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When searching Medline/PubMed
- Search for the MeSH terms (Arabs OR Middle East) to ensure you include all people groups of this heritage. You can also search for the phrase "arab american."
- You may also need to limit your search by adding United States in order to limit your results to people living in the US.
- Though not all arabic people are Muslim you should also considering adding the MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) Islam to your search, especially if you are specifically interested in studying the intersection of the Islamic faith and health for this population.
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Free Guides and Resources
"The ACCESS Community Health and Research Center participates nationally and internationally in collaborative research programs and forums to gather and disseminate health information for Metro Detroit’s Arab and Chaldean communities" a few select resources from this organization are listed below but we encourage you to visit the ACCESS site to learn more.
- 9th Arab Health Summit (2021)A report of the 9th Arab Health Summit, held virtually October 19-21, 2021.
- ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services)"Today, ACCESS is the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the United States. With 11 locations and more than 120 programs serving metro Detroit, ACCESS offers a wide range of social, economic, health and educational services to a diverse population."
- Guide to Arab Culture: Health Care Delivery to the Arab American CommunityDocument authored by the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) copyright 1999.
@ the DMU Library
Islamic Bioethics: Problems and Perspectives by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781402049620Publication Date: 2006
Books on this Population Available in the Library Catalog
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? : being young and Arab in America by Call Number: EBOOKISBN: 9780143115410Publication Date: 2008An eye-opening look at how young Arab- and Muslim- Americans are forging lives for themselves in a country that often mistakes them for the enemy Just over a century ago , W.E.B. Du Bois posed a probing question in his classic The Souls of Black Folk: How does it feel to be a problem? Now, Moustafa Bayoumi asks the same about America's new "problem"-Arab- and Muslim-Americans. Bayoumi takes readers into the lives of seven twenty-somethings living in Brooklyn, home to the largest Arab-American population in the United States. He moves beyond stereotypes and clichés to reveal their often unseen struggles, from being subjected to government surveillance to the indignities of workplace discrimination. Through it all, these young men and women persevere through triumphs and setbacks as they help weave the tapestry of a new society that is, at its heart, purely American.
Articles for Practioners
- Opening cultural doors: Providing culturally sensitive healthcare to Arab American and American Muslim patientsA "broad overview of Arab culture and Islamic religious beliefs that will assist providers in delivering culturally sensitive healthcare...especially as they apply to women's health."
- Integration of Arab and Muslim Health Education Into a Medical School Curriculum"This publication shares a session for caring for both Arab and Muslim patients at the University of Michigan Medical School."
- Addressing Mental Health Through Community Partnerships in a Muslim CommunityA paper discussing how partnerships have been formed among Muslim establishments in the Bay Area of California to address obstacles to good mental health of American Muslims.