Cultural Competancy Resources
- Europa World Plus (Online)
If you've never heard of someone's home country, this is an extensive and authoritative place to look
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology (Online)Publication Date: 2003-12-31Describes the cultural practices relevant to health in the world's cultures and provides an overview of important topics in medical anthropology.
Encyclopedia of North American Indians (Online)Written by contemporary authorities, the volume features many Native American contributors - including eminent writers, tribal elders, scholars, and activists - with voices as distinct as their subjects, offering a deeper and more informed appreciation of American Indian life, past and present.
Reference Books both print and online have many resources on world cultures.
- Generally shelved in the Es, Gs and Fs
- Counties, People & Cultures SeriesCentral & South America, Western & Central Africa, Eastern & Southern Africa, East Asia & the Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East & North Africa, North America & the Caribbean
American Indian Culture by Call Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference (E98.S7 A443 2015)Publication Date: 2015-09-22
To most effectively search books use the phrase - with quotes: "Indians of North America"
- it's the official Library of Congress subject heading used for Native Americans
Add specific terms such as health, medicine, medical
You will find books such as the ones below with "indians of north america" medicine
- remember to use facets to narrow down results by date, etc:
Another good subject search is Transcultural Care
Mental Health Care for Urban IndiansCall Number: CFL Floor 3 Book Stacks (RC451.5.I5 M463 2006 )Publication Date: 2006-03-15
Native American WorldviewsCall Number: CFL Floor 4 Book Stacks (E98.C79 G56 2002 )Publication Date: 2002-09-01
Searching Transcultural Care in CINHAL retrieves articles from journals such as:
- Journal of Cultural Diversity
- Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing & Healthcare
- Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Mental Health, Religion & Culture
- Journal of Gender, Culture, & Health
- Transcultural Psychiatry
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing
- Ethnicity and Health
Note: use Native Americans as an additional subject term
- Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new windowOver 5,000 full text e-books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and other materials related to diversity, discrimination, anti-racism, ethnic studies, disability studies, gerontology and age studies, migration studies, gender and sexuality studies, cultural studies, and religious studies.
