Resources for Spanish Speaking Patients

Jameson Portal

Patient Education
Patient education sheets from Nursing Reference Center can be printed in English or Spanish. To print in Spanish, simply click on the Spanish hyperlink next to "Languages Available" at the upper left corner of the page.

Drug Information
Patient leaflets can be printed in Spanish through Pharmacy OneSource. Log in and search for a drug as usual. To print the information in Spanish, click on "View Spanish Leaflet" in the upper right corner of the page.

On the Web

Consumer Health InformationMany of the consumer health information links listed on the Jameson Library Portal are also available in Spanish. Here are some examples:

MedlinePlus: A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus provides trusted health information. You can switch between English and Spanish by clicking on the "English" or "Spanish" button at the top left corner. Many of the handouts available in the English site say "also available in Spanish." Simply click on the "Spanish" hyperlink next to the information.

Click here to access en español: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ 

HealthFinder en español:  http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/

Cultural Competence and Health Literacy
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/

HRSA Free Online Health Literacy Course:  http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/healthliteracy/

Vocabulary
StudySpanish Medical Vocabulary:  http://www.studyspanish.com/travel/medical.htm