http://www.uncg.edu/phe/immigrant/montagnard/barriers.htm
This website was created after the observation that many
Southeast Asian refugees in Greensboro were not using the local health care
provided. It discuses the Asian beliefs
concerning pain and what they view as the causes of disease (ex. the imbalance
between yin and yang). The website
mentions there is an unfamiliarity with Western medicine and why there is a
distrust of western medicine. There is
also a section about how healthcare workers can negatively impact Asian
patients.
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www.aworldofacupuncture.com/acupuncture-history-today.htm
Many Asian cultures incorporate acupuncture into its many
treatments. It is considered to be the oldest and most widely used system of
medicine.
This website contains a brief history of acupuncture. It lists and describes the way an
acupuncturist diagnoses problems stating that all treatments have the goal of
restoring the yin/yang balance. Other
medical beliefs are discussed as well as alternatives to acupuncture (ex.
Acupressure).
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http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/cultures/chinese/chinese.html
This website
contains information on the Chinese culture in general. A language profile is given which could be
a source for health professionals to go to who want to learn more about a
Chinese client’s language. Food profiles are discussed which would give health
professionals a good background for what Chinese clients prefer and what
different types of food mean in their culture.
This could help structuring their diet while in a hospital setting. It also contains patient information on
women’s health issues for Chinese women to view.
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http://www.doctorshealthsupply.com/chineseherbs/index.htm
Herbal remedies are held high within
traditional Chinese medicine. This
website contains a complete list of Chinese herbs and information about each
one. The philosophy of Chinese Tonic
Herbalism and the different programs one can choose are discussed. There is also a link to a page about the
author himself.
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http://gojapan.about.com/mbody.htm.
This website is a very richly concentrated site on Japanese
customs. It provides information on
customs, healthcare beliefs, practices, manner, and healing techniques. It also teaches on Japanese etiquette. Each of these topics and more are covered in
great detail and supported with excerpts of examples.
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This website has great detail on Japanese cultures and
beliefs. It provides a long list of
different cultures one can obtain knowledge on. This site provides information on a lot of different cultures as
well as Japanese culture, but as you narrow your search to Japan there are many
different categories about Japan you then have to narrow your search down too. This site has a lot of information and is
very believable and supported.
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http://www.clair.nippon-net.ne.ip/top.htm.
This website explains different Japanese cultures and
beliefs. It goes as far as to describe
holidays and special occasions in the Japanese culture. It is from the council for international
authorities so the authority is definitely there, but the evidence is not quite
clearly stated.
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http://home.hawaii.rr.com/yanxin/index.htm
This website
contains information on Qigong. Qigong
is a household name in China associated with a wide range of physical and
mental exercises that are viewed as beneficial to one’s health. It discusses ways in which Qigong affects
one’s life (i.e. religious beliefs and career) by using different individuals’
perspectives.
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http://philadelphia.about.com/mbody.htm.
This website provides knowledge on African American culture and
beliefs. It also has a few examples to
support this evidence, although it could have had more.
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http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/cultures_and_groups/cultures/african/afrocentrism/.
This website has a
lot of information on the rules one should follow when dealing with African
American clients. It provides information
on what African American may feel is rude (the no-nos). This site provides so much information the
reader will feel overwhelmed in trying to obtain it all. It also provides reasons for why African
American clients may take offense to certain behaviors or assumptions. The information that is provided in this
site is very believable.
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This website has many different links one can click on to obtain information
on various topics. The site contained
information about their organization and it had resources, such as health
facts, help lines and various publications, that one could go to get
information.
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This website includes information that is centered around politics
and economics as it relates to
minorities. There is information on Medicare and health care issues as it
relates to minorities.
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This website provided information on women health and also for
women and their children. This website
provides women with the necessary information they need to make choices
concerning themselves and family members and help women stay informed about
what is going on.
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http://www.diversityresource.com
This website has
information on various health care issues and information on how to
interact with various cultures.
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This website provided information on programs and services, public
health news, publications and one can search the site for other information as
well.
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The Ethnomed site contains information on different cultures that
are common in the Seattle area. The information
on cultural beliefs included on the site is related to health care. The site contains detailed pages that are
specific to each culture. It also
contains journal articles, immigration issues, and links to related sites on
cross-cultural health.
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The Queensland Health website provides information about the range
of services that Queensland Health offers.
Queensland Health sponsored a cultural diversity guide, which is
included in the site. The cultural
diversity guide gives pertinent information about some of the cultural and
health issues of concern to different ethnic groups.
The website for the Patrin Web Journal is an excellent source of
information on Gypsy culture. Its
information is centered on culture, social issues, and current events
pertaining to Gypsies. The site also
provides links to other sources of Gypsy information.
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The Palliative Care Council of Australia’s website provides a
variety of information. One particular
component of the site is the Multicultural Palliative Care Guidelines. This component of the site provides
beneficial information on different language groups and their health care
beliefs.
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The National Association of Social Workers website is a source for
many different aspects of social work.
It provides other sources of information such as books and
journals. The site also contains a
section devoted specifically to diversity and how to work with people of
different cultures.
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www.nursingworld.org/readroom/index.htm
This website is a section of the official website for the American
Nurses Association. This website
contains articles and links to subjects that are important to nursing. The area that is of interest to me is the
section on position statements. Under
this section are articles dealing with culture and nursing. This website contains articles that are
written by peer reviewed journals, scholarly journals, and official
publications.
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This
website is directed at nursing specifically.
It contains links to case studies that have examples of the problems
facing healthcare and goes in depth about why healthcare should be held
accountable for cultural competency.
This website is maintained by two registered nurses.
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This is the page for the quality
center of the Bureau of Primary Health Care.
The purpose of this website is to make resources available for quality
improvement. There are challenges that
have been set for the healthcare system and the website uses those as quality
tools. Under patient-centeredness is
where you can find information on cultures and quality of health care related
to them.
www3.Baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/
This is the homepage of Charles Kemp that can be obtained through
the Baylor University homepage. This
website is concerned with factors that affect immigrants, refugees, and other
people that are from different cultures.
This not only contains links that will take you to information about
different cultures, but it also has links to information about common health
concerns among some of these groups.
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www.familiesusa.org/html/color/color.htm
You can find links to articles and
other reports from this website. There
are three fact sheets that you are able to obtain from this website and those
contain information about Asians, Latinos, and African Americans. There are also journal links from the CDC,
Center for Medicare Education, and the American Journal of Public Health. Most of the articles on this page are from
the year 2001.
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