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We recognize that EthnoMed provides limited information about the culture and health issues pertaining to Hispanic communities, the largest immigrant population in the United States.  In order to avoid duplicating efforts in producing new materials, and to focus our limited resources on smaller immigrant populations for whom there is limited information available, we recommend links to the following websites to access quality information for/about Hispanic cultures and health issues:
Related Sources on the Internet and Spanish Health Information

Culture and Health

• Mexican Cultural Profile



• Clinical Topics
  • Symptoms
  • Health and Illness
    
  
  
• Patient Education Materials

References and Further Reading

• The National Alliance for Hispanic Health website. See Publications link for Cultural Proficiency resources

Related Sources on the Internet

Medlineplus Informacion de Salud

This website is an excellent starting place for finding quality health information in Spanish on many health topics. The site offers education resources like interactive tutorials, easy to read articles, dictionary definitions, and much more.

Work Group on Diabetes of the Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y Communitaria

A comprehensive and thorough website with Diabetes health information in Spanish.

Federacion Diabetelogica Colombiana

A Spanish site with a terminology dictionary and education materials on diabetes.