Only 6% of psychologists, 8% of counselors, and 11% of social workers are from countries of color.

East Asia

China

EthnoMed. Chinese Homepage.
Information about Chinese history, culture, and community with emphasis on health related issues.
http://ethnomed.org/culture/chinese

Culture Clues. Communicating with Your Chinese Patient.
Culture Clues is designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from the diverse cultures served by University of Washington Medical Center.
http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/PDFs/ChineseCultureClue.pdf

Chinese: Health Beliefs and Practices.
Information on refugee health and resettlement compiled by Charles Kemp from Baylor University.
http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Charles_Kemp/www/chinese.htm

BC's Mental Health Journal - Visions: Chinese Culture and Mental Health
http://www.cmha.bc.ca/files/09.pdf

Traditional Chinese Medicine Network
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Network’s purpose is to forge links between Traditional Healers all over the world, irrespective of their ethnic background or medical traditions, to educate the public about Traditional Healing and to foster its practice.
http://www.traditionalmedicine.net.au/

National Qigong Association

The national Qigong (Chi Kung) Association is the premier membership organization for qigong.
http://nqa.org/

Korea

Culture Clues. Communicating with Your Korean Patient.
Culture Clues is designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from the diverse cultures served by University of Washington Medical Center.
http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/PDFs/KoreanCultureClue.pdf

Korean
Information on refugee health and resettlement compiled by Charles Kemp from Baylor University.
http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Charles_Kemp/www/korean_health.htm

Japan

Traditional Health Practices: Japanese Traditional Healing Practices.
http://www.hawcc.hawaii.edu/nursing/japan1.htm

 

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