Research Guides: Consumer Health and Patient Education: Special Populations

HealthyChildren.org - (American Academy of Pediatrics)
KidsHealth - (Nemours Center for Children's Health Media)
text4baby (multi-partner service) - receive free informational cell messages during pregnancy and 1st year of baby's life
diversitydatakids (Brandeis University) - county and state data on measures of child well-being

Adolescents

Women

HealthyWomen (HealthyWomen) - independent health information source for women
womenshealth.gov - (Office on Women's Health, U.S. Health and Human Services) provides information and resources in English and Spanish
NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) -women's health resources from the National Institutes of Health

Men

Multi-lingual (see also general sites for other languages, especially Spanish)

CDC-INFO on Demand - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) free fact sheets, pamphlets and educational materials in many languages; downloadable.
Canopy Speak Medical Translation App (Canopy Innovations) - funded by NIH, the free app can be used when a translator is not available. Download app from iTunes Store or from Google Play.
Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources - (National Library of Medicine) a list of consumer health sites in non-English languages.
Health Information in Multiple Languages in MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) - health topics in many languages.

Multi-lingual training for medical staff

TeamSTEPPS Limited English Proficiency module (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - designed to help develop a customized plan for the medical team who work with patients who have difficulty communicating in English.

Rural Health in Georgia

Rural Health Information Hub - (RHIhub) has a state guide for rural health in Georgia. RHIhub has data and statistics on issues that impact rural health.