Health Information in Multiple Languages

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Can you recommend some good web sites for health information in mulitple languages?
- MedlinePlus.gov
  - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/languages.html
  - Health information in over 90 different languages.
- Información en español
  - http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm
  - Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
  - Includes information on diseases and conditions, prevention and wellness, and quality of care.
Are there additional resources which I might find useful?
- EthnoMed.org
  - http://ethnomed.org/
  - From Harborview Medical Center.
  - Provides information about cultural belief and medical issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants and refugees.
- RHIN
  - http://rhin.org/
  - Refugee Health Information Network
  - Multilingual health information for refugees and their health providers.
Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?
- MedlinePlus
  - medlineplus.gov
  - From the National Library of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control: A-Z Topics Index
  - www.cdc.gov/az.do
- MayoClinic.com
  - www.mayoclinic.com
- Merck Manual Home Edition
  - www.merck.com/mmhe
- Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

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