Issues in Hispanic Health
These resources for both professionals and non-professionals highlight the collections of the Library of the Health Sciences and support the mission of the UIC Hispanic Center of Excellence.
Clinical Topics:
Leading Causes of Death for Hispanic Americans*
- Heart Disease
- Cancer
- Unintentional injuries
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Diabetes
- Homicide
- Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases
- Influenza and pneumonia
- Birth Defects
Other Clinical Topics in Hispanic Health
Click on one of the conditions linked above to see a guide to locating articles in PubMed/MEDLINE, books in UICCAT, and freely available web resources. Also see General Tips for locating articles and books.
*Source: Health, United States, 2003 Table 31
Featured Topic:
Cultural Competence in Health Care
Finding articles on Cultural Competence in PubMed/MEDLINE
- Search for the terms Cultural Competency OR Cultural Competence
- For information on Curriculum Development and Cultural Competency:
- A number of articles on cultural competence appeared in the June 2003 issue of Academic Medicine. Click here to see a list of these articles.
Finding books on Cultural Competence
Search in UICCAT, the library catalog, for the terms Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, or Cultural Diversity
Websites relating to Cultural Competence
Center for Linguistic and Cultural Competence in Health Care
From the Office of Minority Health, Department of Health & Human Services. Site includes the National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health Care Final Report.
Compendium of Cultural Competence Initiatives in Health Care
A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation identifying cultural competence initiatives in both the public and private sectors.
Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Tool
From the American Academy of Family Physicians
Diversity Rx
Database of cultural competence model programs, multicultural health best practices, policy and legal resources, links to other websites, and a free email update service and cultural competency listserv.
Ethnomed
Culture profiles, clinical topics, and patient education materials from the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center.
The M+CO National QAPI Project for 2003
Documents supporting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2003 national quality assessment performance improvement (QAPI) project on clinical health care disparities for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. Includes project guide, self-evaluation forms, planning tools, and presentations.
National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University
Searchable resource database, policy briefs, planning and self-assessment tools, and web links.
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Recommended Core Curriculum Guidelines on Culturally Sensitive and Competent Health Care
Tools and Resources
From the Cultural Competency Division of the University of Michigan Health System
Databases
Selected Health Sciences Databases
Complete list
PubMed w/ E-Journals
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's freely available interface for MEDLINE, the premier biomedical literature database. Using the PubMed w/E-Journals link, UIC users can link directly to full-text online for many articles.
CINAHL
Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature
EMBASE--Excerpta Medica Database
A biomedical literature database, sometimes referred to as the "European MEDLINE." A small percentage of journals indexed in EMBASE are not searchable elsewhere.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
A database of article citations for research conducted using various tests and measurements. Limit to "BMDS availability" to retrieve instruments available for sale from the publisher of the database.
Other databases available at UIC
Alphabetical List
Census.gov: American Factfinder
Data sets, maps, and reference tools from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Ethnic News Watch
News culture and history citations from publications of the ethnic, minority, and native press. In both English and Spanish. Try a keyword search for "Hispanic health" to get started.
Digital Dissertations
Formerly Dissertation Abstracts. A database of dissertations and some Master's theses.
Online Journals & Documents (UIC Access Only)
The following journals and electronic documents may be accessed from this subject guide, the University Library online catalog (UICCAT), and from the E-Journals List.
Health Issues
Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
Culture, medicine and psychiatry
Journal of gender, culture, and health
Journal of transcultural nursing
De corazan a corazan : guia bilingue para organizar una charla = From heart to heart: a bilingual group discussion guide. (Adobe Acrobat required to view document)
Hispanic health: problems with coverage, access, and health disparities: hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Health of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, on examining Hispanic health problems, focusing on coverage, access, and health disparities, September 23, 2002. (Adobe Acrobat required to view document)
Educational Issues
Bilingual review
Hispanic outlook in higher education
School practices to promote the achievement of Hispanic students (ERIC Database File)
Creating the will : a report to the President of the United States, the Secretary of Education, and the nation / by the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. (Adobe Acrobat required to view document)
Print Resources
Search for books and journals in the library collection using UICCAT, the library catalog.
- Some subjects to search for are Hispanic Americans, Cultural Diversity, Minority Groups, and Ethnic Groups.
- Enter the term in the search box, select "subject" in the "search by" menu, and click on "search".
- When UICCAT gives you a list of subject headings, be sure to select the heading for which "Medical subject headings" is the heading type.
Other Library Resources
Medical Education Subject Guide
USMLE websites and review books in the library collection, tools for selecting a residency, teaching resources, statistics, diversity in medical education, and more.
Ask a Librarian
Get help with your research questions via email or chat.
Websites Relating to Hispanic Health
The Hispanic Center of Excellence
Part of the UIC College of Medicine, the HCoE's mission is to improve recruitment and development of Latino medical students and faculty and to support research on minority health issues. Their website includes links to a number of web resources relating to their mission and Hispanic Health more generally.
Government Agency Websites in Spanish
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Agencia para Sustancias Tóxicas y el Registro de Enfermedades / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Prevención y Control del Cancer / Cancer Prevention and Control, from the CDC
Centro Nacional de Salud Ambiental / National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
Genómica y Prevención de Enfermedades / Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention, CDC
Instituto Nacional de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Last updated: Monday, 25-Oct-2004 10:44:39 CDT
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