Currently, In the United States, health literature is translated into several languages to meet the demands set by the fast-growing number of LEP (Limited English Proficiency) individuals, who need access to health information in their own languages. Spanish is the most in-demand language for health translation. It is also the fastest-growing language used in households across the United States.
We have compile resources that may be beneficial to health translations in their efforts to translate health information into Spanish following standards for writing health information. We believe the clarity and simplicity in health translation is important!
Spanish resources
AIDSinfonet
http://www.aidsinfonet.org/?lang=spa(link is external)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality en español
http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm(link is external)
American Cancer Society Informacion de referencia sobre el cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ESP/ESP_0.asp(link is external)
Cancer.gov Spanish Resources
https://www.cancer.gov/espanol(link is external)
CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention en español
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish(link is external)
ChooseMyPlate.gov in Spanish
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/en-espanol.html(link is external)
United States Department of Agriculture’s healthy food guidance system Spanish language portal.
Community Tool Box/Caja de Herramientas Comunitarias
http://ctb.ku.edu/es/(link is external)
Denver Public Library Salud y Medicina
https://bibliotecadenver.org/salud(link is external)
Familydoctor.org Pamphlets in Spanish
http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/es.html(link is external)
Healthfinder en español
http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol(link is external)
InfoSID
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/infoSIDA/(link is external)
MedlinePlus en español
http://medlineplus.gov/esp(link is external)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/spanish.htm(link is external)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://espanol.ninds.nih.gov/(link is external)
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health/ Información Para El Consumidor
http://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/RecursosEnEspanol.aspx(link is external)
Oficina de Salud de las Minorias/ Office of Minority Health
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/espanol(link is external)
Polyglot Medical Spanish Languge Learning App from Duke AHEC
https://dukeahec.mc.duke.edu/spanish-language-resources/polyglot-med-spanish-language-learning-app/(link is external)
WomensHealth.gov en español
http://www.womenshealth.gov/espanol/
Check out this Webinar
“Addressing the Language Access Barrier When Serving Refugee Patients”, provides insight into the barriers health providers face when serving recently arrived refugees and LEP patients. This is part of The Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center (RHTAC) co-sponsored by the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC).
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