Health of Latino, Latina, and Latinx Individuals: Health Topics Page (in Spanish and English)
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COVID-19
- COVID-19 Spanish and Indigenous Language ResourcesCOVID information resources listed by U.S. state. Created by the Latinx Caucus of the Medical Library Association.
- JUNTOS Radio: Coronavirus (COVID-19)An episode on COVID-19 from Juntos Radio, a Spanish-language health podcast.
- Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Race/Ethnicity (CDC)Lists case, hospitalization, and death rates for Hispanic people as compared to White, Non-Hispanic people.
Research articles on COVID-19 often appear in the New on PubMed section of this website (on the Home page).
Sitios Web para Consumidores en el Idioma Español/Websites for Consumers in Spanish
- Derechos del paciente (MedLinePlus)Un resumen de los derechos del paciente en los Estados Unidos.
- MedlinePlus : Informacion de salud para ustedPortal en español de los MedlinePlus.
- Healthfinder.gov en EspañolHealthfinder.gov en español le ofrece la información más actualizada para que usted y sus seres queridos se mantengan saludables.
- NC Health Info: Temas de saludInformación sobre diversos temas, incluidas afecciones y directorios de proveedores y servicios en Carolina del Norte.
- Recursos en Español para la communidad Latinx y LGBTQ+ (Human Rights Campaign)Sitio web del Human Rights Campaign, una organización de defensa LGBTQ+. Contiene información sobre diversos temas de interés para la comunidad Latinx y LGBTQ+.
- Familydoctor.org en Español (Academia Americana de Médicos de Familia)Asesoramiento médico en español.
Websites for Consumers in English
- Patients' Rights (MedlinePlus)A website summarizing the rights of patients in the United States.
- MedLinePlus: Trusted Health Information for YouInformation on various health topics.
- Healthfinder.govHealthfinder.gov offers you the most up-to-date information to help you and your loved ones stay healthy.
- NC Health Info: Health TopicsInformation on a variety of topics, including conditions and directories of providers and services in North Carolina.
- Human Rights CampaignMain website of the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. Contains information on various topics of interest to the Latinx LGBTQ + community.
- Familydoctor.org (American Academy of Family Physicians)Medical advice website.
Temas de Salud (Version en Español)
Tema |
Descripción del Recurso |
Organización |
|---|---|---|
Enfermedad de Alzheimer |
Sitio de web con información para pacientes de Alzheimer y sus cuidadores |
Asociación de Alzheimer |
Cáncer |
Herramientas para la Supervivencia al Cáncer |
Coalición Nacional para la Supervivencia al Cáncer |
COVID-19 (coronavirus) |
Videos sobre el coronavirus (COVID-19) |
Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos |
Diabetes |
Información para pacientes y el pblico general |
Instituto Nacional de la Diabetes y Enfermedades Digestivas y del Riñón (NIDDK) |
Enfermedades del corazón, los pulmones, y la sangre |
Información para pacientes y el pblico general |
Instituto Nacional del Corazón, los Pulmones y la Sangre (Estados Unidos) |
Enfermedades del corazón |
Respuestas del Corazón (Folletos para pacientes) |
Asociación Estadounidense del Corazón |
Salud Mental |
Panfletos y hojas de datos |
Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental (NIMH) |
Salud Mental |
Información para la familia |
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
Health Topics (English Version)
Topic |
Resource Description |
Organization |
Alzheimer's Disease |
Website for Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers |
Alzheimer's Association |
Cancer |
Cancer Survival Toolbox |
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship |
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) |
Videos about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) |
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Diabetes |
Information for patients and the general public |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Diseases of the Heart, Lung, and Blood |
Information for patients and the general public |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
Heart Disease |
Answers by Heart (patient fact sheets) |
American Heart Association |
Mental Health |
Brochures and fact sheets |
National Institute of Mental Health |
Mental Health |
Information for families |
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |