Resources for African Americans

Quick Links:

• Historical Accounts of the African American Experience at Mission
• Health Links
• End of Life Issues
• Miscellaneous Information

Historical Accounts of the African American Experience at Mission:

• Julia Greenlee Ray, A Personal Testimony of the Black Health Care Experience
• LPN at Asheville Colored Hospital joins Mission's integrated staff
• Asheville Colored Hospital Serving the African American Community
• Dr. Mary Frances Shuford, An Asheville Pioneer
• Sharon West, Mission Nurse-Historian
• Mission Always Open To All

We thank author Nancy Marlowe for her research and writing of these pieces, which first appeared in The Legacy of Mission Hospitals, 120 Years of Caring.

Health Links:

• Heart health information from the Association of Black Cardiologists: www.abcardio.org
• Lupus in African Americans: www.healingwell.com
• Improving your health tips for African American men and women: win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/improving.htm

End of Life Issues:

• Free download of Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney documents that are state appropriate: www.nhpco.org
• For education on end of life issues (Asheville area), contact Sharon K. West, RN
• Asheville-area end of life care providers
• Advance Directives documents (Living Will, Health Care Power of Attorney)

Miscellaneous Information:

Career planning: www.black-collegian.com
History, Culture: YMI Cultural Center: www.ymicc.org
Domestic violence in the African American community: www.dvinstitute.org

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