African American Families and
Health Care: A Resource List
Prepared by Mary Hubbard, DRL
Librarian.
Updated April 2002
Black Health Care
http://blackhealthcare.com/
Addresses chronic health concerns in the Black community.
Black Women's Health.com
http://www.blackwomenshealth.com/
A commercial site dedicated to the physical and emotional wellness of
African women.
HealthWeb: Minority Health
http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=53
Many links to federal and educational health sites.
MEDLINEplus
http://medlineplus.gov/
Authoritative site for family health issues. Type African American
Families in the "Search" field.
National Black Child Development Institute
http://www.nbcdi.org/
Produces the newsletters Child Health Talk
and The Black Child Advocate.
NHIC: National Health Information Center
http://www.health.gov/nhic/
Links to more than 1,100 organizations and government offices that
provide health information on request.
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
http://www.omhrc.gov/
Phone 1-800-444-6472
Very helpful and prompt research service, from a Health and Human Services
agency.
Women of Color Health Data Book
http://www.4women.gov/owh/pub/woc/index.htm
The statistics to back up health trends and concerns.
Other Resources
Good Health for African-American Kids
Dixon, Barbara M. with Wilson, Joleen. New York: Crown, 1996. 423 pages.
Available in the Center Disability Resource Library,
#600420.
Information on lifestyle, nutrition, health, and safety.
Equal Partners: African-American Fathers
and Systems of Health Care
Bellevue, WA: National Fathers' Network, 1996. Videotape. 26 min.
Available from our Disability Resource Library,
#222990.
This video describes what happens when African American fathers of children
with disabilities engage with the health care system. Definitely worth
viewing!
Find more information
about this subject
in the online catalog of our Disability Resource
Library.
