Health Resources in Multiple Languages
Those of you who follow my blog notice that from time to time I highlight multilingual health information Web sites as Healthy Roads Media.
Recently (via a US govt listserv- PHPartners) I ‘ve come across a wonderful list of general health information resources in multiple languages. This resource list is a subset of the larger Multi-Cultural Resources for Health Information. Multi-Cultural Resources includes links in the following areas
- Cultural Competency
- Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Online Translation Tools
- Health Literacy
- Health Resources in Multiple Languages
- Interpreting in Health Care
- Law, Policy, and Standards
- Limited English Proficiency
- Multicultural Research
- Organizations and Portals
- Refugee Health Portals
- Disclaimer
Oh, I haven’t forgotten. Here is the list of Health Resources in Multiple Languages.
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Documents in Other Languages
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Consumer Health Information in Many Languages
Multilingual online health resources, organized by specific
languages, including glossaries
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, National Library of Medicine - EurasiaHealth Knowledge Network
Clearinghouse of free resources on Central & Eastern Europe and
the New Independent States
American International Health Alliance
United States Agency for International Development - Facts for Families
In English, Spanish, German, Malaysian, Polish, and Icelandic
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Health Access Project
Translated Hospital Instructions - Health Information Translations
Information for limited English proficiency patients translated into various languages
The Ohio State University Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health System
OhioHealth - Health on the Net Select
Searchable database of medical and health queries
Available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese - Health Translations Directory
From Australia. Contains links to online multi-lingual resources
Department of Human Services
State Government of Victoria, Australia - Healthy Roads Media
Site contains free health education materials in a number of languages
and a variety of formats
Healthy Roads Media - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Material available in English and French. French link found at bottom of page
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada - Multilingual Health and Safety Resource Guide
Labor Occupational Health Program, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
University of California at Berkeley - Multilingual Health Information
Stanford Health Library, Stanford University - Free Publications for Women
Easy-to-read pamphlets, available multiple languages
Office of Women’s Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Patient Information Brochures for Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery
Material available in English, French, Polish, Spanish, and Vietnamese
The Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - Resources by Language
Health topics in 50 languages
NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
New South Wales, Australia - Translated British Columbia Health Files
Fact sheets translated into Chinese, French, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Ministry of Health, British Columbia, Canada - Urban Health Partners
Spotlight on Arabic language health materials and Arab American health.
Additional materials on Culturally Responsive Health Care
Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University - Vaccine Information in Other Languages
Vaccine information in over 30 languages
Immunization Action Coalition - West Nile Virus Multilingual Fact Sheets
Patient education materials about West Nile Virus in 22 languages
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Government of Ontario, Canada
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