Resources and References

1. Resources and References Chong, N. The Latino patient: a cultural guide for health care providers. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press; 2002. deRosset, Leslie and Mullenix, Amy. Multivitamins, Folic Acid and Birth Defects: A North Carolina Study with Latina Women (2006). Under review. deRosset, Leslie and Mullenix, Amy. Qualitative data from focus groups with health care providers and latina women about multivitmains, folic acid and birth defects in North Carolina (2005). North Carolina Folic Acid Council/March of Dimes. Faidman, Anne. The Spirit Catches you and you fall down. 1997. Huerta EE and Macario E. Communicating health risk to ethnic groups: reaching Hispanics as a case study. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 1999;25:23-6. Kasarda JD and Johnson JH. The economic impact of the Hispanic population on the state of North Carolina. Chapel Hill: Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; 2006. Lee SD, Bender DE, Ruiz RE, Cho YI. Development of an easy-to-use Spanish health literacy test. Health Serv Res 2006;41(4):page numbers to be determined. Luckamn, Joan. Transcultural Communication in Health Care. 2000. .

2. Resources and References (con’t) • March of Dimes. Folic Acid and the Prevention of Birth Defect: A National Survey of pre-pregnancy awareness and behavior among women of childbearing age 1995 – 2005. The Gallup Organization. 2005 September. • March of Dimes. March of Dimes launches national folic acid education campaign targeted to Hispanic women. [Online] 2001 Feb 1 [cited 2006 Jun 15]; Available from: URL: http://www.marchofdimes.com/aboutus/791_1801.asp • Martin, Marylouise, MSN, RNC. Transcultural Care: Journey to Cultural Proficiency. The Andrews Center, 2006 August 31. Raleigh, North Carolina. • Molina CW and Aguirre-Molina M, eds. Latino health in the US: a growing challenge. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 1994 • North Carolina Folic Acid Council/March of Dimes. Qualitative and Quantative data about Latinas in North Carolina. Raleigh, North Carolina, 2005 – 2006. • North Carolina Institute of Medicine. North Carolina Latino health, 2003: final report of the Latino Health Task Force. Durham: NC Institute of Medicine; 2003 • North Carolina Office on Minority Health and State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina minority health facts: Hispanics/Latinos. [Online] 1999 Sept [cited 2006 12 Jun]; Available from: URL:http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/pdf/HL-facts.pdf

3. Resources and References (con’t) North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. Selected data on the health of the North Carolina Latino population. [Online] 2002 Sep [cited 2006 Jul 6]; Available from: URL: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/pdf/Latinos.pdf Risser A and Mazur L. Use of folk remedies in a Hispanic population. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1995;149:978-81. Sabogal F, Marin G, Otero-Sabogal R, Marin BV and Perez-Stable EJ. Hispanic familism and acculturation: what changes and what doesn’t? Hisp J Behav Sci 1987;9:397-412. Spector, Rachel E. Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness. 2004. Villa, M, Cuellar, J, Gamel, N and Yeo, G. Aging and health in Hispanic American elders: Cultural traditions, beliefs, values, and ethical issues. Stanford: Stanford Geriatric Education Center; 1993. US Census Bureau. North Carolina quicklinks: census 2000 data highlights. [Online]. 2006 Jun 22 [cited 2006 Jun 26]; Available from: URL: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37000lk.html US Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [Online] 2003 Apr 11 [cited 2006 Jun 12]; Available from: URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/titlevi.htm Wikipedia. Latin America. [Online]. 2006 Jun 24 [cited 2006 Jun 26]; Available from: URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America