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Health Disparities/DHHS Initiatives Resources

The Department of Health and Human Services action plan is available at www.omhrc.gov/rah/.

The Office of Minority Health was developed to promote improved health status among minorities with public health policies and programs. Their web site is www.os.dhhs.gov/progorg/ophs/omh.

Information on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality efforts to improve health outcomes for minorities is available at www.ahrq.gov/reseach/minorhlth.htm.

The National Institutes of Health has a National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Its web site is http://www.omhrc.gov.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Strategic Plan to Address Health Disparities are available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/docs/plandisp.htm.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fiscal Year 2000 work plan in the area of ethnic and racial disparities is available at www.cdc.gov/od/perfplan/2000xv.htm.

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH 2010) is a key initiative whose goal is to eliminate racial/ethnic health disparities in the aforementioned key health areas. The web site for this initiative is www.cdc.gov/reach2010

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Fact Sheet Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health care www.ahrq.gov/research/disparit.htm

The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health has a guide to resources on their web site on ethnic and racial health disparities and selected other information on this topic at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_race.html

The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health prepared a list of web sites with information on minority health issues that is available at www.ncemch.org/pic/web898.html

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. Child Health Insurance and Access to Care Knowledge Path. Knowledge paths offer guides to information on the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health and selected electronic and print resources found elsewhere. Identified in the knowledge paths are downloadable electronic publications, databases, project descriptions, electronic discussion lists, and Web sites selected for high-quality information http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_insurance.html

In Print, On Line Books in Brief: Urban Health, Health Disparities. Am J Public Health 2000;96:979-983 lists books and web sites related to health disparities

United States Department of Health and Human Services report America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being, 2001. This report provides information on population and family characteristics including a section on children's environment, economic security, health, behavior, education, and special features. Special features includes a section on childhood asthma. Report is available at http://www.childstats.gov/ac2001/ac01.asp

Child trends is a nonprofit non partisan research organization that studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection and data analysis. Their web site is http://www.childtrends.org. A report on Hispanic youth and families, 'Trends Among Hispanic Children, Youth and Families' that includes preliminary figures form the Census Bureau is available at http://www.childtrends.org/PDF/Hispancifactsheet2.pdf

Books

Byrd WM & Clayton LA. An American Healthy Dilemma: a medical history of African Americans and the Problem of race beginnings to 1900. New York: Routledge, 2000

Byrd WM & Clayton LA An American Health Dilemma: race medicine, and health care in the United States- from 1900 to the dawn of the new millennium. New York: Routledge, 2001.

Tuggle MB. It is well with my soul. Washington DC: American Public Health Association, 2000

Additional resources regarding cultural health beliefs and working with diverse individuals

Assuring Cultural Competence in Health Care: Recommendations for National Standards and an Outcomes-Focused Research Agenda. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services; 1999

Betancourt JR. Diversity in health care: expanding our perspectives. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2000;154:871-872.

Brotherton SE, Stoddard JJ, Tang SS. Minority and nonminority pediatricians' care of minority and poor children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000;154:912-917.

Galanti G. Caring for patients from different cultures case studies from American hospitals 2nd Ed. Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania Press,1997.

Paniagua FA. Assessing and treating culturally diverse clients a practical guide 2nd Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA; Sage Publications, 1998.

Geissler EM. Pocket guide to cultural assessment. St. Louis; Mosby, 1998.

Purnell LD, Paulanka BJ. Transcultural health care a culturally competent approach. Philadelphia; F.A. Davis Company, 1998

Physical Activity Promotion Resources

Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity among Young People. MMWR Recommendations and Reports Vol 46 No RR-6 March 7, 1997

US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1999.

Sammann P. Active Youth: Ideas for Implementing CDC Physical Activity Promotion Guidelines. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1998.

US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. Kids Walk-to-School: A Guide to Promote Walking to School. Atlanta, Georgia, 2000.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. School Health Index for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide. Middle School version. Atlanta, Georgia. 2000. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. School Health Index for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide. High School version. Atlanta, Georgia. 2000. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Chronic Disease Notes & Reports Special Focus: School Health. Winter 2001;14(1)

National Association of State Boards of Education. Fit Healthy, and Ready to Learn, Part 1

This guide, developed in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National School Boards Association, is designed to help state and local decision makers establish effective policies to help students achieve their academic potential and adopt lifelong healthy habits. Part 1 of the guide addresses general school health program policies and specific school policies to promote physical activity and healthy eating and discourage the use of tobacco. Available by contacting NASBE at 1-800-220-5183. Sample policy language is available at http://nasbe.org/healthyschools/fithealthy.mgi

CDCs Healthy Youth Funding Database gives users access to current information on federal funding, state revenue funding, and private sector funding. The database offers examples of how states use federal funds to support adolescent and school health programs. www.cdc.gov/nccdphp and click on the 'funding' button.

A database service developed by the National School Boards Association provides sample school district health policies on request. The database also provides advice on getting policies adopted by local school boards. www.nsba.org/schoolhealth/database.htm

CDC, as part of the Research to Classroom programs, has identified and compiled in Programs That Work a list of curricula with credible evidence of effectiveness.

Patrick K, Spears B. eds. 2001 Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health web site knowledge path, Physical Activity and Children.

Contains links to resources on the web, databases, and bibliography of journal articles, books, and other publications.

http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_phys_activity.html

Resources on Cultural Food Practices and Nutrition Counseling of Diverse Individuals

Graves DE, Suitor CW. Celebrating Diversity: Approaching Families Through Their Food (rev. ed.). Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. 1998

Mennella J. Flavor world of infants: A cross Cultural Perspective. Pediatric Basics 85 (Fall 1998):2-6, 9-11.

Cowell, C. Putting Research into practice. Pediatric Basics 85 (Fall 1998):7-8.

Mennella JA. A cross-cultural perspective. Nutrition Today 1997;32:144-151.

McBean L. Nutritional implications of ethnic and cultural diversity. Dairy Council Digest 1995;66(5).

Sturm L, Drotar D. Communication Strategies for working with parents of infants who fail to thrive. Zero to Three 1992;12(5):25-28.

Bronner Y. Cultural sensitivity and nutrition counseling. Top Clin Nutr 1994;9(2):13-19.

Phillips C. Cultural Dimensions of Feeding Relationships. Zero to Three 1992;12(3):10-13.

Kuhnlein HV. Culture and ecology in dietetics and nutrition. J Am Diet Assoc. 1989;89:1059-1060.

Sucher KP, Kittler PG. Nutrition isn't color blind. J Am Diet Assoc 1991;91:297-299.

Gleghorn E, Sugimura L. Transcultural nutrition counseling: improved compliance. Pediatric Basics 85 (Fall 1998):26-30.

Duyff R. Putting Research into practice. Pediatric Basics 85 (Fall 1998):31-32.

Atkins P, Bowler I. Food in Society Economy Culture Geography. Oxford University Press. New York, 2001.

Kittler PG, Sucher KP. Food and Culture in America A Nutrition Handbook 3rd Edition. West/Wadsworth; Belmong, CA, 2001.

Kittler PG, Sucher KP. Cultural Foods Traditions and Trends. West/Wadsworth; Belmong, CA, 2000.

Alger SJ, Brzezinski, Ellison TH. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Mexican American Food Practices, Customs, and Holidays. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1998.

Halderson K. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Alaskan Native. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1998.

Lau G, Ma KM, Ng A. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Chinese American. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1998

Ikeda JP. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Hmong American. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1999

Claudio VS. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Filipino American. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1994.

Higgins C, Laredo R, Stollar C, Warshaw HS. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Jewish. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1998.

Woolf N, Conti KM, Johnson C, Martinez V, McCloud J, Zephier EM. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Northern Plains Indian. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1999.

Barchman-Carter K, Duncan RM, Pelican S. Ethnic and Regional Food Practices A Series Navajo. American Dietetic Association; Chicago, IL, 1998.

Bronner YL. Nutritional status outcomes for children: ethnic, cultural, and environmental contexts. J Am Diet Assoc 1996;96:891-900,903.

Resources on Promoting Healthy Eating

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. School Health Index for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide. Middle School version. Atlanta, Georgia. 2000. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. School Health Index for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide. High School version. Atlanta, Georgia. 2000. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Healthy Eating. MMWR 1996;45(RR-9);1-33. available at http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00042446.htm

Surveillance for characteristics of health education among secondary schools- School Health Education Profiles, 1998. MMWR CDC Surveillance Summaries 2000;49 (No SS-8).

Food and Nutrition Information Center's web site has a link which describes resources for teachers. The page can be accessed by clicking on the teacher button on the FNIC homepage. The direct URL is http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/educators.html

Story M, Holt K, Sofka D. eds. 2000 Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.

Provides developmental guidelines from the prenatal period through adolescence. Included are strategies and tools to help health professionals incorporate nutrition information and counseling into their primary care services and build partnerships in nutrition with families and community members. In addition a number of special-issue chapters present the latest scientific information on topics such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, iron-deficiency anemia, eating disorders, obesity, vegetarian eating, and sports nutrition

Resources on Diabetes

Information on children and diabetes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activities, and links to additional resources and information is available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/cda2.htm

Glaser N & Jones KL Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. Advances in Pediatrics 43:359-396, 1996.

Quinn L. Type 2 diabetes: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis. Nurs Clin North Am 2001;32:175-192.