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This is a very good American site that describes traditional health seeking practices as well as giving useful facts (i.e. outlining prevalent diseases amongst the target community). It specifically looks at refugee populations and includes excellent links to other sections that give more detail on issues such as women and health, refugee experiences and health, infectious diseases etc. Recommended. ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞
This very readable Canadian site gives a short account of the county's geography, history, sports, arts, work, family and health. It is socially orientated rather than health focussed, as it is designed to initiate communication and integration between habitual Canadian residents and newly arrived immigrants. It will therefore not explain aspects of culture to a depth that some health care providers would need. However, it does offer avenues and ideas that could be used to open up a productive communication process between health care providers and clients that would lead to relevant information being exchanged. ۞ ۞ ۞
This 2005 cultural profile is an American `library of congress' government file. As such it is concise and factual and it offers sections on health, education, and human rights. However, it is lacking in any data on traditional health seeking practices and cultural beliefs that would increase opportunities to develop cross cultural understanding. ۞ ۞
This BBC site will give you a brief overview of the current political situation in each country. This may help you to know what political situation your client may have left behind and what their relations are currently living with. It also gives a brief overview of statistics - population, religions, languages, life expectancy and exports. ۞
This site gives you basic facts and a map of each country. It gives basic demographic details that include religion, ethnicities, health risks, mortality rates etc. which may be useful, especially if comparative material is required. A short synopsis of the political situation in the country is included. ۞
This reliable UNICEF site gives statistics that could prove moderately useful for health care providers. Its greatest value may be in providing a statistical comparison to other countries. ۞
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This Cultural Profiles web-site was designed to be fully compliant with modern standards for web publication (as specified by the W3C). The pages will be accessible and readable on any display using any web browser, old or new.