MEDICAL/HEALTH/NUTRITION

http://www.projectcare.worlded.org/

"Project Care is a website for high-intermediate to advanced English language learners who want to learn about caring for others while improving their communication with medical personnel."

http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/refugeeorient.htmM

'Safe, Smart and Healthy: Keys to Success in Your New Home' created by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services - Refugee Services Section with funding provided by the Office of Refugee Resettlement

http://i.nursegroups.com/nursing-article/health-resources-refugees-and-immigrants.html

Health Resources for Refugees and Immigrant

http://omhn.wordpress.com/ohio-resources/

Ohio Multicultural Health Network - An online informational resource on immigrant and refugee health in Ohio

http://www.health.state.mn.us

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/flu/languages.html

The Minnesota Department of Health offers seasonal and H1N1 influenza materials and resources in languages other than English.

http://www.hablamosjuntos.org/signage/symbols/default.using_symbols.asp

Universal signs for Healthcare in English and Spanish

http://familydoctor.org/?element=healthfact

This family doctor information was written at an 8th grade level.There are areas of information for everyone - parents, seniors, men, and women. There is information about healthy living, all diseases, etc

http://www.cal.org/caela/tools/instructional/health_literacy.html

The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition - Instructional Tools - Health Literacy

http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/

This is a simple set of picture stories for health and emergencies, written for level 1 students. They come with accompanying lesson ideas.

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/hlyheart.pdf

This free FAD booklet on eating for a healthy heart contains information about diet, food labels and recipes.Other food topics are Keeping Foods Safe and Eating and Aging.

http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/menuplanner/menu.cgi

This interactive site lets you enter the foods you have eaten or choose the foods you plan to eat and it tallies up your daily caloric intake.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html

If you are looking for information about nutrition, Medline is a good source of information. Articles that are written for beginners are indicated.

http://www.hablamosjuntos.org/signage/symbols/default.using_symbols.asp