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Basic Vocabulary	Evaluation Tips
Library Vocabulary	Evaluation Activity
Internet Vocabulary	Online Resources
Medical Vocabulary	Other Resources
Helpful Tools	More Resources

Basic Vocabulary

Spanish Flashcards
http://members.tripod.com/spanishflashcards/

Flashcard Exchange
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/nnlm

Library Vocabulary

Spanish in Our Libraries
http://www.sol-plus.net/plus/home.htm

REFORMA's Library Resources
http://www.reforma.org/libresources.html

Texas State Library and Archives Commission
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/bilingualsign/index.html

Internet Vocabulary

Glossary of Spanish Internet Terms
http://www.hrw.com/world/passport/pdfs/spterms.pdf

Learn Spanish: Internet Terms in Spanish and English
http://www.lingolex.com/internet.htm

Medical Vocabulary

Dictionary English-Spanish from the Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division
http://www.orosha.org/pdf/dictionary/english-spanish.pdf

El Consultorio
http://www.stcc.cc.tx.us/library/guides/elconsultorio.htm

Polyglot: Multimedia Medical Spanish Translator
http://polyglot.topsailmultimedia.com/polyglot.html

Helpful Tools

Babelfish and Google Translate
http://babel.altavista.com/
http://translate.google.com/translate_t

Tips for evaluating online health resources in Spanish

MedlinePlus topic Evaluating Health Information (also in Spanish)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealthinformation.html

Example of a highly questionable site in English
http://cat007.com/catalt.htm

Evaluation Practice Group Activity

1. http://www.noah-health.org/
2. http://www.mediweb.com.mx/
3. http://www.tuotromedico.com/
4. http://www.mipediatra.com.mx/

Online Health Resources in Spanish

MEDLINEplus en español
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/medlineplus.html

Pubmed.gov
http://pubmed.gov

ToxTown en español
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/

AIDSinfo en español (SIDA)
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/Other/Espanol.aspx

AIDS info Net
http://www.aidsinfonet.org/topics.php?category=amp;newLang=es

Cancer.gov
http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/

healthfinder®
http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/

GobiernoUSA.gov (Información oficial en español) - Salud, nutrición y seguridad
http://www.usa.gov/gobiernousa/Temas/Salud-Nutricion-Seguridad.shtml

CDC en español
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/default.htm

Pan American Health Organization
http://www.paho.org/default_spa.htm

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/es

Other Resources

Collection Development article in CAPHIS Newsletter
http://caphis.mlanet.org/newsletter/20n4ConsConnect2004.html#spanish

U.S. Public Library Websites with Information in Spanish
http://www.reforma.org/spanishwebsites.htm

AdCouncil's Healthy Lifestyles
http://www.adcouncil.org/default.aspx?id=54

More Resources

General
Kids & Teens
Diabetes
Programs
Cultural Competency
Insurance
Language & Vocabulary
Links, Links, and more Links & other Resources

General

the Beehive
http://www.thebeehive.org/Templates/National/Default.aspx?PageId=1

familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/spanish.xml

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/

Kids & Teens

KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/index.html
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/enespanol/spanish.jsp?WTLPromo=HEADER_espanol

National Diabetes Education Program
http://ndep.nih.gov/campaigns/PasoaPaso/Paso_a_Paso.htm

Programs

Dia de la Mujer Latina
http://www.diadelamujerlatina.org/

Hablamos Juntos (We Speak Together)
http://www.hablamosjuntos.org

Outreach to Spanish-Speakers: Gates Training Grant Program
http://www.cde.state.co.us/gates/

WebJunction's Spanish Language Outreach Program
http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=7840

Cultural Competency

Center for Linguistic and Cultural Competence in Health Care
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?1vl=1&1v1ID=3

ethnomed
http://ethnomed.org

Insurance

Right to Know / Derecho a Saber
http://espanol.rtk.org/

Language & Vocabulary

¡Sí hablo español un poquito! Basic Spanish for Librarians
http://www.txla.org/groups/tmr/libnspan.pdf

Medical Spanish from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
http://www4.umdnj.edu/rwjcweb/docs/handbook/hbsect22.html

Spanish Learning
http://www.spanish.bz/technology.htm

El Portal Hispánico
http://www.southtexascollege.edu/library/guides/portalhispanico.htm

A Su Salud
http://www.southtexascollege.edu/library/guides/asusalud.htm

Health/Language Connection
http://www.southtexascollege.edu/library/guides/medicalspanish.htm

Links, Links, and more Links & other Resources

National Institutes of Health—Spanish page
http://salud.nih.gov/

Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC)
http://library.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/

Recursos de salud en español en el Internet
http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/espanol.html

NN/LM Consumer Health Information Multilingual Page
http://nnlm.gov/train/chi/multi.html

North Carolina AHEC Spanish Language and Cultural Training Initiative
http://www.hhcc.arealahec.dst.nc.us/hhcrhlthinfof.html

Partners for health information
http://www.gwumc.edu/partners/

State Library of Ohio’s Library Services for Latino Community Members
http://winslo.state.oh.us/services/LPD/tk_latino.html

Hispanic Americans and Health Bibliography Series
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/basics/hisbib.cfm