AONE The American Organization of Nurse Executives

AONE Celebrates Diversity in the Workplace

AONE Position Statement and Guiding Principles for Diversity in Healthcare Organizations

Presentations on Diversity
Diversity and Cultural Competence: The Competitive Advantage
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Service (CLAS) Emerging New Standard of Care

Diversity Website Links & Resources
Holiday/Religious Tools and Resources
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/topic.htm#holiday#holiday

April 2006 Multicultural Communication Month
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/April,2006.doc

Around the University
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/topic.htm#um#um

Other Helpful Resources
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/topic.htm#other#other

Books and Articles on Diversity
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/topic.htm#books#books

Disability Concerns
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/topic.htm#disability#disability

Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay and Ally (TBLGA) Resources
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/topic.htm#gay#gay

http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic20/tpc20lnx.htm

http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/equality/cultural.htm 
A good site from that United Kingdom that provides another perspective on diversity

http://www.4nursingmanagers.com/Policies/rn/asp/ID.7734436/pt/PolicyDetails.htm 
This website has a good PowerPoint presentation and a post test

http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=11786

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/default.asp 
This site is from Australia

http://www.ena.org/about/position/pdfs/diversity-in-emergency-care.pdf#search=%22cultural%20diversity%20and%20nursing%22 
This is the emergency nurses association’s policy on diversity

Holiday/Religious Tools and Resources
Al-Hijra: Islamic New Year
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Al-Hijra.doc

Buddha's Birthday: International
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Buddha'sB-day.doc

Celebrating Kwanzaa – A Reflective Feast
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/KwanzaaII.doc

Celebrating Kwanzaa The Seven Guiding Principles
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Kwanzaa-7%20Principles.doc

The Christian Season of Advent
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Advent2.doc

Christmas: Christian
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Christmas.doc

Chanukah
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Chanukah.pdf

Earth Day: International
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Earth%20Day.doc

Easter: Christian
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Easter.doc

Eid ul-Adha Feast of Sacrifice
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Eid-al-Adha.doc

Good Friday: Christian
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/GoodFriday.doc

Guidelines for holiday decorating
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/pdffiles/Guidelines%20for%20Holiday%20Decorations_1.pdf

Jewish Holidays
http://www1.chabad.org/holidays/default.asp?AID=6216

Lent
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/docs/LENT.doc

Martyrs Day: Armenian
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Armenian%20Martyrs%20Day.doc

Mecca
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Mecca.doc

Nourooz: Persian New Year
http://www.payvand.com/newyear.html

Qing Ming Day Festival
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/Qing%20Ming%20Day%20Festival.doc

U-M Diversity Flag Program and How to say Merry Christmas!! 
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/tools/flags-merry%20christmas_1.xls

Black History Month
The History of Black History
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/docs/The%20History%20of%20Black%20History.doc

Civil Rights Timeline
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/docs/Civil%20Rights%20Timeline.doc

Around the University
The UMHS external homepage
http://www.med.umich.edu/

University of Michigan Human Resources and Affirmative Action
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/

Office of Institutional Equity: serves as a vital resource and leader in promoting and furthering the University’s commitment to diversity and equal opportunity for all members of its community.
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/oie/index.htm

Program on Intergroup Relations, Conflict, and Community
http://www.umich.edu/~igrc/

UMHS Employee Training Program:
Module 6 Diversity Appreciation
http://www.med.umich.edu/i/opm/training/mod6.htm

Other Helpful Resources
http://www.fairmeasures.com
Answers to frequently asked questions about employment law, discrimination, harassment, etc.

http://www.diversityweb.org
An interactive resource hub about diversity for higher education

http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek98/disabili.htm
Disability and Cultural Diversity

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/employmentguide/disabilityemployment101.pdf
Disability Employment 101

http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/2004.htm
Interfaith calendar of primary sacred times for world religions through the year 2008.

http://www.jhu.edu/~dlc/dlclinks_external.html
Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council

http://www.jhu.edu/~dlc/dlc_bib.html
Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council suggested reading list

http://admissions.duhs.duke.edu/sullivancommission/documents/Sullivan_Final_Report_000.pdf
The Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce

Disability Concerns
University of Michigan Council for Disability Concerns, Investing in Ability, 2004 Events
http://www.umich.edu/Disability/disability_aa_facstaff.html#Anchor-OIE

Guidelines for Report Writing about People with Disabilities, published
by the Research and Training Center for Independent Living for
Underserved Populations
http://www.lsi.ku.edu/lsi/internal/guidelines.html

What's in a Name? A booklet produced by Michigan Commission on
Disability Concerns
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Whats_in_a_name_124092_7.doc

Disability Etiquette
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/docs/Disability%20Etiquette.doc

Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay and Ally (TBLGA) Resources
Pride Network
http://www.med.umich.edu/pridenetwork/index.htm

What is an LGBT Ally?
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/education/lgbt.htm

Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs
http://www.umich.edu/~inqueery/

BGLAM - Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians and Allies in Medicine
http://www.umich.edu/~lgbpm/

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
http://www.glma.org/

Transgender Issues in the Workplace, A tool for Managers, from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
http://nmmstream.net/hrc/downloads/publications/tgtool.pdf

Healthy People 2010: Companion Document for LGBT Health
http://www.med.umich.edu/diversity/images/healthpeople.pdf

Books and Articles on Diversity
General

Amott, Teresa and Matthaei, Julie. Race, Gender & Work. A Multicultural Economic History of Women in the United States.

Billings-Harris, Lenora. The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work, 1998.

Bowser, Auletta & Jones. Confronting Diversity Issues on Campus.
Cross, Elsie et al. The promise of Diversity: Over 40 Voices Discuss Strategies for Eliminating Discrimination in Organizations. NTL Institute 1994.

Gardenswartz, Lee and Anita Rowe, Managing Diversity in Health Care, 1998.
Gates, Henry et al. Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. New York University Press.

Jamieson, David and O'Mara, Julie. Managing Workforce 2000: Gaining the Diversity Advantage 1991.

Lebo, Fern Mastering the Diversity Challenge: Easy On the Job Applications for Measurable Results 1996.

Thiederman, Sondra PhD. Profiting in America's Multicultural Marketplace. How to do Business Across Cultural Lines.

Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr. Beyond Race and Gender: Unleashing the Power of your Total Work Force by Managing Diversity.

Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr. Building a House for Diversity 1999.

Gender

Billing, Yvonne Due. Gender, Managers, and Organizations.

Clare Brant and Yun Lee Too, Rethinking Sexual Harassment, Pluto Press.

Loden, Marilyn and Rosener, Judy. Workforce America! Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource 1991.

Paludi, Michele and Barickman, Richard. Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment.

Tannen, Deborah PhD. You just don't Understand. Women and Men in Conversation.

Rifkin, Glenn. Harvard Business Review, July/Aug 1994 v72n4. Workplace diversity: The forgotten white male.

Race and Ethnicity

Cose, Ellis. The Rage of a Privileged Class: Why are middle-class Blacks Angry? Why Should America Care? HarperPerennial 1993.

Cox, Taylor. Cultural Diversity in Organizations.

Ezorsky, Gertrude. Racism & Justice: The Case for Affirmative Action.

Gannon, Martin. Understanding Global Cultures. Metaphorical Journeys through 17 Countries.

Keller, Deneen and Magallan. Assessment and Access. Hispanics in Higher Education.

Age, Disability,Other

Cannon, D. Journal of Career Planning & Employment, Winter 1991. Generation X: The Way They do the Things They do.

Capowski, Genevieve. Management Review, October, 1994, v83n10. Ageism: The new diversity issues.

McCarthy, H. Complete Guide to employing persons with disabilities.

VA Resources
VA Job Opportunities - VA Jobs
www.va.gov/jobs/
See also: www.va.gov/ohrm/job_opportunities.htm

Center for Minority Veterans
www.va.gov/minority_new

Center for Women Veterans
www.va.gov/womenvet

Central Office EEO/Affirmative Employment Team
http://vaww.vhaco.va.gov/eeo/

VISN Support Service Center (VSSC)
www.vssc.med.va.gov

Office of Resolution Management (EEO complaints)
www.va.gov/orm

VA Learning Online
http://www.vcampus.com/valo

VA Section 508 Web Site
www.va.gov/accessible

VHA Diversity Advisory Board
http://www1.va.gov/diversity/

ADR: Four-Step Way of Dealing With Conflict
http://vaww1.va.gov/adr/page.cfm?pg=42 (VA Intranet)

Demographic Data
Census 2000 Data Tool
http://www.census.gov/eeo2000

Census 2000 Reports and Briefs
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html

OMB Bulletin No. 00-02: Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/b00-02.html

Federal Employment Statistics
www.opm.gov/feddata/index.htm

Projected State Populations by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin
www.census.gov/population/projections/state/stpjrace.txt

Census FactFinder (useful maps of RNO density by county)
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

State Population Projections: 2001 to 2005
www.census.gov/

Population Projections for States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2025
www.census.gov/population/www/projections/ppl47.html

Workforce Profile
Diversity Profiles (OPM, 1999)
www.opm.gov/employ/diversity/stats/profiles.htm

OPM's Annual Report to Congress: FEORP
www.opm.gov/feorp02/index.asp

VISN Support Service Center (VSSC)
http://vssc.med.va.gov/

FedScope (Federal human resources data tool)
http://www.fedscope.opm.gov/

Veterans
Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/vets/about.html

New Eligibilities for Veterans' Preference
http://www.opm.gov/viewDocument.aspx?q=42

Application for 10-Point Vetern Preference
http://www.gsa.gov/

Title 38, Part III, Chapter 42: Employment and Training of Veterans
http://www.access.gpo.gov

Special Appointing Authorities for Veterans
www.usajobs.opm.gov/EI4.htm

VA Facility Directory
http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isFlash=1

National Personnel Records Center
http://www.archives.gov/

Military Woman Homepage
http://www.militarywoman.org/

Americans With Disabilities: Focus on Veterans
www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/adabro/vets.htm

Recruiting Disabled Veterans: A Primer
www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek98/recruitd.htm

VA Veterans Online Application Web Site
vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp

Women Veterans Statistics
www.va.gov/womenvet/page.cfm?pg=53

OPM VetGuide
http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp

Veteran Data
http://www.va.gov/vetdata/

Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html

Laws & Regulations
United States Code
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html

Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Federal Register
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

Presidential Materials
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html#presidential

Disability & Employment
Census Bureau statistics
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t32.html

Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP
http://www.tricare.osd.mil/cap/

Disability Info.gov
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov

Federal Employment of People With Disabilities
http://www.opm.gov/disability/8-03_employeeguide.asp

OPM's Disability page
http://www.opm.gov/disability/

Recruiting Qualified People with Disabilities
http://www.worksupport.com/topics/guide.asp

Emergency Procedures for Employees with Disabilities in Office Occupancies
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/

Assisting People with Disabilities in a Disaster
http://www.fema.gov/rrr/assistf.shtm

Career & Workplace
Diversity Careers
http://www.diversitycareers.com/

IMDiversity.com
http://www.imdiversity.com/about_us.asp

Hire Diversity
http://www.hirediversity.com/about/

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov

U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
http://www.usccr.gov

Career One Stop 
http://www.careeronestop.org

Federal Employee Assistance Program
http://www.opm.gov/ehs/eapbroch.asp

Reports for the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission
www.ilr.cornell.edu/

USAJobs
www.usajobs.opm.gov

Job Discrimination Q&A
www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html

Call to Service
http://www.ourpublicservice.org/

Health Links
American Nurses Association
http://www.nursingworld.org

American Psychological Association: Ethnic Minority Brochures Online
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/onlinebr.html

Eliminating Health Disparities in the United States
http://www.hrsa.gov/OMH/OMH/disparities/default.htm

Health Care for Women Veterans
http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/page.cfm?pg=20

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
http://ncmhd.nih.gov

National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4women.gov/

The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture
http://erc.msh.org

Miscellaneous Links of Interest
Diversity Inc. Best Practices Webinar Series
Healthcare Workforce Diversity: Developing Physician Leaders
Missing Persons: Minorities in the Health Professions
Under Secretary for Health Diversity Advisory Board