Health Disparity Education
All people deserve access to quality health care from providers that respect the gravity of human experience. The following resources serve as one tool for students and doctors to increase their literacy on a myriad of social issues that impact health and safety in seeking care. Materials have been broken down by subject matter. While efforts have been made to include a diverse body of information, this is not an exhaustive list. Email additional resource recommendations to socialjustice@naturopathicstudent.org.
Race/ethnicity
Center for African-American Health
African Services Committee
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
American Indian Health Counsil
Ethnic Majority
American Psychiatric Association: Latino Mental Health
Culture Care Connection: Russian and Eastern European Immigrants
Arab American Culture and Health
Barriers to Care for Immigrants
Homelessness
Voices of Homelessness
National Health Care for the Homeless Counsil
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
Incarceration
Public Health and Prisoners
Prison Fellowship
Veterans
Women Veterans Health Care
Veterans Health Counsil
CDC Veterans Health
Undocumented residents and migrant workers
National Center for Farmworker Health
Migrant Health Promotion
Health Affairs: Immigrants and Health Care
Health Care Use and Needs of Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants
LGB
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
National Coalition for LGBT Health
Lesbian Health and Research Center
Gay Men's Health Crisis
CDC Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
Bisexual Resource Center
Transgendered
Center for Excellence for Transgender Health
Gender.org
AMSA Transgender Health Care
PFLAG Transgender Network
Healthy Sexuality
WHO Sexual Health
Coalition for Positive Sexuality
Sexual Information & Education Counsil of the United States
Reproduction
WHO Reproductive Health
National Counsil for Adoption
National Abortion Federation
Women's Health: Birth Control Methods Fact sheet
Healthy Parenting
LGBT Families
Alternative Parenting and Unschooling
Sex industry workers
Sex Workers Outreach Project
Global Network of Sex Work Projects
Elders
APA Aging and Human Sexuality Resource Guide
National Center on Elder Abuse
Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
People living with disability
Disabled Women's Network Ontario
American Association on Health and Disability
CDC Disability and Health
Disability Resources.org
Violence Against Women with Disabilities
Mental health
Icarus Project
Health Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness
Addiction and disordered eating
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Harm Reduction Coalition
National Counsil on Problem Gambling
National Eating Disorders Association
Body Positive
Violence and trauma
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Training
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
National Online Resource Center on violence Against Women
AMA Violence Prevention
Rape and Incest National Network
National Center for Trauma: Men and Sexual Trauma
Traumatic Stress Education and Advocacy