Resources

Healthfinder® español

Healthfinder® español, a Spanish-language Web site that helps consumers track down reliable health information quickly and easily on the Internet.

Available at http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol, this new easy-to-use Spanish-language consumer resource offers over 300 topics from 70 government agencies and nonprofit organizations. A unique feature of healthfinder® español is the ease with which users of the site can switch between Spanish and English versions of the same information. English-speaking family members or health professionals can use this feature to search in English for information to share with Spanish-speaking relatives or patients.

The Medicine Program

There is a "Medicine Program" in the United States that offers assistance to individuals who are regularly required to take prescription medication but who lack adequate income to fill their prescriptions every month. There is a one time $5 filing fee per prescription and then the Medicine Program staff will fill out the paperwork necessary to get the individual into one of the patient assistance programs sponsored by the drug manufacturers. This is available to any U.S. citizen and any age.

For more information go to www.themedicineprogram.com or call 1-573-996-7300. They have brochures available in English and Spanish. -- submitted by Peggy M., Mississippi