New Resources

Community Outreach

• Web Site Provides Resources for High School Teachers
  Format: Web Site
  Institute: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

  Our Web site has a new look—and new features—that makes it easy to find free classroom resources and the latest opportunities in basic biomedical research and training.
  
  The site offers free publications and slide kits on topics such as cell biology, biophysics, genetics, chemistry, and medicines. These can be obtained individually or in classroom sets for teachers.
  
  Other site features include up-to-date lists of opportunities for research funding, training, and career development; an improved directory of key research and training program staff; and news about the latest research advances from NIGMS-supported institutions.
  

  Next Steps
  We welcome your comments and questions about the new site. Take a look by visiting www.nigms.nih.gov/Publications/Classroom.htm. Let us know what you think by using the site's e-mail contact form.

Mental Health and Behavior

• Real Men Real Depression Campaign Expands to Reach Latino Men
  Format: Brochure
  Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  Did you know that depression can strike men just as it can strike women? Depression is not weakness or laziness. It is a serious medical illness that can become fatal if left untreated. It most certainly is not something that you have made up in your head. Men with depression, regardless of ethnic background, may be more likely to turn to alcohol or drugs, or to become frustrated, angry, or irritable instead of acknowledging their feelings and asking for help. A lack of awareness and feelings of shame about depression in men are serious concerns, particularly in the Latino community.
  
  In response to this lack of awareness, NIMH has expanded its Real Men Real Depression campaign by developing new materials and public service announcements (PSAs) in English and Spanish. The PSAs feature Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, a recent college graduate who shared his experience with depression in the hopes of encouraging other Latino men to talk about their depression and seek treatment.
  
  

  Next Steps
  You can get information in Spanish about depression by visiting the Web site at www.menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/infopage.asp?id=33 or by calling, toll-free, 1 (866) 227-6464.
  
  You can download the Spanish-language brochure by visiting www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/rmrd_spanish_trifold.pdf. A fact sheet is also available at http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/infopage.asp?id=31.
  
  Media professionals may be interested in the Spanish-language Real Men Real Depression campaign public service announcements for radio, television, and print, which are available from www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/rmrd_psas.cfm.

Population Groups

• Small Steps, Big Rewards: Diabetes Prevention Tips in Asian and Pacific Islands Languages
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  A tip sheet is now available in seven additional languages for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Members of these groups are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
  
  "Two Reasons I Find Time to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs," a tip sheet designed specifically for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, provides information about their risk and the small steps they can take to prevent the disease. This tip sheet is now available in 14 Asian and Pacific Islander languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Laotian, Cambodian, Tongan, Tagalog, Hmong, Samoan, Chamorro, Hindi, and Gujarati.
  
  Help spread the news: diabetes prevention is proven, possible, and powerful!

  Next Steps
  You can visit www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/catalog.htm#pubsAsianAm to download a copy of the tip sheet, or call 1 (800) 438-5383 to order a copy.

• Real Men Real Depression Campaign Expands to Reach Latino Men
  Format: Brochure
  Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  Did you know that depression can strike men just as it can strike women? Depression is not weakness or laziness. It is a serious medical illness that can become fatal if left untreated. It most certainly is not something that you have made up in your head. Men with depression, regardless of ethnic background, may be more likely to turn to alcohol or drugs, or to become frustrated, angry, or irritable instead of acknowledging their feelings and asking for help. A lack of awareness and feelings of shame about depression in men are serious concerns, particularly in the Latino community.
  
  In response to this lack of awareness, NIMH has expanded its Real Men Real Depression campaign by developing new materials and public service announcements (PSAs) in English and Spanish. The PSAs feature Rodolfo Palma-Lulión, a recent college graduate who shared his experience with depression in the hopes of encouraging other Latino men to talk about their depression and seek treatment.
  
  

  Next Steps
  You can get information in Spanish about depression by visiting the Web site at www.menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/infopage.asp?id=33 or by calling, toll-free, 1 (866) 227-6464.
  
  You can download the Spanish-language brochure by visiting www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/rmrd_spanish_trifold.pdf. A fact sheet is also available at http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/infopage.asp?id=31.
  
  Media professionals may be interested in the Spanish-language Real Men Real Depression campaign public service announcements for radio, television, and print, which are available from www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/rmrd_psas.cfm.