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Multicultural Resources

The staff at the Becker Medical Library has carefully selected the links on these pages to assist you in finding quality health information. Please do not use these resources as a substitute for consulting with your doctor.

Resources:

Cultural Competency

Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.
Culture Clues
Tip sheets for clinicians designed to improve understanding of and communication with diverse cultures. From the University of Washington Medical Center.
Minority Health Concerns: Cultural Competency Resources
Resource guide from the MidContinental Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
National Center for Cultural Competence
Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture
Think Cultural Health
Free online accredited continuing education courses for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses.

Immigrant and Refugee Resources

Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Office of Refugee Resettlement

Multilingual Health Information

BC Health Files
From the British Columbia Ministry of Health.
Consumer Health Information in Many Languages
A resource guide created by the NN/LM Consumer Outreach Librarians.
EthnoMed
Culture specific information about beliefs and medical issues. Patient education materials in multiple languages.
EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network
Resources in the languages of the New Independent States and Central and Eastern Europe. Includes Bosnian.
Health Information Translations
Collaborative project by three of Central Ohio's largest health care organizations. Includes Spanish and Vietnamese.
Healthy Roads Media
Most resources available as PDF, audio, multimedia, and web video. Includes Bosnian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
HICUP: Health Information in Chinese Uniting Patients
New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service
Information in over 50 languages. Includes Bosnian.
Spanish English Dictionary of Health Related Terms
SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
Information in Cambodian/Khmer, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese.
The 24 Languages Project
Most resources available in PDF and audio formats.
Translated Health Forms and Documents
From the Foundation for Healthy Communities.

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