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African American Health Resources

Frederick Hospital Surgery

*Photo courtesy of the National Library of Medicine

New Links

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

History of Black History Month - InfoPlease

Broadcast and Photo Services - U.S. Census Bureau

African American Health Center

BlackhealthCare.com

African American Health Coalition

MERLOT - African American Health Disparities Interactive Module

Health Power

Journey to Wellness - Online Magazine for African-Americans

Medical News

Discrimination Contributes To African-American Health Disparities

Over 30% of African Americans in Jackson Heart Study have metabolic syndrome

Younger African American Women At Significantly Higher Risk For Breast Cancer

African-Americans need equal treatment for pain, SLU study finds

National Dairy Council Reports That African-Americans May Lack Key Nutrients For Optimal Health

Medical News - Women

News from Black Women's Health Initiative

Medical News - Journal Notes

CDC Office of Minority Health - African American History Month

Books

  • Affirmative action in medicine : improving health care for everyone.
    By James L., Curtis. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2003.
    W 76 C979a 2002

  • The African-American Guide to Hepatitis C.
    By Samuel J. Daniel, Temima Markovits, Vernon A. Williams. Hilton Pub. Co., 2005.
    WC 536 D184a 2005

  • Building health coalitions in the Black community.
    By Ronald L. Braithwaite. Sage Publications, c2000.
    WA 546 AA1 B799b 2000

  • Communities of care : assisted living for African American elders.
    By Mary M. Ball. Johns Hopkins University Press, c2005.
    WT 27 AA1 C734 2005

  • Good Health for African Americans.
    Barbara M. Dixon with Josleen Wilson ; foreword by Elijah Saunders. Crown, 1994.
    WB 720 D621g 1994

  • Health care divided : race and healing a nation.
    By David Barton Smith. University of Michigan Press, 1999.
    WA 300 S645h 1999

  • Health issues in the Black community.
    By Ronald L. Braithwaite. Jossey-Bass, c2001.
    WA 300 H437 2001

  • Hello Neighbor! a gathering of healthy recipes from your friends & neighbors in the Hispanic & African American communities.
    City of Buffalo Neighborhood Diabetes Coalition. Buffalo, N.Y. : NDC, 1996.
    WK 819 C581h 2003

  • Honey Baby sugar child.
    By Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by Susan Keeter. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005.
    WS 105.5 F2 D911h 2005

  • The New Soul Food Cookbook for people with diabetes.
    by Fabiola Demps Gaines and Roniece Weaver. Alexandria, VA : American Diabetes Association, 2006.
    Consumer Health WK 819 G142n 2006

  • Sisters in Science : Conversations With Black Women Scientists About Race, Gender, and Their Passion For Science.
    [interviews by] Diann Jordan. Purdue University Press, c2006.
    Q 141 S623 2006

  • Minority Populations and Health : An Introduction to Health Disparities in the United States.
    by Thomas A. LaVeist. Jossey-Bass, c2005
    WA 300 L399m 2005 "

  • Say My Name: Black Women and Health

Consumer Health Books

  • The Black Woman's Guide to Black Men's Health.
    By Andrea King Collier And Willarda V. Edwards. Warner Wellness Books, 2007 Consumer Health
    WA 300 C699b 2007

  • Managing Cancer : The African American's Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
    By George H. Rawls, Frank P. and others. Hilton Pub. Co., c2006 Consumer Health
    QZ 201 R259m 2006eo

Consumer Health Videos

  • Living With Diabetes: A Guide For African Americans.
    Conrad & Associates, 2004 Consumer Health Video
    WK 810 L785 2004

Web Sites

African American Health - NIH

BlackDoctor.Org

The Issue Between Race and Medicine


Women

Databases

Videos

  • Miss Evers’ Boys.
    Anastasia Productions ; directed by Joseph Argent. HBO Home Video, 1997.
    WY 161 97-138 1997

  • Susceptible to Kindness - Miss Evers’ boys and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
    a production of the Educational Television Center media Services, Cornell University. Cornell University, 1994.
    WC 160 94-105 1994

  • Deadly Deception.
    WGBH Educational Foundation with George Strait. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993.
    WC 160 93-114 1993

  • Sickle Cell Disease: the faces of our children.
    Produced by Spicer Productions, Inc., in association with MedComm, Inc. Fanlight Productions, 1999.
    WH 170 99-134 1999

  • Videos from biography.com
 
 
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