Women's Health

Birth Control

• Birth Control--Choosing a Method That's Right for You (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Planning Your Family (National Center for Farmworker Health): English | Spanish
• What Kind of Birth Control is Best for You (Food & Drug Administration): English | Spanish
• Specific Methods:
  • Birth Control Pill--for teens (Nemours Foundation): English | Spanish
  • Depo-Prevera--An Injectable Contraceptive (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
  • Male Condoms (Children's Hospital Boston): English | Spanish
  • Natural Family Planning (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
  • Spermicide (Children's Hosptial Boston): English | Spanish
  • Vasectomy--What to Expect (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
  • Withdrawl (Children's Hospital Boston): English | Spanish

Breast Cancer

• Breast Cancer (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish

Breast Feeding

• Breast Feeding (National Women's Health Information Center): English | Spanish
• An Easy Guide to Breast Feeding (National Women's Health Information Center): English | Spanish
• Feeding Baby with Breast Milk or Formula (Food & Drug Administration): English | Spanish
• Breastfeeding Basics (North Central Region Extension)
  • Thinking about Breastfeeding: English | Spanish
  • Getting Started: English | Spanish
  • The Early Weeks: English | Spanish
  • Common Concerns (A good start, sore nipples, sore breasts, low milk supply): English | Spanish
  • Returning to Work or School: English | Spanish

Breast Self-Exam

• Breast Self-Exam (MedlinePlus Encyclopedia):
  • Visual Inspection : English | Spanish
  • Manual Inspection--Reclining: English | Spanish
  • Manual Inspection--Standing: English | Spanish
  • Clinical Breast Exam (PodCast): Polish

Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family (Healthy Roads Media, Virginia Department of Health): Multiple Languages
• Domestic Violence Safety Plan (American Bar Association): English | Spanish
• Homes Free of Violence--Options and Help for Abused Women (National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence): English | Spanish
• Protecting Yourself and Your Children (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Heart Disease

• What Should Latina Women Know about Heart Disease (American Heart Association): English & Spanish

Influenza

• Key Facts About the Flu: How to Prevent the Flu and What to Do if You Get
  Sick (CDC): English | Spanish
• Surviving the Cold and Flu Season (Health Roads Media): Multiple Languages

Mammogram

• Mammogram (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Mammograms (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Mammograms and Breast Cancer (Food & Drug Administration): English | Spanish

Medications

• Your Medicine--Play it Safe (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): English | Spanish

Menopause

• Menopause (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Menopause (National Institute on Aging): English | Spanish
• Menopause--What to Expect When Your Body Is Changing (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Menopause and Bladder Control (National Institute of Diabetes Digestive & Kidney Diseases): English| English| English| English| Spanish
• Menopause and Hormones (Food & Drug Administration): English | Spanish

Nutrition

• 2-3 Gram Sodium Diet (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• Calcium and Vitamin D--Important at Every Age (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center): English | Spanish
• Cut Down on Fat--Not on Taste (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• Cut Down on Salt and Sodium (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• Delicious, Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• Eat Right! (American Cancer Society): English | Spanish
• Getting Enough Calcium--Helpful Tips (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development): English | Spanish
• Good Nutrition During Pregnancy (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• A Guide to Choosing Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Foods (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• A Healthy Diet (National Women's Health Information Center): English | Spanish
• Heart Healthy Substitutions (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• High Residue or High Fiber Diet (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: English | Spanish
• My Meal Planning Guide (University of Utah Health Sciences Center): English | Spanish
• Nutrition--Tips for Improving Your Health (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Rules for Healthy Eating (National Center for Farmworker Health): English | Spanish

Obesity

• Watch Your Weight (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish

Pap Smear / Cervical Cancer

• Pap Smear (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish

Physical Activity

• Get Active! (American Cancer Society): English | Spanish
• Exercising for a Healthy Heart (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Stay Active and Feel Better (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish

Pre-conceptual Counseling

• Are You Emotionally Ready? (March of Dimes): English | Spanish
• Are You Financially Ready? (March of Dimes): English | Spanish
• Things to Think About Before You're Pregnant (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Pregnancy

• ABC's . . . Pregnancy Tips (CDC): English | Spanish
• Drinking and Your Pregnancy (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism): English | Spanish
• During Your Pregnancy--Calcium (March of Dimes): English | Spanish
• Fit for Two--Tips for Pregnancy (Weight-control Information Network, NIH): English | Spanish
• Food Safety for Moms-to-Be (Food & Drug Administration): English & Spanish
• Morning Sickness (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Pregnancy, Childbirth and Bladder Control (National Institute on Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases): English | Spanish
• Stress and Pregnancy (March of Dimes): English | Spanish

Preventive Health Checklists

• Women- Check List for Your Next Checkup (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): English | Spanish

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• STD's--Common Symptoms and Tips on Prevention (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish
• STD's & Pregnancy (CDC): English | Spanish

Smoking/Tobacco

• Kick the Smoking Habit (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute): English & Spanish
• How Can I Quit Smoking--Why? How? and What Happens After? (American Heart Association): English | Spanish
• Quitting Smoking--FAQs (American Lung Association): English | Spanish
• Second-Hand Smoke and Your Family (American Lung Association): English | Spanish
• Smoking--The Facts, for Youth (MedlinePlus Tutorial): English | Spanish
• Smoking--Steps to Help You Break the Habit (American Academy of Family Physicians): English | Spanish

Teen Pregnancy

• Teenage Pregnancy (March of Dimes): English | Spanish