Culturally effective and competent providers seek to learn about and understand cultures different from their own. These resources will help you broaden your cultural knowledge and help you provide culturally appropriate healthcare services. The resources are broken down into multicultural resources which discuss many cultures, as well as materials about specific health conditions in the context of culture.
Multicultural Knowledge
Resources that provide information on a variety of cultures, as well as tools for practitioners who want to increase their cultural knowledge.
The information presented in the toolkit provides working knowledge and a basic foundation on specific cultures. Resources are focused on groups specific to Minnesota, but offer strong groundwork for cultural understanding.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
This field guide from The Joint Commission urges U.S. hospitals to create a more welcoming, safe and inclusive environment that contributes to improved health care quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients and their families. The Field Guide features a compilation of strategies, practice examples, resources, and testimonials designed to help hospitals in their efforts to improve communication and provide more patient-centered care to their LGBT patients.
The National LGBT Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
At Bellack Library
The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health, 2nd ed. by Harvey J. Makadon; Kenneth H. Mayer; Jennifer Potter; Hilary Goldhammer; American College of Physicians (2003- ) Staff (Contribution by)
United in anger: A history of act up [DVD] by Jim Hubbard
Call Number: DVD 1
Publication Date: 2012
Find this DVD on the Bellack Library shelves.
Culture and Specific Health Conditions
These resources analyze a specific health condition or field within the context of culture. They often provide guidelines and strategies for effective crosscultural practice.
Prominent researchers and clinicians examine the cultural and cross-cultural mental health issues of Native American, Latino, Asian, African American, Middle Eastern, Refugee and LGBQT communities. (e-Book. Click title for access.)