General Resources

Latino American Resources -- Printable Brochure (PDF File)

MidContinental Region Spanish Language State Pages -- lists organizations by state that have a Spanish Language portal, and provides the link to that portal

MedlinePlus® en español

• Salud de los hispanoamericanos temas de salud
  
  
• How to use MedlinePlus en espanol [pdf]

MedlinePlus® is the National Library of Medicine's web site for free consumer health information.
See the Hispanic American Health Topic.

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Government Resources

AHRQ "Be a Superhero" Spanish Language Campaign "Sea Un Superhéroe"

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) en español

• CDC Hispanic or Latino Populations
  Access demographic information and resources around Hispanic and Latino American Health concerns put together by the CDC.

Healthfinder® in Spanish
Information from government and non-profit organizations to bring you reliable health information on the Internet, this is the Spanish Language poratl

• Hispanic American Health provides links to resources specific to Latino and Hispanic health

National Institutes of Health Spanish Language Portal

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

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Índice de enfermedades y problemas de salud (Disease and Condition Index in Spanish) This Web-based health index gives you a quick and easy way to get complete and dependable information about heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorder

• NHHBI Selected Audiences Publications
  
• Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources
• Latino Publications
• HP2010 Latino Gateway

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Spanish Language Publications

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 Spanish language Portal-- HHS organization focusing on health concerns of minority populations [Office of Minority Health ]

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.

US Food and Drug Administration Spanish Language Brochures

Websites in Spanish

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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

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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.

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