Social Determinants of Health & Health Disparities: Race and Culture

The Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE) is a technical assistance program that connects and supports refugee resettlement staff globally to deliver effective Cultural Orientation which helps refugees and Special Immigrant Visa holders achieve self-sufficiency in the United States. You can find online courses, webinars, cultural research, and resources for refugees.

The diversitydata.org project identifies metropolitan area indicators of diversity, opportunity, quality of life and health for various racial and ethnic population groups. This website is available to a wide variety of potential users interested in describing, profiling and ranking U.S. metro areas in terms of quality of life. The indicators provide a scorecard on diversity and opportunity, and allow researchers, policymakers and community advocates to compare metro areas and to help them advocate for policy action and social change.

A page through the CDC that provides guidelines for disease screening and treatment in the United States and overseas, tracks and reports disease in these populations, responds to disease outbreaks in the United States and overseas, advises U.S. partners on health care for refugee groups, and educates and communicates with immigrant and refugee groups and partners.

Through REACH, awardee partners plan and carry out local, culturally appropriate programs to address a wide range of health issues among African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

The Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health is a multidisciplinary, collaborative research center housed in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). They aim to promote health equity through research, teaching, and community engagement. You can find research, data, events, and other resources regarding global health social inequalities.