Humans Differences 

AACN (2009). Tool Kit for Graduate Cultural Competence.
The Tool Kit includes numerous resources and references as well as classic work on cultural competence in nursing.  Many of the websites provide comprehensive resources for a variety of topics users are encouraged to peruse. 

Cultural Awareness in Healthcare Medcom Videos. 

After linking to the site for the first time, set up a personal account to view videos and take post-tests. [CSS login required]

• VID78796B-T Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: An Action Plan (w/Video) (0.5 hours CE)

• VID78796A-T Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Understanding the Need (w/Video) (0.5 hours CE)

• VID78796C-T Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Your Practice (w/Video) (0.5 hours CE)

Project READY: Reimagining Equity & Access for Diverse Youth. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

A free online professional development curriculum for those interested in improving their knowledge about race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. Modules 2-13 focus on these topics. Each module has readings, videos, reflections and resources.

Richards-Desai & Lewis (2020). Conversations about Culture: Video and Lesson Plan (2020). University at Buffalo School of Social Work. 

This module introduces the concept of cultural humility as a guiding principle for effective cross-cultural communication and collaboration. It includes videos; readings, reflective exercises, self-assessment tools, additional resources and references.

Division of Equity and Inclusion Cultural Humility. The University of Oregon.

This site contains readings, videos, training and resources, including What is Cultural Humility? and Distinguishing Cultural Humility from Cultural Competence.

Think Cultural Health. Education. Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Explore several free, continuing education e-learning programs designed to help you provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) for nurses, NPs, PAs, behavioral health professionals, emergency personnel, maternal health providers, and others.

NAADAC. Cultural Humility Resources.

This site has resources on cultural humility in the addiction profession, including topics on the LGBTQ and Black Communities. You can earn Continuing Education Hours (CEs).

American Hospital Association Institute for Diversity & Health Equity.

• IFDHE Podcasts

• IFDHE Videos

• Archived Diversity Dialogues

AIDS Education and Training Center-National Multicultural Center (AETC-NMC). Case Studies in Cultural Competency. Howard University.

Provides case studies in 18 categories including Adolescents, Incarcerated People Living with HIV/AIDS and Women.

National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing.

• McMillan, K. (2021, June). Summary Report: Listening Sessions on Racism in Nursing.

• Alexander, G. R. (2021, June). Defining racism. 

Bailey, Feldman & Bassett (2021, February 25). How Structural Racism Works — Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities. New England Journal of Medicine, 2021(384}, 768-773. DOI: 0.1056/NEJMms2025396 [CSS login required]

Churchwell, Elkind, Benjamin, Carson, Chang, Lawrence, Mills, Odom, Rodriguez, C., Rodriguez, F., Sanchez, Sharrief, Sims, Williams (2021). Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation, 142(24), 454–468. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000936 

American Public Health Association (2020, October 24). Structural Racism is a Public Health Crisis: Impact on the Black Community. Policy Number: LB20-04

The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation [Webinar Series] (2015). American Public Health Association (APHA).

There are 4, 1-hour webinars in the series. Slides are provided for each.

Advancing Racial Equity Webinar Series (2021, March). American Public Health Association (APHA).

This guide recaps the content of 6 webinars and provides discussion questions and activities. The first webinar is on Youtube (Racism: The Ultimate Underlying Condition). All can be viewed if you register with APHA (click the video of your choice to register).

Williams, D. (2016, November). How racism makes us sick [Video]. TED Conferences. (17:18)

What is privilege? [Video playlist]. TED Conferences.

This playlist has 10 videos from 7-51 minutes long.

The link between health and racism [Video playlist]. TED Conferences.

This playlist has 7 videos from 7-17 minutes long.

Herbes-Sommers, C. Cheng, J. Adelman, L. Smith, L. Strain, T. (Director). (2003). Race - The Power of an Illusion [Video]. California Newsreel. Retrieved from Kanopy. (3 videos, 172 minutes total)  [CSS login required]

Smith, C. [Crash Course]. (2022). Black American History (in 50 episodes) [YouTube Video Playlist].

Clint Smith will teach you about the experience of Black people in America, from the arrival of the first enslaved Black people who arrived at Jamestown all the way to the Black Lives Matter movement. Each video is less than 15 minutes.

The Public Health Commute. A medical school curriculum supplement developed for Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Each topic has text, videos, podcasts, references, and a section on how to learn more.

• Racism and Health Disparities (1-1/2 - 3 hours)

• Immigrant Health (1 - 3 hours)

Culture Care Connection. Addressing Bias & Driving Equity. Status Health

This page has several sections with resources and learning opportunities

2020 Census Data.

Although the page title refers to MN, you can change the state and look at Race and Ethnicity data for any state and each county within it.

EthnoMed. The University of Washington.

Provides information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other topics related to the health care of immigrants to the U.S., many of whom are refugees.

Culture Care Connection. Cultural Responsiveness. Stratis Health.

Click the plus sign (+) next to View Diversity in Minnesota Information Sheets to see population-specific information on many minority groups in MN, including Deaf / Hard of Hearing.

Office of Minority Health. Minority Population Profiles. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This section of the site contains health profiles on Black/African Americans, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Hispanic/Latinos and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders. After selecting a group from the main page, select a disease in the left navbar to learn more. This site also allows you to see the states with the highest populations of each minority.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Identity and Cultural Dimensions. 

This site discusses mental health issues of different groups, including Indigenous, Black/African American, Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, LGBTQI, and People with Disabilities. Resources related to each group are available, as well.

Vital Signs (2017). African American Health: Creating equal opportunities for health. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Contains data, a video, infographics and resources.

Mental Health America. Black And African American Communities And Mental Health. 

Historically, Black and African American experience in America has and continues to be characterized by trauma and violence more often than for their White counterparts and impacts emotional and mental health of both youth and adults.

NAMI (2021, April 19). Impact Of Racism and Trauma On Black Mental Health [Video]. (1:20:02)

Alcindor, Y. (2021, May 18). Examining the American Medical Association’s racist history and its overdue reckoning [TV Series Episode]. In PBS NewsHour, PBS. (7:17)

Interview with Dr. Aletha Maybank, the American Medical Association's chief health equity officer, about the organization's racist history, how it plans to reckon with it, and the intersection of race and medicine.

White, Thornton, & Greene (2021, August 26). Remembering Past Lessons about Structural Racism — Recentering Black Theorists of Health and Society. New England Journal of Medicine 2021; 385:850-855. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMms2035550 

Connects research from 1899 and today on how structural racism is a driver of racial and ethnic disparities in clinical medicine and public health. [Must be logged into CSS]

Pallok, De Maio, & Ansell (2019, April 18). Structural Racism — A 60-Year-Old Black Woman with Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 2019; 380:1489-1493. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1811499

Accompanied by an interview with Dr. David Ansell on racial disparities in health that result from unequal distribution of power and resources. (09:55) [Must be logged into CSS]

Karandinos, B.A., and Philippe Bourgois (2019, January 17). The Structural Violence of Hyperincarceration — A 44-Year-Old Man with Back Pain. New England Journal of Medicine 2019; 380:205-209. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1811542

Accompanied by an interview with George Karandinos on high rates of incarceration among racial and ethnic minorities as a driver of health disparities in the United States. (14:06)  [Must be logged into CSS]

African Americans in Minnesota (data from Stratis Health)

The Anishinaabe Community: One of Minnesota's original communities. Blue Cross Blue Shield on Minnesota.
This interactive multi-media project provides an overview of the Anishinaabe, demographics, health challenges, culturally based solutions, customs, and resources to learn more.

Seven Directions. Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors, University of Washington‍

The first national public health institute in the U.S.  to focus solely on improving Indigenous health and wellness has numerous videos and publications, including some focused resources on Covid-19 & opioid addiction.

Houska, K. (2017). The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for Indigenous rights. (10:55)

Stevens & Aspinwall (Hosts) (2021, Jul 1). Native Ways: Health and Medicine (Season 16, Episode 1) [TV series episode]. Native report. PBS. (26:45)

Savage, R. (2020). Walking in two worlds: Canada's 'two-spirit' doctor guiding trans teenagers. Related video: The Indigenous Doctor Helping Trans Youth (12:14)

Skurnik, J. & Vasquez, R. (Director). (2012). The Thick Dark Fog [Video]. New Day Films. Retrieved from Kanopy. (57 min)  [CSS login required]

International Journal of Indigenous Health. Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

This publicly accessible journal has numerous articles. Some of the topics are: the impact of climate change, ethics, youth, end-of-life care, and HIV.

American Indians in Minnesota (data from Stratis Health)

Physicians Apply. Indigenous health. Medical Council of Canada.

Although this self-education program is meant for physicians in Canada, it is valuable for nurse practitioners in the U.S. too. There is an unfolding video case study, exercises, reflections and resources, but the videos themselves are valuable. 

Hafeez, H., Zeshan, M., Tahir, M. A., Jahan, N., & Naveed, S. (2017). Health Care Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: A Literature Review. Cureus, 9(4), e1184. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1184

Healthy People 2020 (2020). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health. Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This site discusses health-related issues and provides links to additional resources.

CDC (2021). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

This site provides data and resources on different segments of this population.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Professional Resources: Healthcare Professionals.

This section of the site provides resources on providing inclusive care to LGBTQ+ patients. 

GLMA (2013). Cultural Competence Webinar Series: Quality Healthcare for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender People. Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This webinar series explores the health concerns and healthcare of LGBT people. It reviews the social determinants that influence how LGBT people seek and receive care and the impact those influences have on health. Each webinar is approximately 1-½ hours long. Slides are available for download.

Howard Brown Health. Patient Care - LGBTQ. 

They offer 3 learning modules: LGBTQ Essentials: Foundations of Care, Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Essentials and Creating Trans Affirming Spaces – Using Gender Appropriate Language

SAGECare Education. Working With Patients Who Are Transgender.

This module introduces providers to the nuances of working with patients who are also transgender. They also have a module on Hearing and Using LGBT-Affirming Language and a podcast on LGBT Inclusion.

CDC. Rural Health. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Rural Americans (15% of the U.S. population) face numerous health disparities compared with their urban counterparts. This page discusses why this is so.

The Public Health Commute.  Rural Health

Includes text, videos, podcasts, and references. It takes approximately 2-½ hours to complete.

The Rural Health Information Hub [site is supported by HRSA and HHS]

This site has numerous resources including health data on specific populations, Rural Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health for Rural People, and State Guides.

National Rural Health Resource Center (2020). Transitioning to Practice.

This series of videos has been designed to provide advanced practice nursing students and recent graduates from CSS’s Rural Academic Practice Partnership ANEW program with tools and strategies to help smooth the transition into practice.

RHIhub. Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis.

This guide will help you learn about activities underway to address the opioid crisis in rural communities at the national, state, and local levels across the country. It identifies:

• Initiatives and funding opportunities

• Rural program examples

• Tools and resources focused on prevention, harm reduction, and treatment

Gale (2018). The Role of Rural Hospitals in Addressing Substance Use Problems. University of Southern Maine’s Rural Health Research Center. National Rural Health Resource Center. (61:00) 

Olenick, M., Flowers, M., & Diaz, V. J. (2015). US veterans and their unique issues: enhancing health care professional awareness. Advances in medical education and practice, 6, 635–639. https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S89479

Brignone E, Fargo J, Blais R, Gundlapalli A. (2018, October 11). Chronic Health Conditions Among US Veterans Discharged From Military Service for Misconduct. Prev Chronic Dis, 15:180238. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.180238

AMA. Veterans’ health resources for medical professionals. 

This page has dozens of links to resources such as Trauma therapy for child soldiers, PTSD and dementia, PBS series "Healthy Minds" episode on PTSD and the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Center for Deployment Psychology. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

The CDP trains military and civilian behavioral health professionals to provide high-quality deployment-related behavioral health services to military personnel and their families. The site includes self-paced FREE courses, Clinical Skills Resources, summary of Disorders, and Videos on Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) (among others). 

Colorado Department of Human Services. Behavioral health workforce development: Behavioral Health Integration Modules.

These FREE modules provide comprehensive and practical information about behavioral health integration. “The content of each module was provided by highly regarded national, regional and local experts”. There are nearly 20 topics including Caring for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Primary Care Setting, Delivering Whole Person Care for Our Veterans, Vicarious Trauma, and Whole-Person Care for the Aging.

Symptom Media (2018). Nursing and Mental Health in Video: A Symptom Media Collection [Video playlist]. Alexander Street  [CSS login required]

This playlist has been filtered to include only Psychiatric Nursing and Addiction. There are 25, 6’-16’ videos. 

Symptom Media. Films for Mental Health Education and Training [Video playlist].  [CSS login required]

This first tab has DSM 5 & ICD 10 Guided Case Studies and Assessment Tools. Click on "Activities" at the top of the page to see over 65 SIMs designed to improve competency in assessment, evaluation and management. Each activity includes a video case study presented without any diagnostic information on the client along with one or more clinical assignments — a treatment plan, SOAP note, or Mental Status Exam.

AllCEUs. Continuing education and online certification training for addiction and mental health professionals.

The organization provides multimedia online counseling CEUs and more for mental health and nursing professionals, among others. NAADAC, the national organization for addiction professionals approves CEUs for Addiction Counseling professionals in MN & WI among others.

AllCEUs. Integrative Behavioral Health and Neuropsychology [Video playlist]. Youtube.

• Healing means improving thoughts, behaviors, environments, relationships, health and increasing positive emotions. 

• Topics include addiction, chronic fatigue, hormones, psychopharmacology, the mind-body connection, cognitive behavioral therapy and CBD oil. 70+ videos

AllCEUs (2020, Dec 9). Overview Integrative Behavioral Health [Video]. Youtube. (42:08)

MINT. Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

• What is Motivational Interviewing?

• Site has numerous articles, videos and training on motivational interviewing.

• Look at their library.

Center for Deployment Psychology. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

The CDP trains military and civilian behavioral health professionals to provide high-quality deployment-related behavioral health services to military personnel and their families. They offer self-paced FREE courses, Clinical Skills Resources, and Videos on Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) (among others). 

Vaughn, S. (2021).The Structure of Standard DBT: The 4 Skill Modules. Psychotherapy Academy.

This presentation is an excerpt from the online course “DBT in Practice: Mastering the Essentials” (5.25 CE credits). More presentations on mastering the essentials can be found at the bottom of the page.

Mental Health First Aid. Identify. Understand. Respond. National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

This 1-day, virtual Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. Cost varies from free to $100 depending on the provider.

Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center (n.d.). What is trauma-informed care? [Video]. Center for Health Care Strategies. (3:34)

Vital Signs (2019, November 5). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Preventing early trauma to improve adult health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study

• What does your ACE score mean? (click Check Your Score to take the survey)

Trauma Talks (n.d.). Buffalo Center for Social Research, School of Social Work.

The Talks are interviews with people participating in trauma-informed care. There are many categories to choose from, including Addiction, Disaster, Historical Trauma, LGTBQIA, Mental Health and War.

Psychological Trauma & the Integrated Care Team (SIM). University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. (20 min)

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). 

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. They offer free training modules and for courses on a wide variety of subjects, such as Secondary Traumatic Stress and Culture & Trauma. (You must register to access any of their training modules.)

Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center (2018). Trauma Informed Care. Center for Health Care Strategies.

• Provides resources from trauma-informed care leaders to help improve patient outcomes, increase patient and staff resilience, and reduce avoidable health care service use and costs. 

• View Resources by Topic to filter by your interest.

• Implementing Trauma-Informed Care: A Guidebook (2019, January)

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2014). Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 57. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 13-4801. Rockville, MD: SAMSA.

This ebook provides evidence-based and best practices to work with people who have been exposed to acute and chronic traumas and/or are at risk of developing traumatic stress reactions. 

Menschner & Alexandra Maul (2016). Key Ingredients for Successful Trauma-Informed Care Implementation. Center for Health Care Strategies.

University of Minnesota Extension (2020). Historical trauma and cultural healing.

Contains a three-part short video series with resources on: 

• What is historical trauma?

• How historical trauma is perpetuated today

• How connection to culture and community can heal the wounds

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. Uniformed Services University.

CSTS addresses a wide scope of trauma exposure from the consequences of combat, operations other than war, terrorism, natural and human-made disasters and public health threats. They provide fact sheets on dozens of problems (e.g., Psychological First Aid), podcasts and videos.

National Health Care for the Homeless Council. Trauma-Informed Organizations: Toolkit.

This toolkit provides resources and tools for organizations to begin the process of assessing their current practices, developing and implementing trauma-informed change strategies, and creating a structure for ongoing trauma-informed evaluation.