The following free online resources are relevant to students studying Nursing.
Addressing Health Literacy - HRSA (Opens in New Tab)This Health Resources and Services Administration website links to materials for healthcare providers working with diverse cultural, language and literacy backgrounds.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Opens in New Tab)The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. AHRQ priorities are described.
APA Style Help (Opens in New Tab)APA Style provides a foundation for effective scholarly communication because it helps writers present their ideas in a clear, precise, and inclusive manner.
Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association (Opens in New Tab)On January, 1992 in Washington, D.C., 100 minority nurses were invited to the First Invitational Congress of Minority Nurse Leaders sponsored by the Division of Nursing, Office of Minority Health, and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. At this meeting, the Asian American Pacific Islander nurses met and formed a new national organization, Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA).
EthnoMed (Opens in New Tab)The EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world.(EM)
Healthy People 2030 (Opens in New Tab)Healthy People provides 10-year, measurable public health objectives — and tools to help track progress toward achieving them.
International Multicultural Institute (Opens in New Tab)Founded in 1983, the International MultiCultural Institute (iMCI, formerly the National MultiCultural Institute or NMCI) is proud to be one of the first organizations to have recognized the nation’s need for new services, knowledge, and skills in the growing field of multiculturalism and diversity.
National Association of Hispanic Nurses (Opens in New Tab)NAHN is devoted to promoting safe, quality health care delivery to Latino communities and individuals, and we recognize excellence among Latino nurses, provide formal and informal mentoring opportunities, and generally serve as a center of excellence for our members. Our goal is to create a cadre of highly-qualified Latino nurses by advancing educational, professional and leadership skills and opportunities for our membership. In addition, we work to recruit additional Latinos into the nursing profession because, while Latinos represent 18% of the US population, less than 7% of the nursing workforce is of Latino descent.
National Black Nurses Association, Inc (Opens in New Tab)The National Black Nurses Association is fortunate to have great nursing leaders among its leadership throughout the U.S. The summary below is just an example of the signature programs and activities that draw African American nurses to NBNA. These programs help NBNA members grow stronger as they seek to provide culturally competent health care services in our communities.
National Center for Cultural Competence (Opens in New Tab)Sponsored by the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, the National Center for Cultural Competence's Web site provides information and assistance in cultural and linguistic competence for ...service and health care organizations and professionals". (ChoiceReviews)
National CLAS Standards (Opens in New Tab)This website features information, continuing education opportunities, resources, and more for health and health care professionals to learn about culturally and linguistically appropriate services, or CLAS. Launched in 2004, Think Cultural Health is sponsored by the Office of Minority Health.
National Institute on Minor Health and Health Care Disparities (Opens in New Tab)The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's premiere medical research agency. NIMHD's work touches the lives of millions of Americans burdened by disparities in health status and health care delivery, including racial and ethnic minority groups, rural populations, populations with low socioeconomic status, and other population groups.
