Web Sources for Patient Education Handouts
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SITES
Fast Track
For the busy provider, these links provide quick, easy in/easy out subject access to patient education handouts.
- American Academy of Dermatology
- Illustrated, clearly written pamphlets for patient information on many dermatology topics.
- American Academy of Family Physicians/familydoctor.org
- Two hundred patient education handouts selected and approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
- Doctor's Page, The
- A list of handouts AND web sites arranged by disease or health topic. Includes RxList, a comprehensive drug index for consumers and health professionals.
- CenterWatch/Listing of Newly Approved Drug Therapies
- Lists drugs newly approved by the FDA and gives short description of each in non-technical language.
- Healthopedia.com
- Information on medications, diseases, symptoms, medical tests & procedures, and more.
- Internet Mental Health
- Mental health information by disease or topic, including American and European descriptions of disorders. Check "Booklet" subheading under each disorder for patient education handouts. Includes a Spanish translator program.
- MedicineNet
- A commercial site with an extensive section of patient education handouts written by physicians on diseases and treatments, written in a simple question and answer format. (See Diseases and Treatments under this link.)
- Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine - Hispanic American Health
- A source on statistics and some overviews of specific conditions, including "easy to read" topical handouts for a complete list, or "easy to read"+ (subject) for individual handouts.
- Michigan Electronic Library/Disease and Condition Specific Resources
- Pamphlets, articles and Web sites arranged by disease or topic.
- National Cancer Institute
- Includes descriptions of different types of cancer with staging, treatment and prognosis, written specifically for patients (PDQ: Physician's Data Query).
- OWL Orthopaedic Web Links: Patient Information
- A vast collection of patient oriented orthopaedic web links and hand-outs from Orthogate.
- Virtual Hospital--Information for Patients
- Extensive collection of patient education materials from the University of Iowa.
Low-Literacy Handouts in English
- Low-Literacy Patient Education Handouts
- Handouts written in a very simple language with frequent use of drawings to convey information to patients with limited reading ability.
- MEDLINEplus
- Type "easy to read" in search box for a collection of patient information.
- OHSU/Hood River Community Health Outreach Project: Pamphlets in Spanish/English Produced by Project Participants
- Low-literacy pamphlets in Spanish and English produced by project participants.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Easy to read publications from USFDA in English and Spanish.
Other English Language Sites of Interest
- Altavista's Translator
- Although this Web page itself is in English, entering a Web address (URL) for a Web page you want to translate (from English to French, Italian, Spanish, German, or Portuguese) will produce that same Web page in your selected language. Please note that this will result in a very rough translation, which should be passed by the eyes of watchful translators in your organizations before being given to patients.
- Healthfinder
- A web site from the United States government including links to online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, support and self-help groups, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
- Pregnancy Calendar, Yahoo
- Constructs a calendar detailing the development of a baby, based on user input about time of conception, etc. You must register with Yahoo! to use.
- McKinley Health Center Health Information
- Over 300 patient education handouts prepared by the professional staff of this student health service at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some are getting dated, but useful for topics that do not change frequently.
- Nutrition Navigator
- Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy rates content and usability, and provides reviews of nutrition Web sites.
- Oregon Health & Science University's Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department
- Short descriptions of facial plastic and reconstructive procedures offered by Oregon Health & Science University facial and plastic surgeons.
- The Ohio State University Medical Center
- A large collection of illustrated pamphlets including large print items.
- The Self-Help Sourcebook Online
- A searchable database that includes information on approximately 700+ national and demonstrational model self-help support groups, ideas for starting groups, and opportunities to link with others to develop needed new national or international groups.
NON-ENGLISH SITES
List of Spanish sites (in English)
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research / Clinical Guildelines
- Consumer versions of clinical practice guidelines.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Fact sheets on mental health topics for families of children and adolescents.
- American Academy of Family Physicians/familydoctor.org
- An extensive collection of handouts selected and approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- In search box, select "En Espanol".
- Gine-web
- Bilingual gynecology site, with many materials oriented for patients.
- Mi Pediatria
- A pediatric site from Mexico which includes a substantial section of handouts on themes of interest to parents on development, congenital and chronic illnesses, a newsletter written by specialists from a children's hospital, links to other sources of information in Spanish and English. The site includes a search engine, and an "ask an expert" section.
- National Cancer Institute CancerNet
- Patient versions of cancer information and treatment sheets on specific types of cancer.
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Bilingual booklets on cardiovascular risk factors and prevention.
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Fact sheets on specific disabilities and disability-related issues for families. To connect directly to Spanish materials at NICHCY:
gopher://aed.aed.org:70/11/.disability/.nichcy/.online/.spanish.- NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
- Bilingual site to health information with search engine, browsing access, and links to additional sources of Spanish materials.
- Planned Parenthood
- Click on "Health Info", then "En Espaņol".
- San Jose PlaneTree Library/En Espaņol
- Links to full-text electronic resources on many health subjects.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration publications
- Selected online fact sheets on diet, stroke, menstruation and other topics, as well as information on ordering additional Spanish materials.
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control: Health Topics
- An extrensive collection of brochures and articles with graphics.
- VIH y SIDA
- Information sheets and frequently asked questions for patients with HIV or AIDS. See "Hojas informativas".
Low-Literacy Handouts In SpanishOther Non-English Sites
- MEDLINEplus
- Type "easy to read" in search box for a collection of patient information. Within each topic, scroll down to "Spanish" resources.
- National Center for Farmworker Health, Bilingual Patient Education Materials
- A selection of well-illustrated low literacy, education materials in English and Spanish developed by this national center. These materials may be printed and used free of charge.
- OHSU/Hood River Community Health Outreach Project: Pamphlets in Spanish/English Produced by Project Participants
- Low-literacy pamphlets in Spanish and English produced by project participants.
- Texas Medication Algorithm Project. Patient Education Material.
- Simply written handouts with illustrations and PET scan graphics, conveying information on depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Easy to read publications from USFDA in English and Spanish, many with excellent illustrations.
- Altavista's Translator
- Although this Web page itself is in English, entering a Web address (URL) for a Web page you want to translate (from English to French, Italian, Spanish, German, or Portuguese) will produce that same Web page in your selected language. Please note that this will result in a very rough translation, which should be passed by the eyes of watchful translators in your organizations before being given to patients.
- Ethnomed
- Contains medical and cultural information on a variety of ethnic groups in order to assist providers in bridging language and cultural barriers during medical visits. It is designed to be used quickly by providers before seeing a patient. Patient education materials section (in languages other than English) is small but developing.
- Healthy Roads Media
- Funded by the National Library of Medicine, this site provides health information in several languages, including Russian, Somali, Bosnian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
- Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links
- An annotated, selected list of references to diversity specific links to health information for patients and providers.
Important Note: Linking to other sites, or sites where these might lead, does not imply endorsement by OHSU of the content, products or services you may find there. Materials provided offer the views of individual authors and do not necessarily represent or imply approval or recommendation by OHSU or by your own physician or health care provider.Our goal is to point to sources of information. A person's unique medical condition and circumstances should be directed to their physician or health care provider.
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Last updated June 18, 2004 by the OHSU Library Web Managers. Please send comments, questions, and reports of problems through the Library's customer support form.