Consumer Health Guide  Tags: medicine consumer_health public reference  

Web resource on African American Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to increase public awareness of the health concerns of African Americans.

Resource on Asian-American Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to increase public awareness of the health concerns of Asian-Americans.

Information provided on this site is geared towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, enabling this group to attain the highest possible level of health and well-being.

Site is a culturally oriented and ethnically focused comprehensive internet-based health and medical information provider dedicated to addressing the special health problems of African-Americans.

Provides electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages. The site is sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Utah Department of Health.

Listing of consumer health web sites available in other languages, including: Arabic, Cambodian/Khmer, Chinese, French, German, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, & Vietnamese.

Contains medical and cultural information on immigrant and refugee groups. It contains information specific to groups in the Seattle area, but much of the cultural and health information is of interest and applicable in other geographic areas.

Resource on Hispanic American Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to increase public awareness of the health concerns of Hispanic Americans.

Information provided on this site is supplied by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Information regarding Federal health programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives in supplied.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the premier organization focusing on Hispanic Health. Their site provides information in support of their mission: to improve the health and well being of Hispanics.

Native American Cancer Research Organization is a community based, American Indian, non-profit resource that seeks to help reduce cancer incidence and mortality in Native Americans.

Web resource on Native American Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to increase public awareness of the health concerns of Native Americans.

Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Provides information in an effort to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations.

Site consists of Spanish translations of over 200 patient education documents produced at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics. Materials can be viewed and printed in both English and Spanish.

Site provides consumer health information in Asian languages, specifically Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Laotian. This site is a joint initiative of the South Cove Community Health Center and Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library.