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kid at computerAccording to the 2000 Census, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. residents speak a language other than English at home. Of the 47 million residents who speak another language at home, 28% speak Spanish.

This area of WebJunction offers resources for serving Spanish-speaking patrons including research, outreach management tools, information and resources in Spanish for direct use by patrons, tools for increasing access to technology, and our growing Community of Practice, focused on outreach to Spanish speakers, that evolved from WebJunction's Spanish Language Outreach Program.

 To see documents contributed through WebJunction Central select the first Documents tab. To see information contributed by Ohio members select the second Documents tab.

WEBSITES  

Information about Ohio's initiatives, programs & services, and resources for Spanish Speakers.

NCI Releases New Spanish-language Resource For Caregivers
NCI has created a culturally adapted translation of the NCI brochure, Caring for the Caregiver: Support for Cancer Caregivers. Cómo cuidarse mientras usted cuida a su ser querido: Apoyo para personas que cuidan a un ser querido con cancer (How to take care of yourself while taking care of a loved one: Support for people who care for a loved one with cancer is now available online at http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/cuidadores or by calling the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER. [posted in Heartland CIS e-Bulletin November 2008]

RESOURCES  

Technology

A list of Office Skills web links are available under the TECHNOLOGYmenu tab within Office Applications.

Health & Wellness