Black/African American Health Resources

Addressing the lack of reference photos of dermatological conditions on skin of color. User submissions encouraged.

Here you can browse our extensive range of Skin pictures. You can search by description, diagnosis, or body part. Or you can view our Diagnosis A-Z. We will be continually adding more pictures to this gallery.

Reference photos of dermatological conditions on non-white skin.

Within this site you will find high-quality images that you will be able to use, free of charge, for non-commercial educational purposes.

SOCS members are Dermatologists who diagnose and treat all patients, but have an awareness about different skin diseases which effect patients with health issues related to skin of color.

from the Institute’s own Dr. Pusey-Reid - There is a scarcity of nursing literature, studies, and educational materials on the assessment and early recognition of both common and serious integumentary and general health issues in people with dark skin tones. Nurses must be exposed to such learning resources to be adequately prepared to care for patients with diverse skin tones and to help reduce health disparities and promote health equity. This article provides faculty, nursing students, and clinicians with basic information about the assessment of dark skin tone and calls for action in academia and professional practice to ensure nurses and nursing students can effectively perform skin assessments in all patients.

from the Institute’s own Dr. Pusey-Reid - All healthcare providers are expected and required to deliver competent clinical care to an increasingly diverse population. For teaching-learning, more visual representations of DST and comparative images between what to expect in dark, medium, and light skin tones can help improve knowledge deficits and increase health equity.