Resources and Common Questions

Breast Health

Links include resources in Spanish

Cdc.gov/cancer/breast is a website that offers resources on general breast health and can help answer questions, including the following:

Prostate Health

Cdc.gov/cancer/prostate is a website that offers resources on general prostate health and can help answer questions, including the following:

Nutrition.gov is a USDA-sponsored website that offers credible information to help you make healthy and informed eating choices, including:

• Basic nutrition 

• Diet and health conditions 

• Exercise and fitness

• Food assistance programs

• Shopping, cooking, and meal planning 

• Recipes

Heart Health

Cdc.gov/heartdisease is a website that offers resources on general heart health and heart disease and can help answer questions, including the following:

• What is heart disease?

• Know your risk for heart disease

• Prevent heart disease 

• 7 strategies for heart-healthy living 

• Heart healthy recipes

Behavioral Health

Nimh.nih.gov/health is the website for the National Institute of Mental Health, and it has many resources and information regarding understanding mental health and mental illnesses.

• Health topics (includes diagnoses, treatment, and information on special populations)

• Brochures and fact sheets

• Help for mental illnesses

Self-Advocacy Resources

Selfadvocacyinfo.org/ is the website for the Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center, which includes many resources on the site.

Parentcenterhub.org/priority-selfadvocacy/ is a resource that includes practices for self-advocacy skill building.

Spanish Self-Advocacy Resources 

Parentcenterhub.org/priority-selfadvocacy/#languages