Resources

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Maine Resources

• Maine: Women's Health Disparities - state-level look at disparities among women of different races and ethnicities on a broad range of indicators of health and well-being.
• Portland Public Health Division - Minority Health Program - established to help address the health related issues and needs of all minority communities in the Greater Portland area.
• WIC (Women, Infants and Children) - a nutrition program for thousands of Maine families, helping Maine kids to grow up strong and healthy

Refugees and Immigrants in Maine

• Catholic Charities of Maine
• City of Portland Refugee Programs

National Resources

• Guidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning for and Responding to Emergencies (*pdf)
• HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.
• Indian Health Service - health care resources available to eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN).
• National Center for Cultural Commpetencies -
• National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA) - to increase the effectiveness of programs that target the elimination of health disparities through the coordination of partners, leaders, and stakeholders committed to action.
• National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity - provides a common set of goals and objectives for public and private sector initiatives and partnerships to help racial and ethnic minorities -- and other underserved groups -- reach their full health potential.
• Office of Office of Minority Health & Refugee Affair - New Hampshire Office of Minority Health & refugee Affairs

Other Non-government Resources

• AHRQ-Funded Research on Health Care - for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
• Alzheimer's Association
• American Cancer Society (ACS)
• Americans Diabetes Association (ADA)
• American Heart Association (AHA)
• American Lung Association (ALA)
• Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA)
• International Interracial Association - an organization with the aim of promoting racial and cultural harmony worldwide.
• Multicultural Mental Health Resources web page to order publications
• Multiracial Family Circle - to provide opportunities for education, support, and socialization for multiracial individuals, families, people involved in interracial relationships, and transracial adoption families.
• Unnatural Causes - About Health Equity