Diabetes:

Minority Diabetes Data/Statistics

Diabetes and African Americans

Diabetes and American Indians/Alaska Natives

Diabetes and Asians and Pacific Islanders

Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

Cardiac:

Minority Heart Disease Data/Statistics

Heart disease and African Americans

Heart Disease and American Indians/Alaska Natives

Heart Disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders

Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans

Baby Boomers and Cardiovascular Diseases

Men and Cardiovascular Diseases

Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases

Whites and Cardiovascular Diseases

Women and Cardiovascular Diseases

Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases

Tools to Help You In Your Efforts to Address Disparities

Unequal Treatment: What Health Care Providers Need to Know about Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care - This summary from the Institute of Medicine discusses steps health care professionals can take to meet their objective of providing high-quality health care to all patients.

The National Health Care Disparities Report (December 2003) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Health Disparities Collaboratives -Tools and training manuals to assist providers in addressing asthma, depression, and diabetes.

Culturally Competent Self-Test - A self-assessment that can help physicians identify areas in which they can improve the quality of services provided to diverse patients.

Achieving a More Minority-Friendly Practice - Provides ten tips to help your practice successfully meet the needs of diverse patients.

The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) - The mission of the NCCC is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.

Depression Diagnosis & Treatment and Cultural Issues Information for Primary Care Physicians

Other Resources

The Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an excellent source of information about health of minority populations.

Online Training Course - The American Social Health Association (ASHA), in cooperation with the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) developed an online training course that seeks to facilitate increased Pap testing and follow-up rates by addressing cultural health beliefs and barriers and how they affect Pap testing use. There is no cost to access this course, and one CME credit will be awarded upon the successful completion of the course and post-test. CME credits for the ASCCP Online CME Program will be available from ASCCP through December 31, 2005. After 2005, ASCCP will review the program for affirmation of credit.

Care Choices Preventive Health Care Guidelines - Use of evidence-based guidelines has been shown to promote the equity and consistency of health care.

Care Choices Clinical Practice Gudelines - Use of evidence-based guidelines has been shown to promote the equity and consistency of health care.