Consumer Health and Patient Education Resources: Other Languages

• ​ EthnoMed

Cultural competency resources and patient education materials in the following languages: Amharic, Cambodian, Chinese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tigrean, Vietnamese and others.

• Health Information Translations

Health education resources in the Arabic, Chinese Simplified and Traditional, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

• Immunization Action Coalition

Vaccine information produced by the Centers for Disease Control. Available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hmong, Karen, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, and Vietnamese. ​

• MedlinePlus Health Information in Multiple Languages

 Information in over 40 languages from the National Library of Medicine's premier consumer health website. Spanish language mirror site.

• Refugees and Immigrants Health Resources (US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants)

Information on healthy living, food and nutrition, mental health and living with a disability.

Asian Lanaguages

• SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian languages
  Provides consumer in formation in Chinese, Cambodian/Khmer, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese on a wide variety of internet sources

• Health Navigator New Zealand
  Links to resources in Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Darci, Farsi, Filipino, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Maori, Samoan, Somali, Thai, and Vietnamese

French

• CiSMeF Patients
  Catalog and Index of French Language Health Resources on the Internet.

German

• Patienten-Informationsdienst
  This website is a joint effort from the German Medical Association and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurances Physcians. The portal offers over 1000 reliable sources of consumer health information in German and English.

 Spanish

• FamilyDoctor
  The American Academy of Family Physcians' website provides health information for the whole family with clear and concise patient handouts written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals about common medical concerns and conditions. Spanish language materials are also available.
• KidsHealth.org
  This website is divided into three sections for kids, teens and parents. Health information is written specifically for each group including child development, nutrition and fitness, preventive health care, and diseases and conditions. Information is available in English and Spanish.

• National Cancer Institute
  Offers patients and health professionals with extensive information on all cancers including treatments, prevention, genetics, causes, testing, dictionaries, statistics, clinical trials, as well as coping with cancer. A telephone help line, live online chat service and email help, support the extensive information found here. Information is also available in Spanish.
• La Salud Mental
  Website by the APA that provides evidence-based information on mental health and substance use disorders for Spanish-speaking communities. 

Diabetes

• Learning About Diabetes
  Provides information handouts in various languages
• National Diabetes Service Scheme
  Information in a wide range of languages, provided by the Australian Government
• Diabetes UK
  Diabetes information is available here in different languages, as well as large print, Braille, Sign Language, Easy Read and Audio formats

The following resources are provided by EthnoMed.org, which is a Seattle-based organization which provides information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other topics related to the health care of immigrants to the US. 
The organization's website is a convenient source for social and cultural details relevant to clinical care, and intends to provide cultural context and be an entree to “cross-cultural” practice.