Diversity-related Links

AHIMA Resources

AHIMA members can log in to the FORE Library: HIM Body of Knowledge and access these and other articles:

"Partnering for Quality Healthcare," Vera Rulon, RHIT, CCS, Journal of AHIMA, October 2005

"The End of the Nontraditional Job: The Field Keeps Widening for the HIM Skill Set," Susan Parker, MEd, RHIA, Journal of AHIMA, May 2005

“Think Salad, Not Stew: Managing Cultural Differences in Your HIM Department.” AHIMA Advantage, February 2003

"Creating a Diverse Health Information Management Work Force," Jackie Moczygemba, MBA, RHIA, and Ruth Welborn, PhD, Journal of AHIMA, January 2001

"A Diversity Challenge: Understanding Cultural Differences and Communication," Gerri Smothers, MPA, RHIA, CSL, CPHQ, and Alexandra Stelter, Journal of AHIMA, March 2001

"What Is Diversity?" Karen Shepard-Jackson, Journal of AHIMA, April 1999

Looking for more resources? AHIMA members can log in to the Communities of Practice and join the Diversity Community.

Diversity Organizations

American Institute for Managing Diversity
http://aimd.org/

Dialogue on Diversity
http://www.dialogueondiversity.org/

Institute for Diversity in Health Management
http://www.diversityconnection.org/

Student Recruitment, Retention, Mentoring, and Counseling

American Psychological Association, “Resources for Psychology Training Programs Recruiting Students of Color”
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/careers/book4/

The Black Collegian
http://blackcollegian.com/

DiversityWeb
http://www.diversityweb.org/

Equal Opportunity Publications
http://www.eop.com/

National Academies Press
A search for "diversity in health professions" reveals a list of publications including The Right Thing to Do, the Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in Health Professions.
http://search.nap.edu/

National Association for College Admission Counseling
http://www.nacacnet.org/

Other Resources

Diversity, Inc. Magazine
http://www.diversityinc.com/

The National Institutes of Health Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management
http://oeo.od.nih.gov/

Professionals in Human Resources Association, Diversity University
http://www.pihra.org/COMM_RESC_Gen_Div.aspx

University of Maryland Diversity Database
http://www.development.umd.edu/Diversity/

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