Minority Health Racial Ethnic Group Resources
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General Resources
Latino American Resources -- Printable Brochure (RTF document, can be read by most word processing programs)
MidContinental Region Spanish Language State Pages -- lists organizations by state that have a Spanish Language portal, and provides the link to that portal
MedlinePlus® is the National Library of Medicine's web site for free consumer health information.
- Over 600 health topics
- Drug information
- An image based encyclopedia
- Hispanic American Health
- Interactive
tutorials
- Health news which is updated daily and sorted by topic
- Directories
of health professionals and hospitals
- MedlinePlus® en español
- How to use MedlinePlus in Spanish [pdf]
Government Resources
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Promotes health and quality of life by preventing and
controlling disease, injury and disability.
National Women's
Health Information Center
Provides a gateway to a vast array of Federal and
other women's health information resources.
- Health Information for Minority Women
- Health Information en español
- Health Information for Hispanic American / Latina Women
Healthfinder®
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Just for You focuses on special health concerns based on gender, age, race, ethnic origin, or role in helping others care for their health.
- Healthfinder® in Spanish
National Institutes of Health Spanish Language Portal
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Research on diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and sleep disorders.
- NHLBI
Publications Resources are available for
special populations including women, Latinos and
African Americans
- NHHBI Bilingual
Publications
- Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources
- Latino Publications
- HP2010 Latino Gateway
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases encompasses the broad spectrum of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, inborn errors of metabolism, endocrine disorders, mineral metabolism, digestive diseases, nutrition, urology and renal disease, and hematology.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Spanish Language Portal; includes information and publications on stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and autism, as well as many other neurological disorders, as well as clinical studies and links to non-profit organizations.
Office of Minority Health -- HHS organization focusing on health concerns of minority populations [Spanish language Portal]
US Food and Drug Administration Spanish Language Brochures
Su Familia National Hispanic Family Health Helpline 866-783-2645 (866-SU-FAMILIA) The helpline is answered by bilingual information specialists who refer callers to local health care providers.
Other Resources
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry A Spanish language gateway to aid in the understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders.
NOAH New
York Online Access to Health
NOAH provides access to high quality full-text
consumer health information in English and Spanish
that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased.
National
Alliance for Hispanic Health
The mission of the NAHH is to improve the health and
well-being of Hispanics in the United States.
Alzheimer's Association Latino Resource Portal also see the Spanish Language Portal
National Center for Farmworker Health The NCFH mission is to improve the health status of farmworker families through human, technical and informational services
Eccles Medical Library
The 24 Languages Project
Provides "electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages."
Patient Education Materials Recursos en Espanol
A patient resource directory of Spanish Language materials.
Evaluation of Spanish and English Health Information on the Internet
Dictionaries
Spanish English Dictionary of Health Related Terms 3rd edtion, Devloped for use by health care personnel and other professionals working with the Latino population.
Multimedia Medical Spanish Translator Duke University AHEC developed a medical translator that includes audio.
Healthy Palm Pilot
Medical Spanish Terms on your palm pilot.
