Healthcare Disparity Reduction Resources

* Patient Education Links
* Interpreter Services
* Municipality Resources
* Hospital Resources
* Cultural Competence
* Disease Specific
* Population Specific
* Provider Resources
* The Uninsured

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* MassChip – identify health disparities in your community with this tool

* Office of Minority Health Toolkit (PDF)

Families USA Health Action 2004 Toolkit

Patient Education Links

* Partnership for Clear Health Communication

* Closing the Health Gap

Interpreter Services

* National Health Law Program

Municipality Resources

* National League of Cities

* Healthy Communities Checklist

Hospital Resources

* Health Research and Education Trust – eliminating disparities through community and hospital partnerships

Cultural Competence

* National Center for Cultural Competence

* Resources for Cross Cultural Care

Disease Specific

* Culturally Competent Prevention and Control of Asthma for American Indians and Alaska Natives

* REACH 2010

* Tools for Improving Quality of Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs

* Report on Disparities in Asthma

* Reducing Cancer Health Disparities

Population Specific

* Health Disparities Among Older Immigrants to U.S. (PDF)

* Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access

* Native American Health

Provider Resources

* Why the Difference: Initiative to Raise Physician Awareness About Disparities in Medical Care

* Health Disparities Collaborative

* American Medical Association: Ethics and Health Disparities

* Through the Physician's Eyes: The Despair of Disparities

The Uninsured

* Families USA 2004 Toolkit