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Mick’s Picks:
Cultural Diversity

• AFRO-America@: the Afro-American Newspapers Home Page
  This web site contains news from around the nation that is of interest to the Afro-American community.
• Arts and History – Virtual Forum of Mexican Culture
  A web site that features the art and history of Mexican culture.
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), The World Factbook
  The CIA’s World Facts web site features all the countries of the world along with maps for each country, flag, government, climate, people, culture and industry.
• CREDE (Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence)
  Related links, diversity/multicultural education, Spanish language sites, technology.
• Cultural Diversity Training Catalog
  This web site offers cultural diversity training information through HR Press. The address to order information is given at bottom of page.
  • Selection of Cultural Diversity Training Materials for the Workplace – This web site provides cultural diversity training materials for the workplace.
• The Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland
  Culturally Specific Diabetes Education Materials.
• Dictionaries/Translators
  • Babel Fish Translation – Translate a block of text or a web page.
  • Dictionary.com – Language resources, language dictionaries and translation.
  • YourDictionary.com – Language dictionaries, translate foreign languages, glossary.
• DiversityInc.com
  Diversity news, newsletters, hot topics, industries and career information. Requires registration to access free areas of the site.
• Extensión en Español
  A national clearinghouse for Spanish-language educational resources operated by and for Extension professionals.
  • Extension Resources in Spanish – List of Extension web sites that provide resources in Spanish.
  • Government Resources in Spanish
  • Non-governmental Resources in Spanish
• Healthfinder® – Español
  Healthfinder Newsletter in Spanish. This is reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• How-to Information – Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Home Economics
  Extension outreach of New Mexico State University’s College of Agriculture and Home Economics in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Spanish Language Resources / Recursos en español – Publications/Publicaciones, Healthy Food/Comida Saludable, News/Noticias y Spanish Videos/Videos en Español.
• Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
  Latest News, Tool Kits, Kid's Zone - Meet Pablo, Helpful Tips and Multimedia.
  • Iniciativa Para la Excelencia en la Educaión de los Hispanoamericanos – Ultimas Noticias, Herramientas Útiles, Kid's Zone – Conozca a Pablo, Consejos Utiles y Multimedia.
• National Agricultural Library/USDA – Ethnic/Cultural Topic Page (Food & Nutrition Information Center)
  This Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) Topic Page was designed to provide ethnic and cultural topics information.
  • Cultural and Ethnic Food and Nutrition Education Materials: A Resource List for Educators
• National Council on Family Relations, Ethnic Minority Section web site
  This web site addresses issues pertaining to ethnic minority families.
• The National Plan for Action
  Captures the status of minority health disparities in our country and proposes 20 strategies for their elimination. It is a thorough collaborative effort of representatives from community, faith-based and non-profit organizations, academic institutions, foundations and Federal, State and local agencies. Initiated by the Office of Minority Health, the National Plan for Action inspires us to move forward to implement the strategies and provides us a roadmap to make an impact in the elimination of minority health disparities, a costly and undue burden on our country.
  
  
  • Funding
  • Data/Statistics
  • Cultural Competency
  • Health Topics
  • Minority Populations
• Minority Programs Supported by NIAID
  Information on fellowships and research opportunities. This web site gives a listing of minority programs supported by NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Council News.
• Office of Minority Health Resource Center
  The Office of Minority Health Resource Center was established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health in 1987. Publications, Database, Funding, Knowledge Center and Health Links are found here.
• Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
  A web site by the CDC (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion). Health objectives, goals, collaborations, steps, organizations and links.
• SouthWestern Bell WorldRoom
  At the International Center at the Bush Presidential Library Complex are found international resources and programs.
• Texas A&M University
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI)
  • Texas A&M University – Diversity
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, FDA, CFSAN
  Documents in a variety of languages.
• FDA Alimentos y Cosméticos Internacionales / Documentos en Lengua Foránea
• U.S. Department of Interior – Workforce Diversity
  Useful equal opportunity links, general, rights and resources.

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Last updated: 26 July, 2010

Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.