Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Reference Links 

The goal of this page is to serve as a source for general background, a guide, or answers to questions an individual or organization may have on a specific country or ethnicity.  It is important to note however, most information provided is often generalizations. The best practice is to understand the individual and situation at hand.  It is not uncommon to find variation or differences from the generalizations given for a specified ethnic group or country in these resources.

World  Region Links
The links below describe various country's political, health, language and cultural profiles.

The Library of Congress

The World Health Organization

Central Intelligence Agency

The United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF)

Canada Citizenship and Immigration Cultural Information

new internationalist Magazine

NationMaster.com

Pan American Health Organization

Spanish-speaking Country Profiles

Language and Translations links

U.S Minority Links
The following sites present information about ethnic groups in the U.S.

Office of Minority Health

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S Indian Health Services

Hispanic Health

Asian American Health

African American Health

Pacific Islander Health