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Ethnomed: Ethnic Medicine Information from Harborview Medical Center
URL: http://www.ethnomed.org/

Description:
EthnoMed seeks to "make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers" of recent immigrants. This searchable clinical resource provides culture-specific pages, journal articles, immigration issues, and links related to public health, patient education, and cross-cultural information. From the University of Washington Health Sciences Library and the Harborview Medical Center's Community House Calls Program in Seattle.

Publisher:
University of Washington; Harborview Medical Center

Extra Keywords
Seattle, Southeast Asian, Amharic, Cambodian, Chinese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Mexican, Oromo, Somali, Tigrean, Vietnamese

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Immigrants -- Health and hygiene
Refugees -- Health and hygiene
Traditional medicine
Transcultural medical care

LII Database Information:
Record 1886 created by Carol Terry on 11/16/2003
Last modification on 11/19/2003
Published: 11/16/2003  
Funding agency: Washington State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1886