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Ethnomed: Ethnic Medicine Information from Harborview Medical Center view detail comment email this

EthnoMed seeks to "make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers" of recent immigrants. This searchable clinical resource provides culture-specific pages, journal articles, immigration issues, and links related to public health, patient education, and cross-cultural information. From the University of Washington Health Sciences Library and the Harborview Medical Center's Community House Calls Program in Seattle.
http://www.ethnomed.org/
Topics: Health, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices

Last updated Nov 19, 2003


globalhealth.gov view detail comment email this

With an emphasis on the link between health in the U.S. and in the rest of the world, this searchable directory offers information that promotes health as a global concern. From the Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of International and Refugee Health (OIRH), which is responsible for facilitating cooperation and providing policy guidance on refugee health policy issues.
http://www.globalhealth.gov/
Topics: Health, Health, Public Health & Safety

Last updated Aug 28, 2001


Refugee Camps view detail comment email this

Website about refugees and internally displaced people (IDP). Includes articles and photographs of specific places and details about the traveling "outdoor educational exhibit A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City." Created by Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
http://www.refugeecamp.org/movie.cfm
Topics: Health

Last updated Sep 9, 2008


Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN) view detail comment email this

RHIN is a "collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees." Site features links to "multilingual information ... in print, audio, and video formats grouped for easy access." Topics include communicable diseases and chronic diseases, children, women's health, and primary care. Also includes links to featured resources, such as on the 2009 H1N1 (swine) flu.
http://rhin.org
Topics: Health

Last updated May 4, 2009




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