Diversity and Health

Books

• Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington (2008)

Media

• Podcast: American Diagnosis - On the Navajo Nation, Root Causes Complicated the Covid Fight (2022)
• Podcast: Woke WOC Docs - A podcast about the lives of womxn of color in medicine/health justice, including their unique experiences, viewpoints, and struggles in medical education, research, and practice.

Journals

• Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice (indexed by PubMed)
• Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (indexed by PubMed)
• Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (indexed by PubMed)

Websites & Databases

• Office of Minority Health - The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.
• VisualDx - Clinical decision support system which uses images to assist in differential diagnosis. Special focus on dermatology images of skin of color.

Pathfinders & Guides

The following pathfinders walks users through some key articles, reports, and resources selected by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center’s Knowledge Center

• American Indian and Alaska Native Health in the United States
• Asian American Health in the United States and US Territories
• Black/African American Health in the United States
• Hispanic/Latino Health in the United States
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Health in the United States and US Territories

Articles

• ProPublica (2022). Racial Justice investigative reporting series. https://www.propublica.org/topics/racial-justice

Predominant racial or ethnic group, by percentage of the population in the group. Data were obtained from the Census' American Community Survey 2013-2017 estimates. Geographies for which no data were provided or for which the population was less than 10 are represented as having "Insufficient Data." 

View and create more maps using PolicyMap – Data and mapping tool for accessing data about communities in the United States. Visualize socioeconomic variables, including health factors.

Articles & Reports

• In Their Own Words: Black Californians on Racism and Health Care report by Linda Cummings, PhD. and The California Health Care Foundation. (2022)

Organizations

• We Are Healers - Aims to reduce health disparities among native populations through mentorship and outreach to native health professionals and recruitment of future native health professionals.
• Association of American Indian Physicians - 
• SACNAS - YouTube Channel

Addressing Latinx Health Disparities - These resources compiled by the National Hispanic and Latin Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network addressing mental heath related issues within Latinx communities.

Asians*Unmaksed: A PhotoVoice Project highlighting stories of Asian American, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders during the time of COVID-19.

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) - Strives to raise awareness of the role of mental health in an individual’s health and well-being, especially in Asian American Pacific Islander communities throughout the country.