Agencies, Associations and Organizations

Action for Healthy Kids

http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/

An organization focused on the prevention of obesity in childhood.

American Diabetes Association

http://www.diabetes.org/espanol/default.jsp

Information on different types of diabetes, Latino iniciatives on diabetes, and health insurance information for people with diabetes.

American Heart Association

http://www.americanheart.org/

Contains a multi-paged website with information on heart health, conditions, treatments, procedures, and more.

American School Health Association

http://www.ashaweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Helping its members to plan, develop, coordinate, implement, evaluate, and advocate for effective school health strategies that contribute to optimal health and academic outcomes for all children and youth.

La Leche League International

http://www.lalecheleague.org/LangEspanol.html

The Leche League is an international non-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting breast feeding. They offer support, information, and education about breast feeding.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health

http://www.hispanichealth.org/

Using a mixture of Spanish and English, this website provides information on Hispanic health issues with resources, political action, and community health information.

Government Agencies & Resources

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research/Clinical Guidelines en Español

http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm

Provides a variety of basic health information publications.

California Department of Health Care Services

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/VisionFindADr.aspx

A list of all California county vision providers.

Food and Drug Administration Publications

http://www.fda.gov/oc/spanish/default.htm

Publications available to order and some in PDF format to download on health topics realted to food and drugs.

Food and Drug Administration Easy to Read Publications

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/spanlow.html

A listing of low literacy information in formats of PDF, HTML, and brochure style about food and drug health topics.

Healthfinder en español

http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/

A general health information website with over 100 health topics.

Mi Pirámide

http://www.mypyramid.gov/sp-index.html

Spanish-language version of mypyramid.gov, an online guide to making healthful food choices.

National Diabetes Education Program

http://caldiabetes.org/content_display.cfm?contentID=337&cameFromSearch=yes

This program recently launched the comprehensive publication Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel whose objective is to better serve diabetic children and guide educational personnel and parents on best practices in combatting diabetes.

National Eye Health Education Program

http://www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/programs/index.asp

This program offers free materials for patients and professional care providers.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases en Español

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/spanish.htm

Information for consumers on diabetes, weight control, and kidney related diseases.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Consumer Health Information

http://salud.nih.gov/

Office of Minority Health Resource Center

http://www.omhrc.gov/healthgap/espanol/index_esp4.htm

An initiative from the Office of Minority Health on eliminating health disparities for Spanish speakers and a page on what it takes to be a doctor.

Prevent Blindness Northern California (PBNC)

http://www.eyeinfo.org/

An organization which saves the sight of children and adults recently launched its Prevent Blindness America Diabetic Eye Disease Educator Program offering health education related to eye complications of diabetes such as glaucoma and retinopathy.