SItes to See: Bilingual Health Resources
August/September 2005
MedlinePlus
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, MedlinePlus has extensive information in both English and Spanish on most health conditions. This site acts as a one-stop source for health information from dozens of websites, including those for national associations and institutes dedicated to specific diseases. You will find interactive tools for assessing your risk for a particular disease, tutorials, facts on prevention, screening and treatment information, and more.
Healthfinder
A service of the National Information Center of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Healthfinder is a portal for general health information from federal agency websites. Topics on the site include health for older Americans, women’s health, information on specific diseases, tips on prevention, and more.
Centers for Disease Control
CDC is also part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and provides extensive information on a wide range of diseases. Most of the information here comes from the CDC or other government sources. There are sections for dental health, occupational health, asthma, vaccines, children’s health, and women’s health, to name a few.
These links are provided for informational purposes only. AARP does not endorse, and has no control over, or responsibility for, the linked sites or the content, advertisements, materials, products, or services available on or throughout these sites.
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