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Health Materials in Languages other than English

Selected and compiled by Jacquelyn Coughlan, M.S., M.L.S.

A Su Salud. South Texas Community College site with multiple links to Spanish- language health materials, search engines, and much more. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.stcc.cc.tx.us/lrc/Library/webdirectory/asusalud.htm

Asian and Pacific Islanders HIV/AIDS Resources. Brochures in Asian languages. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.omhrc.gov/hivaidsobservances/api/api_resources.html

Asian Pacific Islanders Women's Health. A website from the FDA Los Angeles District for women seeking cancer screening services. Retrieved September 17, 2004, from http://www.apanet.org/~fdala

Cancer Resources in Languages other than English- Cancer Index
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Links to information in Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Protuguese, Spanish, and Other. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks13.htm

CaNetiq. An international domestic violence and abuse agencies list. Retrieved September 25, 2005, from http://www.hotpeachpages.net/lang

Center for Immigrant Health. Provides tuberculosis brochures in multiple languages. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from http://www.med.nyu.edu/cih/tb/brochures.html

Dental ResourceNet. (2000). Provides dental information for patients in 17 languages. Retrieved October 17, 2005, from http://www.dentalcare.com/soap/patient/english/menu_archive.htm

Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Influenza Iinformation in Other Languages. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.cdc.gov/flu/languages.htm

Diabetes on the web: Websites Multilinguisticos. This website was created in an attempt to help people with diabetes from throughout the world. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/other-10.htm

Divison of Cooperative Extension of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.Videotapes for advance directives in Hmong and Spanish. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.uwex.edu/ces/media/catalog/death.html

Ethnic Health Resource List .Lists of brochures in Thai, Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong, Vietnamese. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from
http://health.utah.gov/hrm/ethnic/language.html

Ethnic Non-English Languages. Health Promotion Herfordshire, from the National Health Service in the UK. Includes multiple languages and an emergency multilingual phrasebook. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.nhsinherts.nhs.uk/hp/health_topics/ethnic/ethnic_links_languages.htm

Ethnicity Online. Contains a library of resources that have been translated into languages other than English. Retrieved September 25, 2005, from http://www.ethnicityonline.net/patient_information.htm


EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network (a project of the American International Health Alliance/ AIHA) is an on-line clearinghouse featuring a library of multilingual health resources (over 400 health related translated materials) available in the languages of the New Independent States (NIS) and Central and Eastern Europe, databases, and interactive forums. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.eurasiahealth.org

FDA-Food and Drug Adminstration. My Medicines brochure, Food and Drug Adminstration, Office of Women's Health. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.fda.gov/womens/taketimetocare/mymeds.html

FDA-Food and Drug Administration. Consumer publication in Spanish. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.fda.gov/oia/foreigndocs.htm

Genetics Education Center. Genetic conditions/rare conditions support groups and information in languages other than English. Retrieved September 28, 2005 from http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/internat.html

Healthfinder. A free guide to reliable consumer health and human services information. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.healthfinder.gov

Health Translations Directory. Health information from the Government of Australia, Victoria; translated into many different languages. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au

HICUP-Health Information in Chinese Uniting Patients, Physicians and the Public. Links to Chinese language health information web sites. May 15, 2005, from http://library.med.nyu.edu/patient/hicup/MoreLinks.html

Hmong Health Education Network. The goal of the network's website is to provide access to health information for Hmong people and those who provide health, education and social services to the Hmong community. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from http://www.hmonghealth.org/


Immunization Action Coalition. Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Health a quick chart of vaccine-preventable disease terms in mutliple languages. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.immunize.org

Immunization Action Coalition. Vaccine information statements listed by language and by disease. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.immunize.org/vis/index.htm

Immunization Actions Coalition. Improving immunization practices: A collection of useful resources to health care professionals provide vaccines appropriately and efficiently Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.immunize.org/izpractices

Institution for Social and Economic Development.Provides information about eligibility for public benefits directly to refugees. Available in multiple languages. Retrieved September 1, 2005, from http://www.ised.org/Research&Evaluation/RWIRP.asp

La Leche League. A collection of breastfeeding information in languages other than English. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://www.lalecheleague.org/LLLIlang.html

Massachuetts Health Promotion Clearinghouse Catalog. Click on material available in pdf. In several languages. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://maclearinghouse.com/CatalogPage.htm

McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Health Information handouts (26 topics) into eight different languages from the multi-cultural clearinghouse website available for a fee. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from
http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Wellness/SpecialPopulations/translatetopics.html

MedInfoRus. MedInfoRus has been developed by a group of medical librarians from New York City with the goal of helping Russian-speaking audience to search the Internet for medical information. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from http://medinforus.homestead.com/PInformation.html

MultiCultural Educational Services. A commerical site, provides Multilingual Health and Safety Education Materials in Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and other languages for nominal fees. Retrieved May 15, 2005, from
http://www.mcedservices.com//gothe.html

Multilingual Consumer Health Resource List. Provides up-to-date information on health literacy and multilanguage resources. Retrieved February 3, 2005, from http://www.metro.org/SIGs/chi.html

Multilingual Information: Multilingual Health Information for Seniors. Provides information from Oakwood Hospital to increase health awareness of both English and non-English speaking seniors. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from http://www.oakwood.org/Education/education_detail.asp?ContentId=592

My Voice- My Choice: Your Advance Directives Information. From Oakwood Hospital, provides information on advance directives. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from http://www.oakwood.org/Visitors/visitors_detail.asp?ContentId=1185

National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Provides information in Spanish regarding cancer, HIV/AIDS, tobacco, immunizations, women's health and cultural proficiency. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from http://www.hispanichealth.org/publications.lasso

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety.
Provides training in languages other than English and Spanish, including Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Tagalog, and other. Retrieved September 28, 2005, from http://www.coshnetwork.org/materials_in_other_languages.htm

NDEP-National Diabetes Education Program. Most of the resources provided here are available in both Spanish and English. To see Spanish language materials, select a subject area, then scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on the "Spanish" link. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.ndep.nih.gov

National Institute for Literacy. The health and literacy special collection lists health education materials in languages other than English. Retrieved September 26, 2005, from http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/index_language_a_m.html

National Library of Medicine. Consumer Health Information- Multilingual Health Information. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.nnlm.gov/train/chi/multi.html

New South Wales Multicultural Communication. Brochures in multiple languages from the Australian government. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/langindex.html

NOAH- New York Online Access to Health. NOAH provides bilingual access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from
http://www.noah-health.org/index.html

The Nutrition Education for New Americans Project. (2004). From Georgia State University, this project has ended but the nutritional and diabetes handouts are still available in multiple languages. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://monarch.gsu.edu/multiculturalhealth

NYU School of Medicine Center for Immigrant Health. Provides information on tuberculosis in 10 different languages. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from http://www.med.nyu.edu/cih/tb/index.html

Oregon Health & Science University. (1999). Patient education resources for clinicians. Retrieved October, 12, 2005, from http://www.ohsu.edu/library/patiented/links.shtml

Overlake Hospital Library, Bellevue, Washington. Multilingual and Multicultural Health Brochures and Information Sites, From Overlake Hospital Library, Bellevue, Washington. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://medlib.overlakehospital.org/library/multi.htm

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Fish consumption advice in languages other than English. Retrieved September 25, 2005, from http://www.oehha.ca.gov/fish/fishlang.html

Office of Refugee Resettlement: Special medical conditions.(2003). Provides technical assistance to local, national resettlement agencies providing services for refugees with HIV/AIDS. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/techasst/irsa_hiv.htm

Palliative Care Council of South Australia Inc. Multicultural Palliative Care Victoria- Australia, Palliative Care Council of South Australia Inc. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from
http://www.pallcare.asn.au/mc/mccontents.html

PapScreen Victoria. Is contracted to develop and implement Victoria's cervical screening communications and recruitment strategy. Provides resources for women in languages other than English. Retrieved September 23, 2005, from http://www.papscreen.org/ps/v_health/hp_reso_lang.htm

Patient Education Resources for Clinicians (Oregon Health and Science University). Web sources for patient education handouts, links to both English and non-English sites. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.ohsu.edu/library/patiented/links.shtml

Population Health Division. (2002). Provides general information regarding smoking and quitting in Vietnamese. Retrieved September 26, 2005, from http://www.quitnow.info.au/nesb/vietnamese.html


Queensland Health- Multicultural Health Resources includes Cultural Diversity Package, Multicultural and Language Service Policies, Handbook on Muslim Patients. Retrieved September 17, 2004, from
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/default.asp Click on multicultral health.

Resources for a diverse community. From the Alzheimer Society Toronto, this site provides information on Alzheimers in multiple languages such as Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from http://www.asmt.org/nonenginfokitLtoZ.htm

The 24 Languages Project funded by the National Library of Medicine. This project is in partnership with the Utah Department of Health, the Immunization Action Coalition, AAPCHO, and many others to improve access to health materials in mutliple languages. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://medstat.med.utah.edu/24languages

SAMHSA's NCADI Library, as part of one of the largest repositories of alcohol and drug use information in the world, provides publications in different languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Korean. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from
http://store.health.org/catalog/audiences.aspx

Spanish Cancer Resources. Links to various Information resources on cancer in Spanish. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks5j.htm

Spanish Patient Handouts. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/Common/editorial/editorial.aspx?CTIID=1496

SPIRAL-Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages. SPIRAL from Tufts University provides access to consumer health informaiton in the following Asian languages: Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from http://www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/spiral

The Stanford Health Library. Provides links and multilingual health information. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/resources/foreign_st.html

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2004). The DASIS report: Facilities providing substance abuse treatment in languages other than English. Retrieved September 28, 2005 from http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/2k3/LanguageTX/lang.htm

Translation protocol. Prepared by the Minnesota Department of Health, this is a guide to translating materials for limited English-speaking communities. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from http://www.health.state.mn.us/communityeng/multicultural/translation.pdf

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA food and cosmetic international/foreign language documents and videos. Retrieved September 28, 2005, from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/internat.html

Utah Department of Health. Provides information about diabetes in multiple languages. Retrived October 12, 2005, from http://www.health.utah.gov/diabetes/resourcesmain/edmulticultmanuals.htm

Vermont Department of Health. Refugee Health Program- Translated Infectious Disease Fact Sheets. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from
http://healthyvermonters.info/cph/refugee/factsheets.shtml

Victorian Government Health Information. Provides disease fact sheets in languages other than English. Retrieved September 26, 2005, from http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/language.htm

Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project. Provides health information in Vietnamese. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from http://www.suckhoelavang.org/main.html

Virginia Department of Health. Provides a listing of organizations that provide TB educational materials in a variety of languages other than English. Retrieved October 12, 2005, from http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/tb/othedmat.htm

Washington State Department of Health. Offers several publications and materials in languages other than English. Retrieved September 29, 2005, from http://www.doh.wa.gov/translated_materials.htm

Weill Cornell Medical Library.Consumer Health Resources in Languages Other than English, Weill Cornell Medical Library. Retrieved May 19, 2005, from
http://library.med.cornell.edu/Library/HTML/consumer.html

World Education. A list of health education materials in languages other than English. Retrieved September 28, 2005, from http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/index_language_n_z.html




©Jacquelyn Coughlan, May 2005
 

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