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• MedlinePlus

  This site offers health information in both English and Spanish. The popular Interactive Tutorials, also available in English and Spanish, in addition to other easy-to-read materials listed in alphabetical order by topic. Pages include links to printer-friendly version and the ability to email the link to others. Go to the Health Topics page and you'll find the "Easy-to-Read" icon.
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov

• Familydoctor.org

  This site has easy-to-read health information on a wide variety of topics, with special sections for children, women, men and seniors. There is an extensive index, a dictionary of medical words and names of diseases, separate index of herbal and alternative remedies, and information in Spanish. All material is written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals.
  http://www.familydoctor.org

• FDA Information for Older People

  This site from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has easy-to-read articles on a variety of health issues that affect older adults. Topics include arthritis, cancer, nutrition, food safety, osteoporosis, and women's health. Some articles are available in Spanish. There are also links to other organizations with information for older adults.
  http://www.fda.gov/oc/seniors/

• KidsHealth

  This site is colorful and has lots of pictures. You can find information about health problems, and about how to stay healthy. You can also play games about health, and learn how the body works. (Some parts of the site have sound.)
  http://www.kidshealth.org/

• U.S. FDA Easy-to-Read Publications

  This site has a collection of easy-to-read brochures in English and Spanish on a variety of health topics. You can print them or order free copies.
  http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/7lowlit.html

• NIH Consumer Health Publications

  This site is from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a large group of government health organizations. It has a huge collection of short articles about many different kinds of health problems. You can find almost any topic, but they are not all easy-to-read. Click here for Information in Spanish.
  http://www.nih.gov

• Diabetes, Hepatitis, & Kidney Diseases: Easy-to-Read Info

  This site is from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases. Some articles are available in Spanish.
  http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/eztoread.htm

• Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases / Heart Health

  This site from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has information about heart, lung, and blood diseases, asthma, cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, losing weight, and exercise. There are colorful booklets that can be printed out, and many come in several languages.
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pubs/pub_gen.htm

• Managed Care and You: A Simple Guide to Choosing and Using a Managed Care Health Plan – PDF

  This easy-to-read guide has information about how to choose a good managed care health plan, and how to use the services they offer.
  http://www.women.state.vt.us/pdfs/guide.pdf

• The Health and Literacy Compendium

  For easy-to-read health materials you can order in print. Some of these materials are not online, but are available for free or low cost.
  http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/comp/index.html

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