Welcome to the Erickson Library's Cross Cultural Health resource guide. You'll find tabs at the top that will lead you to additional information with print and online resources.
The Erickson Library is here you find credible and relaible information. Please feel free to call or email with any of your research questions!
NEW! CultureGrams through ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health!
The Erickson Library is here you find credible and relaible information. Please feel free to call or email with any of your research questions!
NEW! CultureGrams through ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health!
Finding background information on your topic is helpful before you dive into specific databases.
Britannica Academic, Credo Reference, and Global Road Warrior will help you gather ideas for keyword and topics. You'll find information on geography, culture, history, climate, economy and government, education, health, religion, transportation, and much more.
Britannica Academic, Credo Reference, and Global Road Warrior will help you gather ideas for keyword and topics. You'll find information on geography, culture, history, climate, economy and government, education, health, religion, transportation, and much more.
- Britannica Academic
Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and more. - Credo Reference
Search over 3 million full text entries in 1,200 electronic reference books! Watch How to Run a Basic Search on Credo. - Global Road Warrior
Global Road Warrior is the world’s most extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Global Road Warrior consists of 174 Country Guides of 119 topics each. No other single resource covers so many topics, so well, for so many countries.
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American Indian Health and Nursing (available online)
Community Health Narratives: a Reader (available online)
Cultural Sensibility in Healthcare: a Personal & Professional Guidebook (available online)
Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families: Culturally Responsive Practice (available online)
Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care, Third Edition: Inquiry, Action, and Innovation (available online)
The Transgender Handbook: A Guide for Transgender People, Their Families and Professionals (available online)
Handbook of Patients' Spiritual and Cultural Values for Health Care Professionals (HealthCare Chaplaincy, pdf format)
Includes chapters on Western and Eastern religions as well as Baha'i, Rastafarian, Santeria, Voodoo, and Wicca; also chapters on major American cultures, African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern/Northern African, East Indian, East Asian, and Euro-Asian cultures.
A Provider's Handbook on Culturally Competent Care: Women's Health (Kaiser Permanente National Diversity Office, pdf format)
Includes chapters on demographics, health beliefs and patterns of care, and lesbian health.
Includes chapters on Western and Eastern religions as well as Baha'i, Rastafarian, Santeria, Voodoo, and Wicca; also chapters on major American cultures, African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern/Northern African, East Indian, East Asian, and Euro-Asian cultures.
A Provider's Handbook on Culturally Competent Care: Women's Health (Kaiser Permanente National Diversity Office, pdf format)
Includes chapters on demographics, health beliefs and patterns of care, and lesbian health.
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either a) in the public domain or b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities (retain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute). creativecommons.org
Northern and Indigenous Health and Healthcare
Overview of Health Care in Islamic History and Experience- Business Source Premier - Country Reports
A subset of EBSCO's Business Search Premier includes Country Reports. - CINAHL Complete
CINAHL Complete is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for nearly 1,400 journals indexed in CINAHL. With full-text coverage dating back to 1937, it is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature. - Global Road Warrior
Global Road Warrior is the world’s most extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Global Road Warrior consists of 174 Country Guides of 119 topics each. No other single resource covers so many topics, so well, for so many countries. - Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information which includes drug information in lay language for consumers. - ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium
Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Premium is a user-friendly, multiformat database for nursing research, clinical skills development, and curriculum support. It delivers a diverse mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources. - Britannica Academic
Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and more.
Arctic Health
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of our planet's northernmost inhabitants.
Culture Care Connection
Aimed at increasing the cultural competence of health care providers serving Minnesota's diverse populations.
EthnoMed
Information about culture, language, health, illnes and community resources directly accessible to health care providers who see patients from different ethnic groups.
Health Information Translations
Education resources in multiple languages for health care professionals.
MedlinePlus in Multiple Languages (from the U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Health Information in Many Languages.
Jewish and Muslim Patients' Dietary Needs (from Minority Nurse)
Provides information about religious dietary mandates and how to accomodate patients' needs.
Think Cultural Health
Guide to providing effective communication and language assistance services.
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of our planet's northernmost inhabitants.
Culture Care Connection
Aimed at increasing the cultural competence of health care providers serving Minnesota's diverse populations.
EthnoMed
Information about culture, language, health, illnes and community resources directly accessible to health care providers who see patients from different ethnic groups.
Health Information Translations
Education resources in multiple languages for health care professionals.
MedlinePlus in Multiple Languages (from the U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Health Information in Many Languages.
Jewish and Muslim Patients' Dietary Needs (from Minority Nurse)
Provides information about religious dietary mandates and how to accomodate patients' needs.
Think Cultural Health
Guide to providing effective communication and language assistance services.
American Indian and Alaska Native Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Asian American Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Black and African American Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Latino and Hispanic American Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
LGBTQ+ Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Asian American Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Black and African American Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Latino and Hispanic American Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
LGBTQ+ Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health
From Medline Plus, includes summary information as well as statistics and research information.