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1998 Conference Notes
Notes taken at
Transcultural Nursing Conference, University of Central England 7.10.98 - Cultural
Issues in Health Care - Raising Awareness
Useful WWW links
(thanks to David Harries, University of Middlesex,
and European Network on Transcultural Care
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International Forum on
Urban Poverty  - The International
Forum on Urban Poverty is a partnership of local and international actors working for the
eradication of poverty according to a strategy based on sound governance, partnership and
the participation of people living in poverty. This website contains information on the
work and core issues of the forum, and is available in English, French and Spanish.
Sickle Cell Society
- The Sickle Cell Society was set up
as a registered charity in 1979. It aims to be the most successful sickle cell
organisation nationally with a wide network of well-informed, committed and active
supporters working at local, national and international levels. The websit contains
information about the Society, it's news and it's work, as well as projects, reports and
research and information for health professionals.
Campaign Against Racism
and Fascism - CARF is an
independent anti-racist magazine, documenting resistance against racism - from black and
refugee organisations, monitoring groups,anti-deportation campaigns, and more. The CARF
collective also campaigns actively against racism and provides information, support and
speakers on race issues. The website contains some of the articles available in the CARF
magazine, which is published bimonthly in the UK, as well as campaign information,
contacts and links.
The Health
Promotion Information Centre - Health Related
Resources Database. The site includes a series of health related resources databases for
specific population groups including black and minority ethnicgroups. The databases aim to
provide professionals with up-to-date information about nationally available resources
that promote health and healthy living. Each database contains several hundred reviews of
health-related resources, describing who the resource is for, what it covers, how it can
be used and how to obtain copies. The database for black and minority ethnic groups
include resources reviewed since 1994.
EthnoMed - The
EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other
related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants; also contains Ethnic
Medicine Guide from Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington. Contains a
Resource Bibliography In Cross Cultural Nursing, 1998, by Melinda Mich and Noel Chrisman,
University of Washington.
CulturedMed
- The site provides a good Transcultural Nursing bibligraphy produced by Jacquelyn
Coughlan, State University of New York Institute of Technology. Also includes refugee and
immigrant health databases and statistics, libraries with ethnic collections along with
other materials.
The
Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations - The Centre for Research in
Ethnic Relations is the major academic body in the UK for the research and teaching of
matters concerning racism, migration and ethnic relations. It is a research centre of the
ESRC and is jointly funded by the University of Warwick. The web site includes the
National Ethnic Minority Data Archive (NEMDA).
Transcultural
Nursing Society - The site aims to; promote the field of Transcultural
Nursing, provide information about this field to those who are interested in the topic,
encourage nurses who want to further their education in Transcultural Nursing to join the
Transcultural Nursing Society and promote the interactions of those who are interested in
Transcultural Nursing. The site has a discussion forum for transcultural nursing issues
and also has information for subscribing to its mailing list.
Commission
for Racial Equality (UK) - The Commission for Racial Equality is the
government body for monitoring and advising on race issues in Britain. The web site covers
areas such as law, publications and facts about racism together with a comprehensive list
of contacts.
Britkid
- This is a website about race, racism, and life - as seen though the eyes of the
Britkids. The site has a game which can be used as an educational tool as well as the
serious issues on racism.
Transcultural Nursing -
This is an interactive and continually changing site whereby you can submit case reports
and anecdotes of actual problems that occur as a result of cultural differences. It also
has a discussion forum.
Office
of Minority Health Resources Centre - Allows you to search the following
databases. The Organizations Database contains information about minority health
organizations. The Programs Database includes information about minority health community
and career programs. The Document Database contains listings of over 1400 publications.
These include books, government reports, bibliographies, directories, pamphlets, journals,
magazines, and fact sheets. Entries include short abstracts and information about the
publication.
European Crosspoint Anti Racism
- The site has links to a number of organisations all over the world, all of them working
in the field of human rights, anti-racism, refugees, anti-semitism, women, labour,
antifacism etc.
DiversityRx -
Diversity Rx has information available on how to meet the language and cultural needs of
minorities, immigrants, refugees and other diverse populations seeking health care
Research Centre for Transcultural
Studies in Health - Located at Middlesex University, School of Health,
Biological & Environmental Sciences, the Centre's webpage contains useful information
about its work and many links including all the above addresses.
The Center
for Cross Cultural Health - Very useful
site which offers cultural competency resources, a providers guide for caring across
cultures and the Center's newsletter which can all be downloaded plus community profiles.
Black
information Link - The
Black Information Link is information exchange for Asian, African and Caribbean community
groups and organisations around the UK. This website provides and links to information
about issues such as Arts and Culture, Campaigns, Disability Information, Education,
Health Information, Human Rights, Sustainable Development and Technology.
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