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NIH Resources in Asian and Pacific Island Languages

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers research and health information for Asians and Pacific Islanders, and in Asian and Pacific Island languages, including Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Laotian, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese and more.

NIH Resources for Researchers in Asian Languages

• Fogarty International Center
• Bioethics Resources in Other Languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives - Chinese Edition

NIH Resources and Articles for the Public in Asian Languages

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• Materials for the Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Population
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Asian-Language Resources in Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• NIDDK Clinical Tools, Patient Education and Outreach Materials for Health Professionals
• Publications in Asian/Pacific Islander Languages
• Publications for Asian/Pacific Islanders
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• Health Information in Multiple Languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese

Related Resources

• More health information in multiple languages from NIH's MedlinePlus
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Asian American Health, including resources in Burmese (myanmasa), Chinese (traditional), Hmong (Hmoob), Korean, Laotian (Lao), Tagalog and Vietnamese (Tieng Viet)
  from MedlinePlus
• NIH Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition (We Can!) Collaboration
• Materials for Ethnically Diverse Populations, including for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Populations

Reviewed and updated December 28, 2020