Below are links to other organizations' and government agencies' health disparities-related activities, including reports and cultural competency resources. Inclusion on this list should not be construed as endorsement of these organizations or their documents by ASCO.

Commission to End Health Care Disparities- information on the Commission’s health disparities activities

National Cancer Institute: Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities- information and statistics on cancer health disparities and related research

National Cancer Institute: Special Populations Networks- information on the Special Populations Networks and their community-based cancer awareness programs to end disparities

Intercultural Cancer Council- information on the ICC and their efforts to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States and its associated territories

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Minority Health and Health Care Disparities- daily health disparities news

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Minority Health- information and statistics on health disparities in the United States

CDC: Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities- provides links to CDC research and information on minority health in the United States

Reports

AHRQ National Healthcare Disparities Report- describes the quality of and access to care for multiple populations within the United States (released February 2008)

Institute of Medicine’s Report on Disparities in Health Care- information on the state of health disparities in the United States (released March 2002)

Cultural Competency Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The Office of Minority Health- provides links to a number of federal cultural competency tools

American Medical Student Association: Cultural Competency in Medicine- information on cultural competency for physicians-in-training