ACT UP is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. We advise and inform. We demonstrate.WE ARE NOT SILENT!!

Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world. This site includes information on HIV/AIDS, as well as several othe health issues that affect youth.

The African American Breast Cancer Alliance, Inc. (AABCA) of Minnesota, was founded in October 1990 by Black women who had experienced breast cancer. The AABCA is dedicated to providing hope, awareness, education, emotional and social support to breast cancer survivors, their family members and the community. Information and action is particularly important because Black women tend to have more

The AAHC promotes wellness for African Americans who live in Portland, Oregon. Our vision is to be the healthiest African American community in the nation. Our goal is to help reconfigure health and social services to meet the needs of African Americans. Our mission is to promote health and improve wellness in African Americans through health education, advocacy and research.

The African American community responds when:

Established in 1991, The African Council of AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO) is a network of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Groups of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs), and other African HIV/AIDS community groups. AfriCASO is a non profit organization affiliated to the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO).

Founded in 1957, AMREF is the only international health development NGO that has its headquarters in Africa, and 97% of the staff are African. AMREF implements projects to learn, and shares that learning with others to advocate for changes in health policy and practice. AMREF aims to close the gap that prevents people from accessing their basic right to health.

The electronic conference for the 'African Networks for Health Research & Development' (AFRO-NETS) was established in 1997 to facilitate exchange of information among different networks active in Health Research for Development in Anglophone Africa, and to facilitate collaboration in the fields of capacity building, planning, and research.

This site offers sources to world-wide HIV/AIDS news.

Founded in 1995, the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) is a non-profit, community- and consumer-based organization that uses public education, policy analysis, advocacy and community mobilization to accelerate the ethical development and global delivery of AIDS vaccines and other HIV prevention options.

AIDS Vaccine Clearinghouse provides a resource for information on the key issues involved in the search for an AIDS vaccine. It is divided into separate content sections that each provides an overview, frequently asked questions and "top picks" of other sources to go to for further information on a particular topic.

The mission of AIDS.ORG is to help prevent HIV infections and to improve the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS by providing education and facilitating the free and open exchange of knowledge at an easy-to-find centralized website.

AIDSmeds.com is dedicated to providing people living with HIV the necessary information they need to make empowered treatment decisions. The founder and some of the writers of this web site are living with HIV, and we know first hand the challenges of learning how to fight this virus. By offering complete, but not complicated, up-to-date info, AIDSmeds.com seeks to help those that are both new and old to this challenge, and to remain a powerful resource for years to come.

AIDSVideos.org makes all the world's HIV/AIDS prevention education videos in all the world's languages available online for free.

The Alaska Native Health Board (ANHB), established in 1968, is recognized as the statewide voice on Alaska Native health issues. The purpose of the Alaska Native Health Board is to promote the spiritual, physical, mental, social, and cultural well-being and pride of Alaska Native people.

AACR is the authoritative source of information about advances in the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. By accelerating the growth and spread of new knowledge about cancer, AACR is on the front lines of the quest for prevention and cure.

AACR is the oldest and largest scientific organization in the world focused on every aspect of high-quality, innovative cancer research. Its reputation for scientific breadth and excellence attract the premier researchers in the field.

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is a not-for-profit, independent organization. Not affiliated with any one institution, we serve individuals globally and award funds to researchers throughout the United States and Canada. Founded in 1973 out of a desperate need, the American Brain Tumor Association exists to eliminate brain tumors through research and to meet the needs of brain tumor p

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.

This National Library of Medicine website contains links to articles on many topics related to Native American health care, including traditional healing.

This link offers resources on Cultural Competency in Medicine for health care workers, particularly physicians in training.

Founded in 1872, the American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest, largest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world. The association works to protect all Americans and their communities from preventable, serious health threats. APHA represents a broad array of health officials, educators, environmentalists, policy-makers and health providers at all levels working both within and outside governmental organizations and educational institutions.

Established on July 1, 2006, the American Red Cross Twin Cities Area Chapter, is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, providing relief to victims of disasters and helping people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The American Red Cross is not a government agency. Our programs, which serve community members in Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott and western Washington counties, rely on financial support and voluntary service from generous citizens in the Twin Cities area.

The American Social Health Association is a trusted, non-profit organization that has advocated on behalf of patients to help improve public health outcomes since 1914. We are America's authority for sexually transmitted disease information.

ASHA is recognized by the public, patients, providers, and policy makers for developing and delivering accurate, medically reliable information about STDs.

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.

The Annie Appleseed Project, a 501 (c)3 non profit corporation, provides information, education, advocacy and awareness for people with cancer, family and friends interested in, complementary, alternative medicine (CAM), natural therapies from the patient perspective.

APN+ is the network of PLHIV living in Asia Pacific region. It was established in 1994 at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur by 42 PLHIV from eight countries. It was established in response to the need for a collective voice for PLWHA in the region, to better link regional PLHIV with the Global Network of PLHIV (GNP+) and positive networks throughout the world, and to support regional responses to widespread stigma and discrimination.

The Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) is the only project of its kind in the region. AHRN is a regional information and support network created to link and support the courageous people operating programmes providing assistance to injecting drug users in Asia to prevent HIV transmission.

Asian Health Coalition of Illinois (AHCI)is a grassroots organization, created by community members and health care providers in December 1996. AHCI received non-profit 501(c) (3) status in 1998. Today, the coalition is composed of a diverse array of community-based organizations, health care providers, and public health officials.

The misson of Asian Health Services is to serve and advocate for the Asian community regarding its health rights, and to assureaccess to health care services regardless of income, insurance status, language, or culture.

This is the homepage of the Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT). We are one of the nation's largest providers of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services for the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Based in Southern California, APAIT has been providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services to API's since 1987. APAIT delivers these services through a very dedicated, com

This multi-lingual site offers several languages to help Asian Pacific Islander women understand the importance of having mammograms and pap smears at regular intervals. There is information about how to make appointments and prepare for the procedures. Clinicians will find special materials they can use to personally recommend mammography and pap smears to their patients. Early detection can make a difference in treatment and survival.

The Association for Reproductive and Family Health{ARFH} is a not for profit, non-governmental organisation {NGO} committed to improving the quality of life of the people in Nigeria and elsewhere in sub-Sahara Africa. It was established in 1989 in response to the health and social needs of the disadvantaged group in rural and urban communities. The transformation of ARFH into a viable and innovative national NGO is the result of involvement of its Founders complemented by skilled and dedicated reproductive health {RH} and family planning activities.

The Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota (AAHWM) recognizes Hmong women's strengths and desires to succeed through providing cross-cultural services, education and advocacy.

The new AAPCHO.org website serves as a vehicle through which you can easily access the information you need to better serve the health needs of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, including resources on HIV/AIDS.

ACOR is an Internet-based public charity dedicated to improve the quality of care provided to cancer patients and the quality of life of patients, survivors and their caregivers. ACOR leverages its wide technological and biomedical resource expertise to be a reliable source of knowledge, support and community in a relentless worldwide campaign to empower those suffering from the disease.

ACCC is the leading national multidisciplinary organization that defines quality care for patients with cancer and influences change to continually improve cancer care.

ACCC is the national multidisciplinary organization that focuses on enhancing, promoting, and protecting the entire continuum of quality cancer care for our patients and our communities.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative web resource that makes knowledge and information on Indigenous health easily accessible to inform practice and policy. This web resource is a 'one-stop info-shop' for people interested in improving the health of Indigenous Australians. We provide quality, up-to-date knowledge and information about many aspects of Indigenous health, and support 'yarning places' (electronic networks) that encourage information-sharing and collaboration among people working in health and related sectors

Bay Area Breast Cancer Network (BABCN) is a non-profit, organization committed to finding the cause, prevention and cure for breast cancer through Education, Support and Advocacy. Formed by a small group of breast cancer survivors in 1990, BABCN was created to increase awareness about breast health and breast cancer, provide information and support services to women, and positively effect public p

BlackWomensHealth.com has a simple philosophy and mission: to be the premier Internet site dedicated to promoting the physical, mental and spiritual wellness of today’s African American woman. Furthermore, the site will educate and empower women on ways to improve their health status in an effort to live happier, more productive lives.

This is an exciting, informative and interactive web site dedicated to promoting the physical, mental and spiritual wellness of today’s African American woman. With so many stressors in today’s hectic and fast-paced world, it is important to have a web site were you can go to "breathe" and nourish your mind, body and soul.

The Black AIDS Institute is the first Black HIV/AIDS policy center dedicated to reducing HIV/AIDS health disparities by mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront the epidemic in their communities. Our motto describes a commitment to self-preservation: "Our People, Our Problem, Our Solution." It is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization based in Los Angeles, California.

Breast Cancer Action carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic.

Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia is a survivor driven group that voices the unique concerns of people living with breast cancer. We are united in our desire to change the legacy of breast cancer through networking, support, education and research.

Breast Cancer Care and Research Fund was founded in 1998 by Dr. John Link, an oncologist dedicated to serving woman with breast cancer.

BHAWD envisions a time in which women of all abilities have equal access to respectful treatment and high quality women’s health care

BHAWD envisions a time when all barriers to women’s health care - whether physical, mechanical, statutory, attitudinal or other, are removed so that all women are equally considered and served by the medical community.

breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer.

Our mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives.

This website contains the Emergency Multilingual phrasebook, produced and updated by the British Red Cross Society with advice and funding from the Department of Health and endorsed by the British Association for Emergency Medicine (BAEM) is translated into 36 languages. It covers the most common medical questions and terms to help first contact staff communicate with patients who do not speak English and make an initial assessment while an interpreter is contacted

C-Change is comprised of the nation's key cancer leaders from government, business, and nonprofit sectors. These cancer leaders share the vision of a future where cancer is prevented, detected early, and cured or is managed successfully as a chronic illness.

The mission of C-Change is to leverage the combined expertise and resources of its Members to eliminate cancer as a (major) public health

CATIE is a national, not-for-profit charity committed to improving the health and quality of life of all people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada. We serve people living with HIV/AIDS and the people and organizations that support them by providing accessible, accurate, unbiased and timely treatment information. We work in partnership with a network of other information providers to ensure that people have access to the information they need, in the form they desire, to make informed health care choices.

The Canadian Health Network (CHN) is a national, bilingual health promotion program found on this Website. The CHN's goal is to help Canadians find the information they're looking for on how to stay healthy and prevent disease. The CHN does this through a unique collaboration - one of the most dynamic and comprehensive networks in the world. This network of health information providers includes th

CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.

The Cancer Council Victoria, then named the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, was set up as a charitable body in 1936 by an Act of the Victorian Parliament. In 2002, the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria changed its name to The Cancer Council Victoria.

The Cancer Council funds and conducts research, delivers statewide support and prevention programs and advocates on important cancer issues.

The Cancer Links website tries to provide resources and valuable information for both patients and professionals on how to improve and promote high-quality cancer care and ways to improve quality of life and reduce toxicities of therapy through more effective and efficient means of promoting a cooperative and mutual association between the medical profession, cancer patients, and their families.

CancerPlan.org is an interactive web site that provides Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) resources, tools, state practices, and links to assist state, tribes, territories and community cancer planners to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive cancer plans.

This website offers links to Cancer Resources in Languages other than English

CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved. CancerCare programs – including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help – are provided by trained oncology social workers and are completely free of charge. Founded in 1944,

“Our mission is to improve cancer care through the dissemination of up-to-date and accurate educational programming and information for healthcare professionals, cancer patients and their family members”

Cancervive is a LA based 501c3 non profit organization dedicated to providing support, public education, and advocacy to those who have experienced cancer. Its mission is to assist survivors to reclaim their lives after cancer.

CHISPA e-learning environment is designed to teach Allied Health professionals how to approach Hispanic patients in a culturally appropriate manner. CHISPA consists of three components: Interactive CD, Website, Train the Trainer and Activities Manual.

The mission of CAPS is to conduct domestic and international research to prevent the acquisition of HIV and to optimize health outcomes among HIV-infected individuals.

The Center for Cross-Cultural Health (CCCH) is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of the CCCH 'to integrate cultural competency into health and human services through information, training, research, and consulting.' Our vision is better health for all through cross-cultural understanding.

CAPI, whose legal name is Centre for Asians and Pacific Islanders, was established in 1982 as a food shelf to serve Southeast Asian food preferences, CAPI’s service orientation has always been multi-cultural, beginning as Pan-Asian, and within the past decade, expanding services to Pan-African immigrants and refugees. Today, CAPI has evolved into a unique, multi-service mutual assistance association that annually assists 3,500 refugees from around the world to become increasingly self-sufficient and contributing members of our community.

The Centre for Harm Reduction at the Burnet Institute brings together people working throughout Asia, and globally, with expertise in the prevention of drug related harm: in particular the prevention of transmission of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C among and from injecting drug users.

The Society was conceived by a small group of Chinese physicians who met informally in New York City. In 1964, a formal organization called the American Chinese Medical Society was established. In 1986, the name was changed to Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS). The Society is incorporated as a non-profit, charitable, educational, and scientific society. The founders of the Society and the current membership have been guided by the following objectives:

The Internet site CMEonHIV.com is an information portal updated daily on HIV disease and treatment, in English and French. It offers online Continuing Medical Education (CME), specializing in online presentations (slides with voiceover) given by local and international experts in the area of HIV/AIDS. Its mandate is to help keep you up to date in the clinical and therapeutic domains of HIV infection.

PhillyHealthInfo.org is a program of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, a not-for-profit cultural and scholarly institution founded in 1787 with a long history of providing health information to the public. PhillyHealthInfo.org is committed to working with Greater Philadelphia educational organizations to improve health literacy and information access across all populations and bridge info

The Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP) is dedicated to establishing, training and mobilizing an independent and powerful HIV/AIDS movement in the United States -- bridging HIV/AIDS, human rights, and struggles for social and economic justice -- and ensuring the development of a broad and effective range of HIV prevention options in the next decade.

The Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) is an experienced community-based clinical trials network whose main goal is to obtain evidence to properly inform healthcare providers and people living with HIV on the most appropriate use of available HIV therapies in diverse populations across the spectrum of HIV diseases.

Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) opened its doors in 1966 to provide primary care services to children and low income families in South Minneapolis.

Vision
We will be an organization known for excellence in community health care for diverse populations.

Mission
To advance the well-being of people experiencing health disparities.

Scroll down on this page from Middle Eastern Heritage Month, you'll find useful information on Arab culture as it relates to health care. At the bottom of the page there is an annotated bibliography of general books in the area of cultural diversity in health care.

The C-SAFE Learning Center is designed to give you fast, convenient access to practical and academic information, learning modules, and other learning resources.

The C-SAFE Knowledge Center grew out of the work of C-SAFE practitioners in Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. CARE, Catholic Relief Services and World Vision formed C-SAFE in response to a major food security crisis in Southern Africa between 2001-2002. In the four years since its inception, C-SAFE has enjoyed unprecedented opportunities to build its knowledge base through practice-based experience, scientific study, monitoring and evaluation, and the sharing of best practices among consortium members.

Recognizing the diversity and the different ways to health, the mission of the Cross Cultural Health Care Program is to serve as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Since 1992, the CCHCP has been addressing broad cultural issues that impact the health of individuals and families in ethnic minority communities in Seattle and nationwide.

This website is from the Hazard Response Technology (HaRT) Reference Library, a Project funded by Department of Justice, Office of Domestic Preparedness, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The project is designed to train community responders in terrorism awareness, incident response, and incident management, which is reflected in their perspective on mourning practices.

From Medical Economics, this website has links to several articles regarding caring for patients from various ethnic groups, including Muslims, Blacks, Refugees, Asians, and Latinos.

Links to articles and resources on cultural competence from the Florida Association of Community Health Centers.

List of resources that provide information about cultural competence. Included are organizations, general information, training workshops and conferences, policy resources, and implementation resources.

Culture Clues™ are tip sheets for clinicians, designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from the diverse cultures served by University of Washington Medical Center.

The Institut Curie continues, according to the will of Marie Curie, a mission of treatment and research against cancer. The continuity of research to the care constitutes the originality of the Curie model to support the excellence, the innovation and the quality of patient management. (English and French)

Designed as a teaching tool, this web site contains five modules on caring for the elderly across cultures. There are also 11 ethnic-specific modules, including African American, Hispanic/Latino, Chinese, Filipino, and Pakistani.

DATA is an advocacy organization dedicated to eradicating extreme poverty and AIDS in Africa.

Founded by U2 lead singer Bono, Bobby Shriver and activists from the Jubilee "Drop the Debt" campaign in 2002, DATA calls on the governments of the world's wealthiest nations to keep their existing commitments to Africa and adopt new trade and aid policies that will help Africans put themselves on the path to long-term prosperity and stability. We call on Africa's leaders to strengthen democracy, accountability and transparency in government so that Africa's citizens can monitor how effectively these funds are being deployed.

The Diana Legacy Fund was established to bring comfort and solace to the dying and their families in poor and neglected parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The late Diana, Princess of Wales was committed to helping those struggling with HIV/AIDs.

DIVA Minnesota, is a 501©3 charitable organization registered in the state of Minnesota. We are a fundraising and grant making organization committed to provide financial support and an ongoing awareness of HIV/AIDS through creatively produced events. Grants are awarded to AIDS Service Organizations in Minnesota that focus on preventive education, direct care and youth at risk services. Through o

The primary goal of Diversity Rx is promoting language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities

Established by Sir Elton John in 1992, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations supporting innovative HIV/AIDS prevention education programs and direct care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Since its founding, EJAF has raised over $125 million to support worthy programs in 55 countries around the globe. EJAF supports its work through proceeds from special events, cause-related marketing projects, and voluntary contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations.

This web site contains a library of resources that have been translated into a variety of languages. The 'Patient information' section, which has been translated into Bengali/Sylheti, Farsi, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Urdu, and includes information on accessing interpretation services.

EthnoMed is a website containing medical and cultural information on immigrant and refugee groups. It contains information specific to groups in the Seattle area, but much of the cultural and health information is of interest and applicable in other geographic areas. The project started in 1994 to bridge cultural and language barriers during medical visits. The objective is to make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers who see patients from different ethnic groups.

The specific objectives with regard to HIV/AIDS coverage in the media are to: Prepare and distribute a Media Manual on HIV/AIDS; Increase coverage of HIV/AIDS in the media; Improve quality of HIV/AIDS coverage; Sensitise media persons to HIV/AIDS issues and perspectives, and more

EurasiaHealth is a clearinghouse of freely available resources contributed, created and translated by a worldwide community of health professionals focusing on Central & Eastern Europe and the New Independent States.

Founded in 1991 as a co-operative structure of people from different nationalities, the European AIDS Treatment Group is a growing group of treatment activists from 31 European countries.

Formed in 1971, FHI is a leader among nonprofit international public health organizations, managing research and field activities in more than 70 countries to meet the public health needs of some of the world's most vulnerable people.
We work with a wide variety of partners including governmental and nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, community groups, and the private sector.

This extensive web site includes articles, case studies, discussion lists, and networking information. The purpose of the FGM Education and Networking Project is the dissemination on-line and offline of material related to female genital mutilation, otherwise known as female circumcision. The Project seeks to form an online clearinghouse and a community for researchers, activists, attorneys, and health care practitioners to obtain information and network with others involved in similar projects.

Bibliography with direct links to several articles on traditional medicine in a wide variety of cultures, provided by the Open Directory Project.

The establishment of a national cancer research center in Germany was initiated by Heidelberg surgeon Professor Karl Heinrich Bauer. The Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center) was set up in 1964 by resolution of the State government of Baden-Wuerttemberg as a foundation under public law. (German and English)

The Global AIDS Alliance (GAA) is dedicated to mobilizing the political will and financial resources needed to slow, and ultimately stop, the global AIDS crisis and reduce its impacts on poor countries hardest hit by the pandemic. Founded in 2001, GAA has carved out a strategic leadership role in shaping the AIDS policy debate and organizing coalition-based campaigns to speed the pace of the globa

The Global Alliance to Immunize Against AIDS Vaccine Foundation (GAIA VF) is a Rhode Island-based non-profit organization.

Our mission is to promote the development of a globally relevant, globally accessible HIV vaccine that will be distributed on a not-for-profit basis in the developing world.

This new companion site to Global Health Reporting includes global data on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria
and more.

The Global Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) is a global network for and by people with HIV/AIDS. The mission of GNP+ is to work to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS.

The goal of this collection is to support the integration of health and literacy education in adult basic education programs and health literacy awareness in health care settings. We also aim to provide direct access to easy-to-read health information, and health resources in languages other than English. On this site you will find Health Lessons and Activities, Easy-to-read Health Information, Mu

We are an organization of U.S.-based AIDS and human rights activists, people living with HIV/AIDS, public health experts, fair trade advocates and concerned individuals who campaign against policies of neglect and avarice that deny treatment to millions and fuel the spread of HIV. We are dedicated to eliminating barriers to global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS as key to a comprehensive strategy to confront and ultimately stop the AIDS pandemic.

Health Information Translations is a collaborative initiative to improve health education for limited English proficiency patients.

From Australia, this database contains links to government, hospital, community health center and other agency online multi-lingual resources in numerous languages.

Healthopedia.com, a medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focussed health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.

Health information access is a basic healthcare need. Literacy, health-literacy, illness, aging, disability and language are all issues that can pose barriers to obtaining basic health information. This site contains free health education materials in a number of languages and a variety of formats. They are being developed to study the value of these formats in providing health information for div

The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living and advocacy.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a federation of 10 provincial Foundations, led and supported by a force of more than 140,000 volunteers.

HepClinics.com is dedicated to providing an up-to-date listing of clinics across the country offering free and/or low cost hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccinations. The Web site is maintained by GHCom Partners, LLC, the creators of GayHealth.com and UrbanHealthProject.com.

The HICUP web site provides electronic access to quality patient education documents and consumer health information written in Chinese. The HICUP web site also provides links to other Chinese language health information web sites.
HICUP helps English-speaking clinicians to communicate with their Chinese-speaking patients by having online access to medical literature in the patient's language. A collaboration between New York University Ehrman Medical Library, Chinese Community Partnership for Health (CCHP) and NYU Downtown Hospital Patient Educator, have created HICUP to be the web site that electronically links the global Chinese community to quality health information in their native language.

The Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence website. Contains resources covering cultural competencies within health issues, trends, demographics, study results, etc.

The history of AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), with timelines, photos, and links to resources on the Internet. Endeavoring to raise public awareness through understanding.

From Australia, this website provides HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C information in the following languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, English, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Portuguese, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

This website is designed to provide an easy-to-use, accessible, and interactive platform for enhancing collaboration among various stakeholders and communities of people to collaborate, share knowledge, and work together effectively against HIV/AIDS in cross-border areas of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).

Our common objective is to create a quality online publication that provides accurate, timely and cutting-edge information about treatment for HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and co-infection with HIV/HCV and HIV/HBV.

A joint project of the NYU Center for AIDS Research, NYU/Bellevue AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, and the NYU School of Medicine's Prevention Project. It is the guide to HIV treatment and prevention research at NYU School of Medicine (NYUSoM). Contains an HIV Basics section with topics including current demographics, HIV Prevention, and a Guide to Sexually Transmitted Infections. Also provided are trea

Hmong American Partnership (HAP) was founded in 1990 as a Hmong community-based organization that would draw equally on the strengths of the Hmong culture and those of other American communities. HAP’s mission is: to help Hmong grow deep roots in America while preserving the strength of our culture.

The goal of HmongHealth.org and the Hmong Health Education Network is to provide access to health information for Hmong people and those who provide health, education and social services to the Hmong community.

The WWW Hmong Homepage, first made available on the Internet in March, 1994, is a volunteer effort bringing together a collection the Internet-based resources related to Hmong news and current-events, issues, history, publications, and culture. This site is an official Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Associate site.

The Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association (HAMAA) was incorporated in September, 1990, as a non-profit organization to serve all Hmong-American people in the Twin Cities with the mission to:
1) promote leadership in the Hmong Community;
2) promote educational advancement for Hmong youth and teens;
3) encourage Hmong refugees to be self-sufficient and contributing members of their Community, and;

The India Association of Minnesota (IAM), formerly called the India Club of Minnesota, has been in existence since 1973 as a non-profit organization, in the Twin-Cities of Minneapolis-St.Paul, in the State of Minnesota. It seeks to build a sense of identity and community among people who are of Indian origin or who have an interest in India.

This site has translations of documents on managing the symptoms and side effects of cancer available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukranian, Urdu, and Vietnamese

PlusNews is an e-mail and Internet-based HIV/AIDS information service for sub-Saharan Africa run by the Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), a news service that forms part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) promotes policies, programs, partnerships, and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States and its associated territories.

The International AIDS Society is the world's leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals. A worldwide force of professionals working together to prevent, control and treat HIV/AIDS.

The ICAP team consists of more than 300 employees worldwide. A New York-based leadership group with deep experience in HIV programming, training, education, and research, directs in-country programs with support from management, clinical, and monitoring, evaluation, and research units.

The "National Cancer Center of Japan" was formerly established on February 1, 1962. The objective of the Center is to form the ideal cancer center in Tokyo that serves as the nucleus for national cancer measures. It has thus served a central role in the cancer measures of Japan. The National Cancer Center continues in the battle to "overcome cancer", the long cherished wish of humanity, not only

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (print ISSN: 0027-8874, online ISSN: 1460-2105) publishes peer-reviewed original research from around the world and is internationally acclaimed as the source for the most up-to-date news and information from the rapidly changing fields of cancer research and treatment. For the past several years, the JNCI has been ranked as the most-cited original-research cancer journal by the Institute of Scientific Information in its annual Journal Citation Reports.

The mission of the Kaiser Family Foundation is to provide timely, reliable, and non-partisan information on national health issues to policymakers, the media, and the general public. To advance that mission, the Foundation established kaisernetwork.org in November 2000.

Kids Konnected's mission is to provide friendship, understanding, education, and support for the children who have a parent with cancer, or have lost a parent to cancer

Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the LAF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Austin, Texas.

The Language Access Health Project offers translation and interpretation services in all languages to service providers and their non-English and limited English speaking clients who are living with HIV. The program is the result of a collaboration between AIDS Services In Asian Communities and Congreso De Latino Unidos Inc.

The goal of the Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota is to help Lao people achieve successful economic integration while preserving their cultural integrity and history. Services include the refugee self-sufficiency program, language and cultural preservation, legal assistance and education project, youth recreation league, community outreach and education initiative, interpreting and translating, e

Through its programs, Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc. (LFC) strives to help the Hmong community strike a balance between traditional Hmong culture and modern American life. Programs are clustered in four areas: English Education, Employment, Youth and Family Services, and Health.

The Lao Women Association (LWA)is an independent non-profit organization that is co-located with the Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota. LWA has been dedicated to providing resources
for Lao women and girls since 1998.
These efforts have focused on:
Youth development
Family Support
Health
Information & Referral

A non-profit organization dedicated to empowering all women affected by
breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life.

The Lung Cancer Alliance is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for people living with lung cancer and those at risk for the disease.

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

A large cancer centre serving the whole of the Czech Republic. The site includes both a Czech language and an English language version and contains information about the centre, contacts, services, research and education.

MAP for Health is a non-profit organization that promotes health, HIV and sexuality awareness, and access to care in Massachusetts Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander communities through education, advocacy and technical assistance.

This web site contains AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) award winning POINT-TO-TALK booklets in several different languages.

This website has a large section of multi-cultural and multi-lingual health education resources. Click on the "Multicultural Health information topics link under "Health Information".

An online tutorial on how illness is traditionally perceived and cured around the world. It was created and is maintained by Dr. Dennis O'Neil, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California.

This web site contains medical information on a variety of health topics in the Russian language.

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

This web site contains more than 12,000 Mediacl Information Links, and over 67,000 Health Information Links

It covers a lot of areas relevant to health beliefs and practices, and includes a useful chart on traditional herbal remedies.

The Minnesota AIDS Project envisions a world free of AIDS. Our mission is to lead Minnesota's fight to stop HIV through advocacy, education and service. Founded in 1983, the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) is a statewide, nonprofit agency committed to enhancing the lives of people living with HIV, prevention education for those at risk for HIV, and advocating for the rights of all affected by HIV. Fr

The Minnesota Cancer Alliance is a coalition of health care organizations, community-based groups and volunteers that evolved from collaborative efforts to create Cancer Plan Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the Alliance was formed to support and implement the plan.

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Communication) provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities throughout New South Wales. The NSW Department of Health funds the Service, and endorses the multilingual health information published on the website. There are over 450 publications on health in a wide ra

NATAP is a New York State non-profit corporation with 501(c)3 Federal tax-exempt status. Our mission is to educate individuals about HIV and Hepatitis treatments and to advocate on the behalf of all people living with HIV/AIDS and HCV. Our efforts in these areas are conducted on local, national, and international levels.

Thwe mission of NAHH is to improve the health and well being of Hispanics. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the premier organization focusing on Hispanic Health. Alliance members reach over 14 million Hispanic consumers throughout the U.S. Since 1973 we have grown from a small coalition of visionary mental health providers to a large, dynamic, and strong group of organizations and individuals.

NAAMA is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, educational and charitable organization of medical professionals of Arab descent. NAAMA was incorporated in California in 1975 and became a national organization in 1980. Twenty-nine chapters of NAAMA have been established in the United States and Canada.

NAWHO is a national non-profit health organization with a mission to achieve health equity for Asian women and families.

The National Breast Cancer Coalition is the nation's largest breast cancer advocacy group with hundreds of member organizations and tens of thousands of individual members.

This website offers a portfolio of low literacy, bilingual presentations was developed for use as a patient education tool to supplement and enhance existing teaching methods in migrant health centers and in outreach programs. It was developed with the intention of providing health care practitioners an easy, low cost method for providing health education to low literacy patients who speak English or Spanish.

The NMA promotes the collective interests of physicians and patients of African descent. We carry out this mission by serving as the collective voice of physicians of African descent and as a leading force for parity in medicine, elimination of health disparities, and promotion of optimal health.

Established in 1987, the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) is the premiere national organization dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

We are dedicated to helping improve the lives of Native American cancer patients and survivors. We seek to reduce Native American cancer incidence and mortality, and to increase survival from cancer among Native Americans.

This website has health resources and materials available in 18 languages for health care providers and others who serve refugee and immigrant populations

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Communication) provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities throughout New South Wales. The NSW Department of Health funds the Service, and endorses the multilingual health information published on the website. There are over 450 publications on health in a wide ra

NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased.

The web site contains a selected list of resources that may be helpful for prevention practitioners working in minority communities.

The Center for Immigrant Health's mission is to facilitate the delivery of linguistically, culturally, and epidemiologically sensitive healthcare services to newcomer populations. The Center strives for the elimination of ethnic and racial disparities in healthcare.

The Center for Immigrant Health (CIH) was established in 1990, as the New York Task Force on Immigrant Health (NYTFIH). NYTFIH grew out of the first national symposium in immigrant health. In recognition of its nationally recognized role in immigrant health, NYTFIH became The Center for Immigrant Health in 2000. CIH is a partnership of community members, practitioners, researchers, social scientists, policy makers, and advocates. The Center bridges immigrant and refugee communities and the healthcare system. CIH facilitates the delivery of epidemiologically informed and culturally and linguistically sensitive health services.

This website has Copyrighted health materials available in Spanish and Somali.

OncoLink was founded in 1994 by University of Pennsylvania cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge.

This web site contains resources for health care workers available in English, various foreign languages and low literacy English. There are also several links to other health related resources.

Palliative care is the support of people who are suffering from an illness from which no cure can be anticipated. The aim of palliative care is to maximise the quality of the person's life. This is achieved by coordinating and delivering a range of services in response to the individual needs of the person being cared for and the caregiver. The palliative care team is sensitive to your culture and language.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

The mission of the Partnership for Education of Children from Afghanistan is “To actively assist, support and participate in helping the children in Afghanistan by addressing their educational and public health needs.”

This project is a collaborative effort between the Spencer S.Eccles Health Sciences Library and the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.

Red Latinoamericana de Personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA. (En Espanol)

This website covers issues on refugee and immigrant health including general background information on numerous ethnic populations.

Established in March 2001, the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) is central to NCI's efforts to reduce the unequal burden of cancer in our society.

Cancer affects people of all races and ethnicities in the U.S. Today, one in four deaths in the U.S. is attributable to cancer, and one in three Americans will eventually develop some form of cancer. Each day, 3,800 people in America are diagnosed with cancer and another 1,500 die from cancer.

Established in 1982, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation is one of the oldest and largest community-based AIDS service organizations in the United States. The mission of the agency is to end the pandemic and the human suffering caused by HIV.

This web site contains many Links to full-text electronic resources on many health subjects in Spanish.

This web site contains many Links to full-text electronic resources on many health subjects in Spanish.

Search For A Cure is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide education, promote access & advocate the basic human right to safe and effective treatment for all people living with AIDS.

SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages is a joint initiative of the South Cove Community Health Center and Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library is supported by a grant from the New England Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

SHARE's mission is to create and sustain a supportive network and community of women affected by breast or ovarian cancer. SHARE brings these women and their families and friends together with others who have experienced breast or ovarian cancer, and provides participants with the opportunity to receive and exchange information, support, strength and hope. SHARE's work focuses on empowerment, education, and advocacy to bring about better health care, an improved quality of life, and a cure for these diseases.

Links to various Information resources on cancer in Spanish.

ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners offers patient handouts in Spanish. These handouts are provided as an educational tool available to print and distribute them to your patients.

The Stanford Health Library's Selected Internet Resources contain more than seventeen thousand reviewed links to web sites that provide scientifically based health information.

The Student Global AIDS Campaign (SGAC) is a US-based network of student and youth organizations committed to the global fight against AIDS. SGAC seeks to mobilize a multi-racial student movement, in partnership with students internationally, to make claims upon governments, corporations, and civil society through education, leadership training, informed advocacy and direct action. SGAC demands su

The Susan G. Komen Foundation is the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.

This page contains links to official guidelines and documents and published and unpublished papers to which Elizabeth contributed. Please note that more up-to-date versions of many of these reports are available on the websites of the publishing organisations, which can be found on the Links page.

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health and well-being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and and other Pacific Islander (AA,NHOPI) communities. Founded in 1986, APIAHF approaches activities with the philosophy of coalition-building and developing capacity within local AA,NHOPI communities. We advocate on health issues of significance to AA,NHOPI communities, conduct community-based technical assistance and training, provide health and U.S. Census data analysis and information dissemination, and convene regional and national conferences on AA,NHOPI health.

The Banyan Tree Project is a national campaign to stop HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities. Learn more about the Banyan Tree Project on their web site. The Banyan Tree Project is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This web site offers comprehensive HIV/AIDS information in more than 550 topic areas.

In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies – and advocates for elimination of – the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. Founded in 1992, the Breast Cancer Fund works from the knowledge that breast cancer is not simply a personal tragedy, but a public health priority that demands action from all.

The mission of the HIV Consumer Council is to educate and increase understanding and awareness of who we are and to clarify HIV consumer issues. We are here to listen to the issues of persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and to be our own voice, to advocate for our own needs. We endeavor to identify gaps in HIV related services in the area, and will help address these gaps either in legislative or local arenas.

The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research is an independent public-private partnership whose mission is to facilitate discussion on emerging issues in HIV clinical research and the transfer of research results into care.

Life Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping the spread of HIV and to assisting people who are living with HIV and AIDS. Since opening its doors as Hawaii's first AIDS organization in 1983, Life Foundation has been implementing innovative programs such as AIDS case management, school based AIDS education, the sterile needle exchange, peer support for positives, treatment educ

Founded in 1987, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a poignant memorial, a powerful tool for use in preventing new HIV infections, and the largest ongoing community arts project in the world. Each "block" (or section) of The AIDS Memorial Quilt measures approximately twelve feet square, and a typical block consists of eight individual three foot by six foot panels sewn together. Virtually every one of the

This is a non profit organization, dedicated to increasing awareness to the issues of Transcultural Nursing, to promote cultural diversity in nursing, and propose solutions when problems of bias or conflict arise. Information on this web site is based on our twelve years of travel experiences, research, study and analysis of different cultures and subcultures we have worked with.

In rural areas and Urban centers we have cared for Hispanics, Asians, Africans each with their own cultural customs and world view. We are involved in volunteer field work in remote villages of Latin American and Caribbean countries. Locally we provide assistance and home health care to Hispanic and Haitian migrant workers.

This website provides electronic access to more than 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages, and includes audio files as well as print handouts.

UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations to the global AIDS response.

Cosponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. Based in Geneva, the UNAIDS secretariat works on the ground in more than 75 countries world wide.

UNIFEM, in collaboration with UNAIDS, has developed this comprehensive gender and HIV/AIDS web portal to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The site aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender and human rights issue

UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men.

This website has links to materials translated by the University of Michigan Health System in Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.

INFO-U answers questions about families, gardens, farms, food, pests, homes, yards, health and the environment. There are 24 items in this Area.

Founded in 1986, Suc Khoe La Vang! (The Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project) develops and evaluates public health programs in collaboration with the Vietnamese community throughout the US in the areas of tobacco control and the promotion of cancer screening and hepatitis B immunizations.

Vietnamese Social Services is dedicated to maintaining the identity of the Minnesota Vietnamese community while addressing the basic economic, educational, and health needs of refugees and immigrants statewide.

This Spanish language web site contains information sheets and frequently asked questions for patients with HIV or AIDS. See "Hojas informativas".

The mission of The Wellness Community is to help people with cancer and their loved ones enhance health and well-being by providing a professional program of support, education and hope. All programs and services are provided free of charge.

Fact sheet on working with the Amish, put out by Ohio State University.

The World Youth Foundation (WYF) is an international non-governmental organization which was launched in 1994 with the aim to promote research, development and documentation of youth programmes beneficial to youths worldwide.

The mission of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization is to ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone.

The Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the only international, non-profit network of breast cancer survivors and supporters dedicated to the concerns and issues that are unique to young women and breast cancer.