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Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Website Sources For Researchers

Health Equity

  • National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University: Contains resources and references that address cultural issues, health disparities, and health promotion for mothers, infants, and children.
  • The Diversity Rx Website: A program sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with resources designed to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities.
  • Minority Health Project: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health supports the Minority Health Project which provides resources and training for individuals interested in promoting health of minority communities, and sponsors an annual Minority Health Conference focused on minority health issues.
  • Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The mission of the Office of Minority Health continues to be to stimulate action at all levels to enhance program outcomes which can lead to the elimination of health disparities.
  • American Cancer Society: The American Cancer Society offers information about cancer including prevention, early detection, treatment, and managing side effects in multiple languages.
  • National Rural Health Association: Mission is to improve the health and health care of rural Americans and to provide leadership on rural issues through advocacy, communications, education and research. They also sponsor The Journal of Rural Health.

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