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Patient Education Resources
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The following topics have patient education materials available in a variety of different languages. Some are PDF (portable document files) which require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them and is available for free download.

Note: For a complete listing of Cancer Patient Education Materials only, see Cancer Patient Education Materials

Asthma Cough/Cold  
Blood Diabetes Nurse-to-Patient Communication
Cancer - Breast Diaper Rash Nutrition
Cancer - Cervical
Emergency Preparedness Radiology Instructions
Cancer - Colorectal Fever Rickets
Cancer - General
Hepatitis Severe Acute Respiratory (SARS)
Cancer - Lung HIV/AIDS Smoking
Cancer - Prostate Hypertension Tuberculosis
Cancer - Survivorship Mental Health Vomiting/Diarrhea

Asthma

  1. Asthma Patient Education: Amharic, Tigrigna and English

Additional information on Asthma in other languages is available at American Lung Association of Washington

Blood

  1. Common Questions about Blood
    Spanish/English     Somali/English

    2. Questions and answers to basic questions about reasons for drawing blood, and what different blood tests mean.

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer/Mammograms

  1. Mammograms
    An educational pamphlet about breast cancer, the importance of mammograms, and brief descriptions of treatment options.
    8 pages, PDF, Credits: 12
    Chinese/English | Vietnamese/English


  2. Mammography and Breast Health:  Cambodian/English
    Available for web viewing, or print version for printing and distribution.
    8 pages, PDF, Credits: 4, 12
    Web Format | Print Version


  3. What is a Mammogram?
    8 pages, PDF, Credits:  10
    Amharic/English   |  Oromo/English   |  Somali/English


  4. Breast Cancer Information Sheet
    General information about breast cancer.
    2 pages, PDF, Credits: 4
    Cambodian | English


  5. Explaining More about Breast Cancer Treatment:
    A series of 1-5 page handouts, providing more specific descriptions of breast cancer treatment and related topics; some handouts include images in addition to written information. Adapted and translated with permission from breastcancer.org, and funding from Avon and Lance Armstrong Foundations.
    1-5 pages, PDF, Funding Credits:  10, 16

    General Overview: Diagnosis and Treatment Amharic English Tigrigna
    Glossary Technical Terms Amharic English Tigrigna
    Biopsy Amharic English Tigrigna
    Chemotherapy Treatment Amharic English Tigrigna
    Chemotherapy Side Effects Amharic English Tigrigna
    Hormones Amharic English Tigrigna
    Lymph Nodes Amharic English Tigrigna
    Margins Amharic English Tigrigna
    Radiation Therapy   English Tigrigna
    Surgery Amharic English Tigrigna


  6. Breast Cancer Web-Based Tutorials
    This X-Plain tutorial is an interactive health education resource Using animated graphics the tutorial explains about breast cancer in easy-to-read Cambodian or Vietnamese language, with English pop-up windows. Narration in the target language is provided. It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete the entire module. Reference summaries of the education can be printed in Vietnamese and English.
    Credits: 15
    Cambodian | Vietnamese

    7. Visit Medline Plus for other tutorials:
       Breast Cancer Multimedia Tutorials:                   English    |   Spanish
       Mammograms Multimedia Tutorials:                   English    |   Spanish
       Breast Lumps/Biopsy Multimedia Tutorials:       English    |   Spanish
       Cancer Clinical Trials Multimedia Tutorials:       English    |   Spanish

Cervical Cancer and Pap Test

  1. Pap Tests: A Healthy Habit for Life
    English/Cambodian
    A Question and Answer format about Pap testing
    8 page, PDF, Credits: 4


  2. New Traditions to Preserve Health
    English/Cambodian
    A patient education pamphlet about the importance of Pap testing.
    12-page, PDF, Credits: 4


  3. Having a Pelvic Exam and Pap Test
    English/Cambodian
    A patient education pamphlet describing what happens during a pelvic exam and pap test.
    8 page, PDF, Credits: 4


  4. The Preservation of Traditions
    Preview a short segment of a 16 minute video on the importance of pap testing, Cambodian with English subtitles
    Credits: 4, 5


  5. "A New Pathway to Women's Health"
    Preview a short segment of a 16 minute video on the importance of pap testing, Chinese with English subtitles.
    Credits: 14


  6. Prevent Cervical Cancer: Take Care of Yourself and Those You Love
    English/Vietnamese
    A patient education pamphlet emphasizing the importance of preventing cervical cancer.
    7 pages, 8-1/2 x 14”, PDF, Credits:  13

Colorectal Cancer

  1. Colorectal Cancer:
    MultiMedia formats in English, Khmer, Vietnamese


  2. Colorectal Cancer Information Sheet
    2 pages, PDF, Credits: 4
    Cambodian | English

  3. Screening for Colorectal Cancer
    1-2 pages, PDF, Credits: 4
    Cambodian
    English (PDF File) or English (Word Doc) 
    Vietnamese ( PDF File)

General Cancer

  1. Cancer 101: General information about cancer geared to Cambodian Americans


  2. Tips for Cancer Prevention
    Cambodian/English
    Patient education pamphlet geared to Asian Americans with information about hepatitis B, smoking, general health habits.
    8 printed pages, PDF, Credits: 4


  3. What is Cancer?
    A very basic explanation of cancer.
    3 page, PDF, Credits: 4, 7, 10

  4. Cambodian Health Promotion Project
    Cambodian/English
    A 1 page poster presentation with facts about cancer in Asian Americans.
    1 page, PDF, Credits:


  5. Promoting Good Health and Preventing Cancers
    English/Vietnamese
    A 1 page poster presentation, promoting healthy habits.
    1 page, PDF File, Credits: 4

Lung Cancer

  1. A web based interactive tutorial using animated graphics, text and narration to explain medical procedures and conditions in easy-to-read language. The following adapted tutorials have been translated and reviewed by focus groups. The tutorials have text and audio instructions in the target languages, with a feature for viewing English text. For each tutorial, there are printable summaries available in English and the target languages.
    Cambodian (Khmer) | Vietnamese

Prostate Cancer

  1. Prostate Cancer Information Sheet
    General information about prostate cancer. 2 pages, PDF,
    Credits: 4
    Cambodian | English

Cancer Survivorship

This brief statement about surviving cancer is avaliable in a number of languages.
PDF format, 1 page target language/English, Credits:  16

Amharic   English                      Spanish  
Chinese Simplified    Hmong    Tigrigna 
Chinese Traditional   Khmer    Vietnamese  
  Somali     

Cough and Cold

  1. How To Treat your Child's Cough or Cold at Home
    PDF documents, 3-5 pages, Credits: 11

Diabetes

  1. Multicultural Diabetes Materials
    Materials developed at Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) for use in Multicultural Diabetes Classes for patients and family members. Class topics include basics of diabetes, nutrition, medicines, and glucose meters. The materials were translated into a number of languages and are available as easy-to-print PDFs. Accompanying the two patient education handouts are audio narrations that require software for listening.
    Credits: 4, 6, 7


  2. Diabetes Information from the REACH 2010 Coalition
    REACH is a public health effort funded by CDC to reduce diabetes health disparities experienced by communities of color.
    Public Health Seattle & King County REACH  
    Diabetes Meal Planning and Healthy Recipes in multiple languages      


  3. Diabetes and Foot Care and Daily Foot Checks
    Very clear instructions about Foot Care and Daily Foot Check information.
    PDF documents, 2 pages, published by Harborview Medical Center.

    Foot Care:
    Tigringa/English     Somali/English  

    Daily Foot Check: 
    Tigrigna/English         Somali/English

Diaper Rash

  1. Diaper Rash Information
    PDF documents, 1 page, Credits: 11

Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Planning

  1. Emergency Preparedness Videos
    Created to help Seattle residents prepare for disasters.  Viewers can  learn about the hazards we're most likely to face in Washington and how to be safe in the different disasters. Emphasis on personal preparedness includes how to put together an emergency supply kit, make a family plan and checking on your neighbors.



  2. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    Past power outages in the Pacific Northwest have led many people to bring generators and/or Barbeques into their homes for heat and food preparation.  A number of people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result.  This has affected some of the immigrant communities hardest.  Below is a link to information about carbon monoxide poisoning, and information translated into a number of different languages:
    Carbon Monoxide Information from Public Health Seattle & King County

Fever

  1. Fever and Acetaminophen (Tylenol ©)
    PDF documents, 1-2 pages, Credits: 11

Hepatitis

  1. The ABC's of Hepatitis:
    English | Vietnamese | Cambodian
    PDF, Credits: 4, 7
    English version used with permission from the Hepatitis Foundation International


  2. Hepatitis B: What We Can Do
    English/Vietnamese
    A patient education pamphlet about importance of being tested for Hepatitis B.
    7 printed pages, 8-1/2 x 14”, PDF, Credits:  13.

HIV/AIDS

  1. A fact sheet “Why HIV Testing is Important for You” is available in Amharic, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, English, French, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tigrigna, and Vietnamese from Public Health Seattle King County. 

Hypertension

  1. Hypertension and Sodium:
    English/Cambodian
    PDF, 3 pages, Credits: 4

Mental Health

Overview of what mental illness is, what may cause it and what are the most common forms of mental illness. The information has been translated into the following African languages (with permission) from a brochure titled “What is Mental Illness” produced by ADEC (Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities), Victoria, Australia.

Amharic | English | Oromo | Somali | Tigrinya    All are PDF, 4-5 pages.  Credits: 10

This information is also available in other languages (English, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Khmer/Cambodian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese) at the Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre web site:
Health Translations Directory

Nutrition

Eight Ideas for Healthy Weight
Geared to Early Childhood Nutrition, 1 page, PDF with target language/English side by side. 
Somali/English  |  Spanish/English  |  Vietnamese/English

Nurse-to-Patient Communication

Pages developed with nurses and interpreters to aid caregivers in communication basic information to their patients.
Nurse - Patient Communication

Radiology Instruction Sheets

  1. Radiology Instruction Sheets
    Basic instruction sheets for different radiology tests which have been translated into a number of different languages.
    PDF, Credits: 7, 10

Rickets

  1. Rickets in Breastfed Babies
    Breastfed babies, particularly in cloudy areas like the Northwest, can be at risk for rickets. Rickets is a disease of weak bones caused by low amount of vitamin D in the body.
    Rickets
    Translations available in Amharic, Cambodian, English, Oromo, Somali and Tigrinya languages

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

  1. SARS Fact Sheet (used with permission for Public Health Seattle & King County):
    Translation funding credits:  4
    English | Cambodian

For more information on SARS:

Smoking

Produced by the International Community Health Services (ICHS)organization, Seattle, WA. English language only.

Tuberculosis

  1. Somali Tuberculosis Patient Education
    A Somali language audio recording to be used as an educational tool to introduce the topic of TB.
    Audio Software needed, Credits: 7, 8, 9


  2. "Pills to Prevent TB for you and your Family!"
    Each translation includes English as well as the target language.
    PDF Documents, Credits: 2
  3. Tuberculosis: Get the Facts
    CDC pamphlet available in the following languages:
    PDF Documents, Credits: 2


  4. Medication for Treatment of Tuberculosis
    PDF Documents, Credits: 3


  5. The Tuberculosis Skin Test
    PDF Documents, Credits: 2

Vomiting and Diarrhea

  1. How to Treat your Child's Vomiting and Diarrhea at Home
    PDF documents, 2-5 pages length, Credits: 11

Selected Websites offering Patient Education Materials in other Languages

Accessing Online Information for Immigrant and Refugee Health
A collaborative effort to improve access to internet-based health information for members of seven immigrant communities in Seattle, in a way that is cuturally meaningful.
Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages (SPIRAL)
A compilation of health materials available in Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotion, Thai, Vietnamese languages. A joint initiative between Tufts University Health Sciences Library and the South Cove Community Health Center.

Credits

The materials on EthnoMed have come from a variety of sources, or have been developed from support from national and local grants. We would like to acknowledge credit from the following:

  1. Pamphlet produced by Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) with the support of the Centers for Disease Control
  2. Produced by EthnoMed with support of the Washington State Department of Health, Tuberculosis Division
  3. Produced with support from Public Health Seattle & King County
  4. Support from the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training
  5. Video produced by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington as part of a research grant from the National Cancer Institute (CA70922).
  6. Group Health Community Foundation
  7. Accessing Health Information Project, funded by National Library of Medicine
  8. Annie E. Casey Foundation
  9. Nesholm Family Foundation
  10. Avon Foundation
  11. Harborview Medical Center Development Fund, and the Elmer Plein Grant from the University of Washington Pharmacy School.
  12. Susan G. Komen for the Cure (formerly the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation) with collaboration of the International Community Health Services and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
  13. Vietnamese Health Project, a joint project between Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington/HMC, funded by the National Institutes of Health (CA82326).
  14. Produced with NCI Grant 74326 (Chinese Women's Health Project), 2000
  15. A joint project between Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training, the Avon Foundation, with support from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine/Pacific Northwest Region, the National Library of Medicine, and the Community House Calls Program at Harborview Medical Center.
  16. Lance Armstrong Foundation
© 1995-2008; University of Washington
Harborview Medical Center
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