African American Community Health
Abstract
African American communities see diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease affecting their friends and families every day. Free online resources from the National Library of Medicine and other reliable sources are available to help. This two hour class will provides participants with some basic health information as well as information specific to the African American community. The class is available hands-on or as an interactive presentation. 2 hours.
Objectives
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Navigate MedlinePlus to find basic and African American health information
- Read about genetic conditions affecting African Americans
- Search for household product ingredients Identify other reliable health information resources for African Americans
- Find resources for community outreach and funding
Course Materials
- African American Community Health PowerPoint Presentation
- African American Community Health Microsoft Word Presentation
- Practice Questions
- Practice Questions and Answers
- Brochure
Continuing Education
Upon successful completion of this class, each participant will receive 2 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.
NLM Resources: African American Health
MedlinePlus
http://medlineplus.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html
ClinicalTrials.gov
http://clinicaltrials.gov/
NIHSeniorHealth
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
Household Products
http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/
Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
AIDSInfo
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Other NLM Resources:
Health Hotlines
http://healthhotlines.nlm.nih.gov/
ToxTown
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
Other Reliable Health Information for African American Health
AIDS.gov
www.aids.gov
http://www.aids.gov/target/minority/index.html#african
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/africanamericans.jsp
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3025278M
American Stroke Association
http://www.strokeassociation.org
http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030549
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/BAA/BAA.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/aa/index.htm
Health Finder
www.healthfinder.gov
http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=215&branch=1
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/disparities
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cre/resource1.asp
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cre/fact1.asp
Instructors
Arpita Bose, Acting Associate Director; Outreach and Communications Coordinator, arpita.bose@med.nyu.edu, 212-263-4176
Mandy Bayer Meloy, Community Outreach Coordinator, mbayerme@hshsl.umaryland.edu, 410-706-2855
Toni Yancey, Outreach Exhibits Coordinator, tyancey@hshsl.umaryland.edu, 410-706-2855
Developers
Toni Yancey , Outreach Coordinator, SE/A Region
Mandy Bayer Meloy, Community
Outreach Coordinator, SE/A Region
