Provider: City of Houston Dept. of Health and Human Services
Descriptions: Informacion en espanol del Ciudad de Houston que incluida una lista de signos clave de emergencia que requieren atención médica inmediata.
Keywords: consumer health, epidemic, H1N1, Houston, influenza porcina, pandemic, public health, spanish, TX
Provider: American Red Cross
Descriptions: The Houston Red Cross provides location and contact information for its area chapters and indicates how to get help after a disaster, including an international service for finding family members. A number of downloadable, printable brochures are provided in English and Spanish, to aid citizens in preparing for various kinds of disaster situations, from hurricanes to hazardous substance releases to pandemics. The "Spotlight Links" give quick access to a number of these. The website includes safety tips for aquatic recreation, and information on classes in CPR and First Aid.
Keywords: consumer health, disaster, emergency preparedness, First Aid, Houston, military, public health, refugee, safety, social services, spanish, Texas, TX
Provider: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Descriptions: HealthFinder.gov is an award-winning website for consumers, coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)and the National Health Information Center. Since 1997, HealthFinder.gov has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. HealthFinder.gov links to carefully selected information and websites from over 1,600 health-related organizations. The site translates into Spanish.
Keywords: consumer health, federal agencies, general health, spanish, U.S. Government, wellness
Provider: Texas Medical Board
Descriptions: This is the official website of the Texas Medical Board, providing information for licensing of physicians, physician assistants, and acupuncturists in the state of Texas. Their stated mission is "to protect and enhance the public's health, safety and welfare by establishing and maintaining standards of excellence used in regulating the practice of medicine and ensuring quality health care for the citizen of Texas through licensure, discipline, and education."
Keywords: alternative medicine, certification, law, legal, licensing, news, physician, reports, spanish, statistical
Provider: Texas Department of State Health Services
Descriptions: This page includes personal and family preparedness advice, information for health care professionals, and the Department's news on Swine Flu in the state of Texas, including school closings. Links to updated CDC information are also provided.
Keywords: communicable diseases, consumer health, epidemic, H1N1, pandemic, physician, public health, spanish, Texas, zoonoses
Provider: St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
Descriptions: Project Safety Net, endorsed by Harris County Public Healthcare System Council, is a free, interactive and bilingual (English/Spanish) public health page from St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities. Find information on local free healthcare access: safety net clinic locations, services, hours of operation, languages spoken, and financial requirements. Project Safety Net also facilitates health planners in identifying and prioritizing areas of insufficient capacity with a view to expansion of services.
Keywords: consumer health, health services, healthcare, healthcare professional, hospitals, Houston, poverty, spanish, TX
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Spanish-language collection of medical research and investigative medicine journals, providing full text of peer-reviewed medical journals. A wide range of topics is covered, including neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology. Publications covered in this database include Revista Medica del IMSS, Revista Mexicana de Patologia Clinica, Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Archivos de Neurociencias, Revista Biomedica, Veterinaria Mexico, and Salud Publica de Mexico.
Keywords: medical specialties, medicine, spanish
Provider: U.S. National Institutes of Health
Descriptions: "NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the NIA as the primary Federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research." A large number of free publications, some provided in Spanish, are available for downloading. These include fact sheets, reports and a short e-book, Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery. Links to information about research projects, trials, health- and aging-related organizations, and other related resources are provided.
Keywords: aging, Alzheimer, biomedical research, brain, care, cognition, cognitive disorders, e-books, federal agencies, geriatrics, patient education, spanish, U.S. Government
Provider: National Institutes of Health
Descriptions: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on a broad spectrum of metabolic diseases: diabetes, obesity, inborn errors of metabolism, endocrine disorders, mineral metabolism, digestive and liver diseases, nutrition, urology and renal disease, and hematology. Health information for the public (in English and Spanish) and details about research and funding are included here.
Keywords: consumer health, disease, grants, internal medicine, NIH, nutrition, research, spanish
Provider: National Institutes of Health
Descriptions: The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of these diseases, facilitation of training for basic and clinical scientists who carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on the progress of this research. The site includes a Health Information Index in English and Spanish.
Keywords: arthritis, bone, dermatology, disease, grants, NIH, orthopaedics, orthopedics, patient education, research, skeletal, skin, spanish
Provider: National Institutes of Health
Descriptions: "The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine." It is also meant to serve as a source of research-based information for consumers on treatments for conditions which are considered to be "alternatives" to conventional medical treatments. Information is organized primarily in an A to Z listing of Health Topics. Links are also provided to news and current information on relevant topics. Much of the information on the site is available in Spanish.
Keywords: acupuncture, alternative medicine, clinical trials, consumer health, dietary supplements, NIH, patient education, research, spanish
Provider: Georgetown University
Descriptions: The MCH Library develops knowledge paths, bibliographies, and other information resources. It is provided by the Mary C. Egan Maternal and Child Health Library, one of six Georgetown University libraries. This gateway site offers a compilation of maternal-child health information updated frequently, and also offers paths to information available from other websites. A Community Services Locator feature guides users to sources of support for mothers and children on the local level, in areas like child care, education and special needs, family and parenting issues, health, and financial support.
Keywords: consumer health, general health, genetics, infant, lactation, neonatal, news, portal, prenatal care, public health, spanish, wellness, women
Provider: American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Descriptions: This website, designed primarily for consumers, was developed to aid the user in understanding the clinical laboratory tests one might undergo as a part of routine medical care or for diagnostic purposes. The site is a collaboration between several professional societies representative of the clinical laboratory community. It may be searched alphabetically by condition or disease name, or according to categories for appropriate routine health screenings. The user can elect to read the text here in English, Czech, German, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, or Polish translation.
Keywords: chemistry, consumer health, laboratory, spanish, tests
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, general reference, index, magazines
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A full-text collection of mostly scholarly journals from Latin American and Spanish publishers, covering the fields of business and economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library and information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology. This database provides full text of about 260 scholarly Spanish-language journals.
Keywords: multidisciplinary, spanish
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Bibliographic Records, Citations, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A collaboration between EBSCO Publishing and ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados), this bibliographic database provides information on research conducted in the areas of business and economics. Search functionality is enhanced through the incorporation of author keywords supplied in Spanish and English. More than 60,000 records, dating back to the early 1980s, provide coverage for over 200 Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere. Active titles include Revista de la CEPAL, Revista de Administraçao, Estudios Empresariales, and Agroeconómico.
Keywords: business, economics, Latin America, management, spanish
Provider: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Descriptions: AAOS provides clear information for the public here on orthopedic injuries, syndromes and diseases affecting each skeletal area. Some of the information is available in Spanish. Also provided: a news feature and a glossary of orthopedic terms.
Keywords: bone, glossary of terms, orthopaedics, orthopedics, osteology, patient education, spanish
