This web page provides links to information resources and other media that have been translated into community languages for understanding of
health-related information into native languages.
Information Resources
American
College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Foot and Ankle Information in Spanish
AIDSinfo
[español]
Asian
American Health
Asian
Language Materials & Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool
Cáncer
Informacion en Español de El Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI)
[español]
(Cancer Information in Spanish from the National Cancer
Institute)
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Influenza Information in Other Languages
The
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
CRS
Healthencyclopedia [español]
Cultural
Diversity : A Guide for Health Professionals
Culture
Clues
(tip sheets for clinicians)
Dental
ResourceNet Patient Education
EthnoMed
Glossaries
by Language
Health
Information Translations Common Medical Forms
Healthy
Roads Media
(health information available in English and 6 Community Languages)
Healthfinder
español
American
College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Foot and Ankle Information in Spanish
You will find information for the layperson from doctors of podiatric medicine
with specialty training in surgical and nonsurgical treatment of conditions of the foot and ankle. All are also available in English.
AIDSinfo
[in Spanish]
AIDSinfo
is a U.S.
Department of Health and Human Servicesproject
that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical
research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people
living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers,
scientists, and researchers.This
website and its information are available in both English
and Spanish.
Asian
American Health
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of Asian
Americans in the United States sponsored by the National
Library of Medicine.
Asian
Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool
Asian
Language Materials
are created and translated downloadable information about cancer in several
Asian languages from the American
Cancer Society.
The Asian
Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool
is a sponsored collaboration of the American
Cancer Society and Asian
American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART)
providing cancer education materials in Asian and Pacific Islander languages.
Cáncer
Informacion en Español de El Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) [español]
Cancer Information in Spanish from the National
Cancer Institute.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Influenza Information in Other
Languages
This page from the CDC
lists those documents posted in 6 languages other than English. The languages
include French, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean.
The
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
This program located in Seattle serves as a conduit between communities and
health care institutions striving to ensure full access to quality health care
that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. This web site provides
information specific to immigrant and refugee communities in Washington with
extensive links to additionalcross-cultural
resources.
CRS
Healthencyclopedia
[español]
An abbreviated Spanish version of the Clinical Reference Systems (CRS) English
language medical reference covering medical and surgical topics.
Cultural
Diversity : A Guide for Health Professionals
A starting point to an understanding of
cultural and health issues for ethnic communities in a multicultural society.
This book was created by the Australian Centre for International Tropical Health
& Nutrition, at The University of Queensland in Australia but quite
applicable to the practicing physician in the United States.
Culture
Clues
The University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle
created tip sheets for clinicians designed to increase awareness about concepts
and preferences of patients from the diverse cultures they may encounter in
their practice.
Dental
ResourceNet Patient Education
P&G provides 18 dental topics in 17 languages. There are also new
professional Patient
Education Handouts that can include
information about your dental practice in the fields below [in the box], and it
will appear at the top of each Patient Education page when printed.
EthnoMed
Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington
have collaborated to create this site which contains information about cultural
beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of
recent immigrants to the Seattle area.
Glossaries
by Language
This web site lists a multitude of glossaries covering more than just
health-related information.
Health
Information Translations Common Medical Forms
Produced by three Columbus, OH-based healthcare systems, this site is a work in
progress which aims to provide culturally appropriate materials to promote
health education and wellness among immigrant populations who may not speak
English as a primary language. The site is searchable by topic, general
categories or language. [African
French, Chinese
Simplified, Chinese
Traditional, English,
Hindi,
Japanese,
Korean,
Russian,
Somali,
Spanish,
Ukrainian]
with each having an English version attached so caregivers know exactly what
information is being provided.
Healthy
Roads Media
Produced through a collaborative effort of federal and state agencies organized
by the National
Library of Medicine. This site contains free
audio, written and multimedia health education materials in 19 languages
Healthfinder
español
Developed by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services,
Healthfinder
español
is a free guide to reliable consumer health
and human services information in Spanish.
Page Last Updated: January 18, 2013