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.
- Asthma Patient Education: Amharic, Tigrigna and English
Additional information on Asthma in other languages is available at American Lung Association of Washington
- Common Questions about Blood
Spanish/English Somali/English
Questions and answers to basic questions about reasons for drawing blood, and what different blood tests mean.
Breast Cancer/Mammograms
- 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
Visit Medline Plus for other tutorials.
- 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
Similar pamphlets are available in the following languages:
- Breast Cancer Information Sheet
General information about breast cancer.
2 pages, PDF, Credits: 4
Cambodian
|
English
- Pap Tests: A Healthy Habit for Life
English/Cambodian
A Question and Answer format about Pap testing
8 page, PDF, Credits: 4
- New Traditions to Preserve Health
English/Cambodian
A patient education pamphlet about the importance of Pap testing.
12-page, PDF, Credits: 4
- 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
- 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
- "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
- Colorectal Cancer:
MultiMedia formats in English, Khmer, Vietnamese
- Colorectal Cancer Information Sheet
2 pages, PDF, Credits: 4
Cambodian
| English
- Screening for Colorectal Cancer
1-2 pages, PDF, Credits: 4
Cambodian
English (PDF File) or English
(Word Doc)
Vietnamese ( PDF File)
- Cancer 101: General information about cancer geared to Cambodian Americans
- 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
- What is Cancer?
A very basic explanation of cancer.
3 page, PDF, Credits: 4, 7, 10
- Cambodian Health Promotion Project
Cambodian/English
A 1 page poster presentation with facts about cancer in Asian Americans.
1 page, PDF, Credits:
- Promoting Good Health and Preventing Cancers
English/Vietnamese
A 1 page poster presentation, promoting healthy habits.
1 page, PDF File, Credits: 4
- 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 Information Sheet
General information about prostate cancer. 2 pages, PDF,
Credits: 4
Cambodian
|
English
- How To Treat your Child's Cough or Cold at Home
PDF documents, 3-5 pages, Credits: 11
- 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
- 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
- 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 Information
PDF documents, 1 page, Credits: 11
- Fever and Acetaminophen (Tylenol ®)
PDF documents, 1-2 pages, Credits: 11
- The ABC's of Hepatitis:
English |
Vietnamese |
Cambodian
PDF, Credits: 4, 7
English version used with permission from the Hepatitis Foundation International
- Hepatitis Kids' Page
HIV/AIDS
- 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
and Sodium:
English/Cambodian
PDF, 3 pages, Credits: 4
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
Pages developed with nurses and interpreters to aid caregivers in communication basic information to their patients.
- 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 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
- SARS Fact Sheet (used with permission for Public Health Seattle &
King County):
Translation funding credits: 4
English | Cambodian
For more information on SARS:
Produced by the International Community Health Services (ICHS)organization, Seattle, WA. English language only.
- 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
- "Pills to Prevent TB for you and your Family!"
Each translation includes English as well as the target language.
PDF Documents, Credits: 2
- Tuberculosis: Get the Facts
CDC pamphlet available in the following languages:
PDF Documents, Credits: 2
- Medication for Treatment of Tuberculosis
PDF Documents, Credits: 3
- The Tuberculosis Skin Test
PDF Documents, Credits: 2
- How to Treat your Child's Vomiting and Diarrhea at Home
PDF documents, 2-5 pages length, Credits: 11
-
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.
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:
- Pamphlet produced by Association of Asian Pacific Community
Organization (AAPCHO) with the support of the CDC
- Produced by EthnoMed with support of the Washington State Dept. of
Health Tuberculosis Division
- Produced by the Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health
- Support from the Asian American
Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training
- 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).
- Group Health Community Foundation
- Accessing Health Information Project, funded by National Library of
Medicine
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Nesholm Family Foundation
- Avon Foundation
- Harborview Medical Center Development Fund, and the Elmer Plein Grant
from the University of Washington Pharmacy School.
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation with collaboration of the
International Community Health Services and Harborview Medical Center,
Seattle, WA.
- 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).
- Produced with NCI Grant 74326 (Chinese Women's Health Project), 2000
- 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.
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