Minority Women's Health

Sister Talk 2
www.brighamandwomens.org/cardiovasculardisease/SisterTalk.asp
A ten-part cable-based television show, Sister Talk 2 is designed to educate and inform black women about heart disease prevention and risk factor mediation. Each show features a medical expert providing an overview of one heart disease risk factor and ways that three real life women try to reduce these risk factors in their lives. The program follows the women as they make their journey toward a heart healthy life by incorporating physical activity, healthy eating, and stress management in their daily lives.

Black Women’s Health Online
www.blackwomenshealth.com
Interactive Web site provides physical and mental health information for African-American women. Offers physician listing by state.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
www.glma.org
Advocates for quality of health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people

Intercultural Cancer Council
iccnetwork.org
Serves minority and medically underserved communities by providing cancer-related information.

Minority Health Project
www.minority.unc.edu
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill maintains the Minority Health Research Catalog, an annotated bibliography of studies relevant to the health of racial and ethnic populations, and the Minority Health Database Catalog with information on existing data sets concerning the health of racial and ethnic minorities. State and local contact information is given.

Minority Health Resource Center
www.omhrc.gov/
Searches for organizations, programs, and publications on minority health and illness prevention.

National Asian Women’s Health Organization
www.nawho.org
Offers information on breast and cervical cancer and other health issues specific to Asian-American women

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (also see: Violence)
www.atask.org
P.O. Box 120108
Boston, MA 02112
(617) 338-2352
(617) 338-2355 (hotline)
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence is an advocacy group which provides outreach and education to local communities on the issue of domestic violence, as well as a shelter and hotline.

Boston Black Women’s Health Initiative
www.bbwhi.org
16 John Eliot Square
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 427-2002
Organizes Sister Strut, a summer walking program, as well as other programs that define, promote, and maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of black women.

Brazilian Immigrant Center
www.braziliancenter.org
139 Brighton Avenue, Suite 7
Allston, MA 02134
(617) 783-8001
The Brazilian Immigrant Center is a community-based organization working to empower Brazilians in the Greater Boston Area around issues of access to education, workplace rights and immigration. Our work is done through advocacy, education, organizing and leadership/capacity building.

Casa Nueva Vida, Inc.
www.casanuevavida.org
P.O. Box 2115
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 524-6332
Provides educational services, housing/homeless services, meal and food programs, and employment services for the Latino community.

Centro Presente
www.cpresente.org
54 Essex Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 497-9080
Offers the Latino community adult education, translation services, immigration services and referrals.

Community Change
www.communitychangeinc.org
14 Beacon Street, Room 605
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 523-0555
The Yvonne Pappenheim Library provides materials about issues of race and racism.

Entre Familia (also see: Drugs and Alcohol)
www.bphc.org/bphc/entre_span.asp
209 River Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
For services, contact: Rita Nieves, 617-534-7969, Rita_Nieves@bphc.org
For research, contact: Dr. Hortensia Amaro, 617-373-7601, h.amaro@neu.edu
Institute on Urban Health Research
www.bouve.neu.edu/affiliations/iuhr.php
Entre Familia is a state liscensed residential substance abuse treatment
program for Latina women and their children. The program provides:
comprehensive, linguistically and culturally appropriate treatment, a
gender-specific approach that responds to the reality of Latina women's
lives; and a family-centered model responsive to women, their children,
and their family members. Treatment approach is based on evidence-based
approaches that address issues of addiction, trauma and mental health and
attend to the mind, body and spiritual aspects of recovery.


Fenway Community Health Center (also see: LGBT Health)
www.fenwayhealth.org/site/PageServer
7 Haviland Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 267-0900
(888) 242-0900
(888) 340-GLBT (340-4528) (Violence Prevention and Support Program)
Offers health services (counseling, HIV/AIDS prevention) to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community

Haitian-American Public Health Initiatives
www.haphi.org
10 Fairway Street
Suite 202
Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 298-8076
Offers health referrals and services for the Haitian community.

Haitian Multi-Service Center
www2.wgbh.org/mbcweis/ltc/hmsc/frontdoor.htm
12 Bicknell Street
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617) 436-2848
Provides health and social services for the Haitian community.

The Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer (also see: LGBT Health)
www.mautnerproject.org
Provides services to lesbians with cancer, their partners, and caregivers; educates the lesbian community about cancer

Mujeres Unidas En Accion
www.angelfire.com/ma4/mua
15 Medway Street, Lower Mills
Dorchester, MA 02124
(617) 296-3016
Offers support and services to the Latina community, such as counseling, domestic violence issues, information, and referrals.

Latin American Health Institute
www.lhi.org
95 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 350-6900
(800) 350-6910
Offers counseling, family violence, mental health, and substance abuse services for Latinas. In addition, LHI provides services to Asians, North American Indians, African Americans, Caribbean English-speakers, Euro-Americans, and many other communities.

Latinas y Ninos (also see: Drugs and Alcohol)
www.casaesperanza.org/latinas.htm
Casa Esperanza
263 Eustis Street
Roxbury, MA 02112
(617) 445-1104
Latinas y Ninos, a service of Casa Esperanza, is a substance abuse treatment program for Latina women and children, as well as a program offering education on prevention and parenting skills, and general parenting support.

Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project (also see: Infectious Diseases and LGBT Health)
www.altrue.net/site/maapp
59 Temple Place, Suite 300
Boston, MA
(617) 426-6755
Offers AIDS/STI prevention and services, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues, and young adult services for the Asian community.

Multicultural AIDS Coalition (also see: Infectious Diseases)
www.mac-boston.org
801B Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 442-1622
The Multicultural AIDS Coalition is a non-profit organization which is committed to the delivery of HIV/AIDS related prevention, education, and intervention services for communities of color.

Vietnamese American Civic Association
www.vacaboston.org
1452 Dorchester Avenue, 3rd Floor
Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 288-7344
The mission of the Vietnamese American Civic Association is to promote family self-sufficiency and well-being, and to encourage community empowerment. VACA provides the following health programs and services: social services, Health Care Access Project, tobacco education for Vietnamese adults, Health Care for All Outreach to New-Comers Project, Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, community outreach for mental health, and medical interpreting and translation services.

Please see our Patients Guide to Women's Health Services for more information on care for minority and underserved populations at the Harvard hospitals.


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