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Where can I find health education resources in different languages and cultures?

The following is a selected list of resources that may be helpful for prevention practitioners working in minority communities. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. If you would like to recommend an addition to or modification of this list, please e-mail: sfuxman@edc.org. Also, some of these resources will lead you to other sources of interest.

"Parents, the Anti-drug" website has links to information in Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese - http://www.theantidrug.com/advice/

MEDWEB's medical info by subject, many geographical links to sites in other languages
http://medwebplus.com/subject

2003 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses - list of resources and clearinghouses for general health information;
http://www.health.gov/nhic/Pubs/clearinghouses.htm

Links to on-line medical information from the National Health Information Center
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/NHICScripts/Hitlist.cfm?Keyword=Foreign%20Language%20Resources

The State of Connecticut Department of Public Health; publications and statistics in English and Spanish: http://www.dph.state.ct.us/Publications/publications.htm

Multi-Lingual Health Education.net is a non-profit alliance of Canadian Health Agencies.
http://www.multilingual-health-education.net/faq.asp

Ethnic Health Programs at Utah Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ut.us/

Health Information in Spanish:

NIAAA Frequently Asked Questions about Alcohol
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

General Health
http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/

Drug abuse Issues: http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=827&section=7&lang=2&doclang=2

Marijuana Anonymous
http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/

Resources on Substance Abuse from New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah-health.org/es/mental/disorders/substance/

Health Information Virtual Library
Latin American Adolescent Health topics - includes Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua
http://www.adolec.org/E/lises.htm

Asian/Pacific Islander Health Information:

Drug Abuse (Office of National Drug Control Policy)

Chinese - http://www.druganswer.com/chinese/index.html
Korean - http://www.druganswer.com/korean/index.html
Vietnamese - http://www.druganswer.com/vietnamese/index.html

Asian Pacific Islander Health-line:
http://www.asiansinamerica.org/directory/items/mr_api.html

JustForYou:
M multilingual health information in Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Samoan, Thai, Tongan and Vietnamese.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/

Asian American Health:
C census data on major Asian-American populations; background on cultural
traditions; and links to health policy offices, online medical databases, publications and other organizations.
http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov

National Library of Medicine- Asian American Health:
http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/intro.html

Haitian Creole Links Page:

The Creole Clearinghouse
http://hometown.aol.com/mit2haiti/Index4.html

Bosnian Health Links:

EurasiaHealth - Multilingual Library of general health resources http://www.eurasiahealth.org/index.jsp

General Health and Culture Issues:
Multi-Cultural Educational Services: Get your message out in their language! We specialize in the translation, publication, and distribution of information to members of the refugee and immigrant community, who have not yet gained competency in English Language skills. We have created forms, books, booklets, audio and video tapes, and promotional materials for businesses, schools, governmental agencies and social services agencies. We also design and develop ESL materials for specific purposes such as Environmental Education and specific groups such as preliterate adults.
If you have a project contact us for a free bid.
(Service@mcedservices.com) or call 763-767-7786

Interpretation, Translation & Language Services:
Consult the agencies, professional organizations, or web sites listed on this site for additional resources in the area of interpreting and language resources.
http://www.xculture.org/

Cultural Competency Resources:
http://www.cal.org/corc/

Please contact the Northeast CAPT at capt@edc.org for more information.