For Consumers and Patients

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For Hospitals and Clinics

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Community Checkup

Clinical Improvement Team Reports and Other Research

Health Care Quality Organizations

Professional Recognition for Health Care Quality

Talk About Health in Plain Terms

When people receive accurate and easy-to-understand information about their health or health care, they are better able to make the best decisions about their health and wellness.

• Health Basics in Plain Terms
• Health Basics in Different Languages
• Talking With Your Health Care Provider

Health Basics in Plain Terms

MedlinePlus

Website with basic information about health and drugs. Includes interactive health tutorials on a number of diseases, conditions and tests. Also available in Spanish/Español.

FamilyDoctor
Website about common health conditions. There are special pages for groups such as parents and seniors. The Smart Patient Guide has information about medical bills, choosing a doctor, and more. Also available in Spanish/Español.

Kids Health
Website designed for parents, kids, and teens. You can select English or Spanish.

Lab Tests Online

Website about medical tests and screening, such as what they are for and what the test will be like.

Deciphering Medspeak: Diagnosing Websites
Website with tips to help decide if a website is a reliable source of health care information.

Deciphering Medspeak: Rx Riddles Solved
Website guide to the words, jargon and shorthand doctors use when they write prescriptions.

Family Health History
Website to help users track and record their family’s health history. Also available in Spanish/Español.

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Health Basics in Different Languages and Cultures

MedlinePlus: Health Information in Multiple Languages

Website with health resources in multiple languages, each resource reviewed for quality and accuracy.

Healthy Roads Media

Health information on a variety of conditions in different languages and media (print, audio, video, others). Health topics include asthma, heart disease, mental health and smoking. Languages include Vietnamese, Spanish, Somali and Russian among others.

EthnoMed
Website with information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and related topics pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Seattle or the U.S. in general.

Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades
Información sobre salud: enfermedades y afecciones, vida saludable y mas.

Guía de MedlinePlus para una búsqueda saludable en Internet

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Talking With Your Health Care Provider

Build Your Question List

Website with information about what questions to ask when considering a new treatment, surgery or test; picking a new health care provider and more.

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