The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Australia)

NSW offers a wide range of multi lingual health information leaflets giving information written by doctors on a wide range of health topics in various languages. Information may need to be adapted for local use.

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Health Education Brochures in multiple languages

University of Utah (US):The 24 languages project. This project provides electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in over 24 different languages.

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Vaccines: multi lingual information sheets

Immunization Action Coalition (US) leaflets explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Available in over 35 languages.

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Multikulti

Provides information in 13 languages. Aim is to deliver culturally appropriate and accurately translated materials in welfare law, debt, employment, health, housing, immigration and welfare benefits.

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Emergency multilingual phrasebook

This phrasebook, produced and updated by the British Red Cross Society with advice and funding from DH and endorsed by the British Association for Emergency Medicine (BAEM) is translated into 36 languages. It covers the most common medical questions and terms to help first contact staff communicate with patients who do not speak English and make an initial assessment while an interpreter is contacted.

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NHS Equip: Information in languages other than English and for ethnic groups

Provides links to health information in a range of languages.

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Ethnicity and health: non-English languages

Health Promotion Hertfordshire provides links to websites and organisations which produce health material in languages other than English.

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DH /NHS Direct: NHS language and translation framework

NHS Direct provides a 24-hour telephone health advice and information service; it also provides a telephone interpreting and translation service. The framework agreement covers 24-hour access to interpreters on the telephone in any language with an emphasis on the provision of a UK based service. Tel: 0845 4647

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Black Health Initiative: NHS resources for asylum seekers in the UK

This resource has been developed to assist staff to enable Asylum Seekers to access translated information on Health Services in England, there are National Guides for the whole of the UK ( National ) and also Regional Guides specific to the Leeds area ( Leeds Only ). Available in 16 languages, it covers topics such as The NHS, emergency health services, GPs, NHS Direct, other health services, interpreters.

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Food Standards Agency

Provides on line information in Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujurati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu and Welsh.

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