Language Access

Language Access

At FDA, we continue to find new ways to meet our diverse population's needs. We know that it is important for consumers to have information that is easy to read and available in a variety of languages and formats. That's why we created the Language Access Program to oversee implementation of the Language Access Plan: an evolving blueprint to provide people with limited English proficiency easy access to health information in a language and manner that they understand.

We are increasing the amount of consumer information available in other languages and making it accessible from any device.

Census interactive map shows concentrations of foreign language speakers across the United States

Interactive map shows areas of the United States with high populations of Medicare beneficiaries with health disparities in chronic diseases

 

 

Note: FDA offers these translations as a service to a broad international audience. We hope that you find these translations useful. While the agency has attempted to obtain translation that are as faithful as possible to the English version, we recognize that the translated versions may not be as precise, clear, or complete as the English version. The official version of these documents is the English version.

Resources in other Languages

FDA offers easy-to-read publications in Spanish and other languages that you can access online or print and share.

Sixty million Americans age 5 and over speak a language other than English at home, and 7 percent of Americans don't speak English at all. At FDA, we want to ensure that all people have access to important health information.

Spanish Language Resources

• FDA en Español (FDA in Spanish)
• Información sobre el almacenamiento de insulina y el cambio entre productos durante una emergencia (Information on insulin storage and switching between products in an emergency in Spanish)
• Publicaciones en español para mujeres (Spanish publications for women)
• Publicaciones sobre alimentos en español (Food resources in Spanish)
• Suscribase para recibir alertas en Español- seleccione "Articulos en Español" en la categoría "Consumer Health Info" (Subscribe to FDA email updates in Spanish)
• Acerca de La Participación en Las Investigaciones Científicas (Spanish landing page of About Research Participation)
• Facebook en Español
• Twitter en Español
• Pinterest en  Español

Asian Language Resources

• Products Claiming to "Cure" Cancer Are a Cruel Deception
• Some Bee Pollen Weight Loss Products Are a Dangerous Scam
• Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products
• Some Imported Dietary Supplements and Nonprescription Drug Products May Harm You

Resources in Foreign Languages

FDA provides some materials on women's health and for foods in other languages, such as Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, French, and others.

• Resources for women listed by language
• Food resources in foreign languages

More Information about the Language Access Program

• Consumer Update: FDA Broadens Its Vocabulary
• Communication Report with Special Attention to Underrepresented Subpopulations (FDASIA 1138)
• Language Access Plan
• FDA Voice Blog: FDA Invests in Innovative Ways to Communicate to Hispanics (October 2015)

Resources For You

• Spanish Publications on Women's Health
• Food Resources in Spanish
• Publications and Other Documents in Foreign Languages
• Food Resources in Other Languages