moyse M. Mitsubishi, MADD Develop Campaign to Reach Latino Communities with Lifesaving Message. at www.madd.org. Image navdweb.spawar.navy.mil/ 3dmonth/3dmonth.asp accessed at the website of The Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Program. Universal Human Rights Month Taking a Stand Against Practices That Harm Women. at www.unfpa.org. Charo R. The Celestial Fire of Conscience - Refusing to Deliver Medical Care. N Engl J Med 2005; 352(24): 2471-2473, June 16, 2005 Rubenstein LS et al. Dual Loyalty & Human Rights in Health Professional Practice. Physicains for Human Rights Publications. at www.phrusa.org. Image http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/YrOfFamily/HumanRights.htm accessed at the website of the West Virginia Court System. World AIDS Day Gardner A. HIV Rates Dropping Among Blacks in U.S.. at http://healthfinder.gov. Henry M. A Globally effective HIV vaccine requires greater participation of women and adolescents in clinical trials. World Health Organization 2005. Image http://www.unaids.org/wac/1996/wad96en.html accessed at the website of The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.
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November Question November 2005 Selected References
Native American Heritage McCabe M. Treating American Indians/Alaskan Native Elders. Geriatric Times 2001; 2 (6). Taylor CA, Keim KS, Fuqua DR, Johnson CA. A diabetes prevention assessment tool for American Indians. Prev Chronic Dis 2005; 2 (4). Image https:/.../images/Thumbnails/native03thumb.jpg accessed at the website of the Defense Opportunity Management Institute.
Diabetes/Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Sarkisian CA. Using focus groups of older African Americans & Latinos with diabetes to modify a self-care empowerment intervention . Ethnic Dis 2005; 15 (2): 283 - 91. Wild S, et al. Global Prevalence of Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2004; 27 (5): 1047 - 1053. Who is at risk for diabetic eye disease? at <www.netwellness.com> consumer health website of the the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University. Image www.albor.org/.../testing_diabetes.jpg accessed at the website of Our Voice at the Albor Charter School. Epilepsy
Awareness Malina M. Compliance, Caricature and Culturally Aware Care. New England Journal of Medicine 2005; 353 (13): 1317-1318. Critique of the book Fadiman, Anne. The spirit catches you and you fall down: a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1997. O'Dell C. Women & Epilepsy Ask the Expert August-September 2005. accessed at <www.epilepsy foundation.org> Reid R. To Disclose or Not: Can You Afford to Bring Your Epilepsy to Work? Epilepsy USA 2004 accessed at the Epilepsy Foundation website Image www.mentalhealth.smhsa.gov/.../epilepsy.jpg accessed at the website of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service (SAMSA) National Epilepsy Month 2003, National Mental Health Center.
End-of-Life Care
Kitzes JA. Guidelines for Discussing Palliative Care and End of Life Planning in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities The IHS Provider May 2002; 27 (5): 89-92.
Image www.msms.org/ep/images/end oflife.jpg accessed at the website of Michigan State Medical Society events and publications. Article
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October Question Last updated on 05/02/2006 October 2005 Newsletter Selected References
Children's Health Huhman M et al. Effects of a Mass Media Campaign to Increase Physical Activity Among Children: Year 1 Results of the VERB Campaign. Pediatrics 2005; 116 (2): 277 - 284. Kannel S, Perry M. Child Development and Medicaid: Attitudes of Mothers With Young Children Enrolled in Medicaid. The Commonwealth Fund March 2001. Image accessed at website of California State Assembly report, "The Biggest Gamble: Children's Health & Environmental Pollutants."
Health Literacy Wu H, Mishimi RY, Page-Lopez CM, Kizer KW. Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy: An Implementation Report. National Quality Forum 2005. Access this report through the website of The Commonwealth Fund. Image 3.jpeg accessed at CALPRO: California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project. Lung Health Fact Sheets from Lung Disease Data in Culturally Diverse Communities accessed at the website of the American Lung Association <http://www.lungusa.org/> Strunk RC, Ford JG, Taggart V. Reducing disparities in asthma care: priorities for research- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop report. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002; 109 (2): 229 - 37. Image clean_lung_hr.jpeg accessed as the website of the American Lung Association Images of Lungs Mental Health Pumariega AJ, Rothe R, Pumariega JB. Mental Health of Immigrants and Refugees. Community Mental Health Journal 2005; 41 (5): 581 - 597. Blow FC et al. Ethnicity and diagnostic patterns in veterans with psychoses. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2004; 39 (10): 841 -51. Image brainGrid.jpeg accessed at the website of Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency Article of the Month Answer to the September
Question
Alcohol & Drug Addition Delva J et al. The epidemiology of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine use among Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American and other Latin American eighth grade students in the US: 1991—2002. American Journal of Public Health 2005; 95 (4): 696-702.
Hispanic Health Jacobs EA et al. Overcoming Language Barriers in Health Care: Costs and Benefits of Interpreter. American Journal of Public Health 2004 Neff N. Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States accessed at website of the Hispanic Health Course by the Department of Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine. Schneider D, Freeman NCG, and McGarvey P. Asthma & Respiratory Dysfunction Among Urban, Primarily Hispanic School Children Archives of Environmental Health 2004; 59 (4) 10.
Prostate Cancer Awareness Tennessee Department of Health. Tennessee Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan for 2005 - 08. Wyatt RB et al. Prognostic factors for survival among Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic men with androgen-independent prostate cancer. Journal of the National Medical Association 2004; 96 (12) 1587 – 93.
Suicide Prevention Consolacion TB, Russell ST, Sue S. Sex, race/ethnicity, and romantic attractions: multiple minority status adolescents and mental health. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2004; 10 (3): 200 – 14. Sen B. Adolescent propensity for depressed mood and help seeking: race and gender differences. Mental Health Policy Econ 2004; 7 (3): 133—45.
Answer to the August Question
August
2005 Newsletter Selected References MentorNet News 2005. Exploding Myths about Women In Science & Engineering @mentornet.net: Review of Xie Y, Shauman K. Women in Science: Career Processes and Outcomes. Harvard University Press 2003 to be published in paperback in Fall 2003. Tolbert Coombs, AA, King RK. Workplace Discrimination: Experiences of Practicing Physicians. Journal of the National Medical Association 2005; 97 (3): 467- 477. Immunization Awareness National Immunization Program. READII- Racial & Ethnic Adult Disparities in Immunization Initiative. @www.cdc.gov. Program designed to improve the vaccination rates for influenza and pneumonia among African Americans and Hispanics aged 65 and older.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Report on
Reaching Underserved Ethnic & Minority Populations to Improve Pediatric Rates
August 2002: Minority Donor Awareness McNamara P et al. Correlates of support for organ donation among three ethnic groups. Clinical Transplantation February 1999; 13 (1): 45 Morgan SE, Cannon T. African Americans' Knowledge about Organ Donation: Closing the Gap with More Effective Persuasive Message Strategies. Journal of the National Medical Association 2003; 95 (11), 1066 – 11. National Health Center Week National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. Health Centers Role in Reducing Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities: Fact Sheet #0405 October 2004.
June – July 2005 Newsletter Selected References Gay & Lesbian Health Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and LGBT health experts. Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for Lesbian, Bay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health. San Francisco, CA: Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 2001. Human Rights Campaign. Coming Out, A Lifelong Journey. @ Human Rights Campaign Website. Hemochromatosis Gordon S. Iron Overload Strikes All Races. Healthfinder from Health Day News 2005. National Health Information Center, US Department of Health & Human Services. Men’s Health Dubé CE et al. Men’s experiences of physical exams and cancer screening tests: a qualitative study. Preventive Medicine 2005; 40 (6): 628 – 635. National Safety Month Environmental Health & Safety Office, Old Dominion University. National Safety Month 2005. National Safety Council. Risk and Tip Sheets @ National Safety Council website Answer to May Question of the Month Vollmer WM et al. for the DASH-Sodium Trial Collaborative Research Group. Effects of Diet and Sodium Intake on Blood Pressure: Subgroup Analysis of the DASH-Sodium Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 2001; 135 (12): p 1026 in PDF version. Back to the Reference Index
May 2005 Newsletter Selected References Cultural
Competence for Health Professionals Asian-Pacific
Islander Heritage Month Management Sciences for Health. Principles of culturally competent health care for Asian-American Families and Communities @ The Providers Guide to Quality & Culture Website High Blood
Pressure Education Thompson Health Care. Why You Must Take High Blood Pressure Seriously. PDR Health 2004. Vollner WM et al. for the DASH-Sodium Trial Collaborative Research Group. Effects of Diet and Sodium Intake on Blood Pressure: Subgroup Analysis of the DASH-Sodium Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 2001; 135 (12): 1019 – 28. Mental Health
Month Pumariega AJ et al. Substance Abuse in Immigrant Latino Youth in Appalachia: Preliminary Findings. Psychline: Journal of Hispanic American Psychiatry 2004; 4 (4): 10 – 3. Roberts RE et al. Mental Health Problems of Adolescents as Reported by their Caregivers: a comparison of European, African and Latino Americans. J Gehav Health Serv Res2005; 32 (1): 1 – 13. Hepatitis
Awareness Month So S. Program Targets Hepatitis B Awareness Among Asians. Stanford Hospital & Clinics Medical Staff Update Online 2001; 25 (6). Answer to the
April Question of the Month
April 2005 Newsletter Selected References Child Abuse
Prevention Month Windham AM, Rosenberg L et al. Risk of mother-reported child abuse in the first 3 years of life. Child Abuse and Neglect 2004; 28: 645 – 667. Wu SS et al. Risk Factors for infant maltreatment: a population based study. Child Abuse & Neglect 2004; 28: 1253 – 64. Minority
Cancer Awareness Month Shavers VL, Brown ML. Racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of cancer treatment. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002; 94 (5): 334- 57. Wong-Kim E, Sun A, DeMattos MC. Assessing Cancer Beliefs in an Immigrant Chinese Community. Cancer Culture & Literacy Supplement, Cancer Control 2003 (10) 5: 22- 8. Kick Butts
Day: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids American Lung Association website. Youth Access- Key Findings of State Tobacco Control Policy Answer to
March Question of the Month
March 2005 Newsletter Selected References Nutrition
Month Food and Nutrition Center, National Agricultural Library. Food Guide Pyramids for several ethnic and cultural groups Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, US Food & Drug Administration. Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraud Tuberculosis JEET (Joint Efforts to Eradicate Tuberculosis website) TB & Women World Health Organization. Stop TB Women: Health
and Culture Rashid A, Rajaram SS. Culture care conflicts among Asian-Islamic Immigrant Women in US Hospitals. Holistic Nursing Pract 2001; 16 (11): 55 – 64. World Health Organization. Why Gender and Health? February
Question of the Month
February 2005 Newsletter Selected References Cultural
Competence in Health Delivery Heart Health
Month Gardner, A. Heart Health tough to buy with food stamps. Healthfinder November 9, 2004;U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Robertson R. Women and Cardiovascular Disease: The risks of misperception and the need for action. Circulation 2001; 103: 2318- 2320. AMD/Low Vision
Awareness Month Internet Low Vision Society. The Low Vision Gateway to the Internet Children’s
Dental Health Month Modidi M, Rozier RG, King RS. Problems with access to dental care for Medicaid –insured children: What caregivers think. American Journal of Public Health 2002; 92 (1): 53 – 8. Macek MD, Edelstein BL, Manski RJ. An Analysis of dental visits in US children by category of service and socio-demographic factors, 1996. Pediatric Dentistry 2001; 23(5): 383-9. January
Question of the Month
January 2005 Newsletter Selected References Cultural
Competence in Health Care Delivery Management Sciences for Health, US Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care. The Providers Guide to Quality & Culture Eye Care Month Prevent Blindness America. Frequently Asked Questions About Glaucoma 2004. Pharmacists’
Day Partnership for Prescription Assistance. HelpingPatients.org Volunteers in Healthcare. RxAssist organization Pharma. RxHope
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