MedlinePlus  
http://medlineplus.gov/
MedlinePlus en español http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/
MedlinePlus Hispanic American Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
hispanicamericanhealth.html

MedlinePlus is the National Library of Medicine’s web site for free consumer health information. It is a selective list of authoritative health information resources from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other organizations. 
•	Over 700 health topics,
•	Generic, brand name prescription and over the counter drugs; 
•	An illustrated medical encyclopedia
•	Medical dictionary
•	Clinical research studies
•	Directories that include locations and credentials of doctors, dentists and hospitals.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention	
http://www.cdc.gov/
CDC en español http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/

CDC’s mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling 
disease, injury and disability. 

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

Provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish.

National Women’s Health Information Center http://www.womenshealth.gov/
Recursos en español http://www.womenshealth.gov/espanol/
Minority Women http://www.womenshealth.gov/minority/
Hispanic American/Latina Women
http://www.4woman.gov/minority/
hispanicamerican/

Federal health information resources.

Healthfinder®
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Healthfinder® in Spanish 
http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/ 

Consumer health and human services information. 

Alzheimer’s Association Latino Resources 
http://www.alz.org/hispanic/overview.asp
En Español http://www.alz.org/hispanic/overview-sp.asp

Many rich resources about Alzheimer's disease and the Hispanic community.

National Center for Farmworker Health  http://www.ncfh.org/
Patient Education Materials http://www.ncfh.org/00_ns_rc_pateduc.php

The NCFH mission is to improve the health status of farmworker families.

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health http://www.hispanichealth.org/ 

Health facts on numerous topics are available in English and Spanish.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/
disorder_index.htm
Spanish Language Portal
http://espanol.ninds.nih.gov

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
Latino Cardiovascular Resources
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/lat_pat.htm
HP2010 Latino Gateway
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/minority/
lat_frameset.htm

Information on diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and sleep disorders.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/

Health Information Publications http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/health.htm
Spanish Publications http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/spanish.htm
Easy to Read Publications http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/eztoread.htm

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
http://www.aacap.org/index.ww

See the “Facts for Families” section for other language resources.

MultiLingual Resources

National Network of Libraries of Medicine 

Multilingual Health Information http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/multi.html

A wealth of Internet sites that contain health information in several languages. The Spanish language section is the largest section on this site.

Eccles Medical Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City    

The 24 Languages Project  http://medlib.med.utah.edu/library/refdesk/
24lang.html

Provides “electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages.” 

Patient Education Materials Recursos en Espanol http://www.med.utah.edu/pated/handouts/
indexspan.cfm

A patient resource directory of Spanish Language materials.

Vaccine Immunization Statements CDC http://www.immunize.org/vis/  

Information sheets produced by the CDC that explain the benefits and risks of a vaccine. VIS’s are available in 28 languages and 14 diseases.

Last updated 2/08

National Network of 
Libraries of Medicine
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http://nnlm.gov/

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UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin

New England Region
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Latino American Online Resources

National Network of Libraries of Medicine

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), coordinated by the National Library of Medicine, is a nationwide network of over 4,500 health science libraries and information centers. NN/LM libraries provide a variety of services to health professionals and to the public.