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African American Health Resources

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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

• African American Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer May Benefit From Genetic Testing

CDC Office of Minority Health - African American History Month

• Highlights in Minority Health & Health Disparities
• CDC Fact Sheet – Racial/Ethnic and Health Disparities
• CDC Black or African American Populations
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• Office of Minority Health - United States Department of Health and Human Services

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 "

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

Watch Videos Online

Women

• African-American Breastfeeding Alliance
• Black Women's Health.com
• Black Women's Health Imperative
• Women's Health.gov: The Federal Government's Source for Health Information

National Library of Medicine

• MedlinePlus – African American Health

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