A Spanish language public service announcement for patients on how to register for healthcare services while avoiding errors and confusion in registration information. Specifically, consistency in name and date of birth.
PSA by LATCH (Local Access to Community Healthcare), a program of the Division of Community Health - Duke University Medical Center Community & Family Medicine ... (more i
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- LATCH 30 Rev.mov (5.62 MB)
- LACTCH ANA GUADALUPE SIXTY SECONDSMIXX-1.mp3 (932.31 KB)
Descripción del podcast:
Es importante que usted y su medico estén al tanto de todos los medicamentos que consume. Esta información podría mejorar su salud y evitar una situación peligrosa.
Description of the podcast:
It is important that you and your doctor are aware of all the medicines you take. This information could improve their health and avoid a dangerous situation.
Community health workers, educators and individuals from around the world use Where There Is No Dentist to help people care for their teeth and gums. This book's broad focus makes it an invaluable resource.
The author uses straightforward language and careful instructions to explain how to: examine patients; diagnose common dental problems; make and use dental equipment; use local anesthetics; place fillings; and remove teeth. There is also a special chapter on oral health and HIV/AIDS, which provides the dental worker with a detailed, well-illustrated discussion of the special problems faced by people living with HIV/AIDS, and appropriate treatment.
A factsheet on "How to prevent cholera" from The Hesperian Foundation. Cholera can be prevented through careful sanitation, careful use and treatment of water before drinking or cooking, and careful handling of food. This Factsheet is written in simple language and heavily illustrated and talks about the importance of sanitation, how to identify cholera and how to make your water safe to drink.
Hesperian’s Cholera fact sheet is illustrated, easy to read and available as a free download in English, Spanish, French, Haitian Kreyòl, and Arabic. The fact sheet talks about the importance of sanitation, how to identify cholera, and how to make your water safe to drink.
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- http://en.hesperian.org/hhg/Cholera_Factsheet
- http://es.hesperian.org/hhg/C%C3%B3mo_prevenir_el_C%C3%93LERA
- http://fr.hesperian.org/hhg/Comment_pr%C3%A9venir_le_chol%C3%A9ra
- http://ht.hesperian.org/hhg/Ki_jan_pou_prevni_KOLERA
- http://ar.hesperian.org/hhg/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7
Program information for counties of Wicomico, Somerset, or Worcester residents. Supported by a Grant from the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Koman for the Cure this presentation outlines eligibility for the Koman Program, what the Koman Program provides, documentation, and who to refer clients to.
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- WicomicoCounty.ppt (3.31 MB)
The first website in Spanish of its kind to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage. President Obama wrote an op-ed in La Opinion and El Diario La Prensa today that highlights the website and the importance of health reform to the Latino community.
The Texas After Violence Project is an independent narrative and human rights project. They:
- listen empathetically and without judgment to people directly touched by serious violence or other serious human rights violations, the criminal justice system, incarceration, and executions in Texas;
- digitally record and transcribe these narratives;
- share the recordings and transcriptions to the extent, at the time, and in the manner to which individual narrators consent; so that we may
- promote collective, critical, and constructive conversations in which communities develop more effective, just, and compassionate ways to both prevent and respond to violence.
They work toward a more just and less violent Texas: a society that recognizes and affirms the dignity and value of every human being.
This flyer discusses diabetes and exercise. Available in Spanish and English.
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- MCNExerMovingHO.doc (785.5 KB)
A one-page resource that describes the connection between diabetes and high blood pressure. Available in Spanish and English.
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- MCN+CVD+Blood+Pressure+SPN+ENG.doc (697.5 KB)
Este recurso del CDC ofrece una visión general de la tos ferina , también conocida como Whooping Cough. Los temas incluyen síntomas , propagación, la tos ferina en los EE.UU. y las medidas de prevención.
This resources provides an overview of Pertussis, also known as the Whooping Cough. Topics include symptoms, how its spread, Pertussis in the US and prevention measures.
The Fresno County Website Community Health page offers information and resources on Pertussis also known as the Whooping Cough. Content includes information for parents, vaccination schedules and respitory hygiene, information for health care providers, and information for schools.
This brochure was created by the Migrant Clinicians Network Diabetes Program with funding from the Texas Department of Health Diabetes Program / Council. Brochure details basic information on Acanthosis Nigricans. Available in Spanish and English.
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- AcanthosisNigricans.doc (4.86 MB)
OSHA facts sheet and guidance for commercial swine farmers and pork producers. Bilingual "quick card" to assist with worker protection.
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- OSHA_FACTSHEET_ INFLUENZA_ IN_WORKERS_PIGS.pdf (58.92 KB)
- OSHA_SWINE_WORKERS QUICKCARD_1.pdf (2.05 MB)
California Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control has identified several cases of mercury toxicity linked to the use of adulterated, unlabelled face creams in the Latino community.
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- CDPH_Health_Alert_Mercury_Skin_Cream_2010.pdf (103.47 KB)
- Patient_Education_MercuryCream_Eng_Esp_2010.pdf (219.79 KB)
A bilingual training kit for community health workers to educate families about in home pesticide safety. Includes a step-by-step facilitator guide with handouts and a power point slide slow. Developed by the Center for Environmental Resource Management at UTEP for US-Mexico border residents.
Un paquete bilingue para ayudar a trabajadores comunitarios de la salud a educar familias sobre la forma segura de usar pesticidas en el hogar. Hay instrucciones paso a paso, los materiales para distribuir y la presentación para mostrarse estan disponibles en Español. Estas pláticas se enfocan a los residentes de la frontera EU-México y fue realizado por el Centro para la Administración de Recursos Ambientales de la Universidad de Texas en El Paso.
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- Pesticide_Trainers_Guide_Eng_2010.pdf (649.11 KB)
- Pesticida_Guia_Platica_ESP_2010.pdf (628.31 KB)
- Community_Pesticide_Presentation_ENG_2010.ppt (2.37 MB)
- Comunidad_Pesticida_Presentacion_ESP_2010.ppt (2.49 MB)
A complete list of questions and answers on HPV Vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Looking for complete and dependable information in plain language about heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders in Spanish? Check out the NHLBI's Spanish-language topics on the Diseases and Conditions Index (DCI)
Photonovelas in English and Spanish. Produced by the North Carolina Farmworker Project.
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- Heat_Illness_Novela_English.pdf (1.41 MB)
- Heat_Illness_Novela_Spanish.pdf (1.42 MB)
- fotonovela_directions.doc (77.5 KB)
This site holds many medical Spanish material, including a comprehensive medical Spanish dictionary, complete with audio.
Spanish brochure to help workers prevent taking lead into their homes from the CA Dept. Public Health, Occupational Health Branch - The Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
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- Lead_TakeHome_CA_esp.pdf (478 KB)
Bilingual flyer from the CA Department of Public Health.
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- PotteryFlyer_Eng_Esp_CA.pdf (827.21 KB)
A resource from SAGE in English and Spanish. A reminder to wash hands to prevent sickness from spreading. Prints legal size.
A resource from SAGE in English and Spanish. A reminder to cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze to prevent sickness from spreading. Prints legal size.
Sage Words developed a pandemic flu brochure specifically for a small clinic on the Navajo Reservation. Though the illustrations are targeted towards this population, it is available in English and Spanish, and the information is general. It includes preventative measures, and is for low-literacy users. It’s designed to be easily photocopied or printed from computers and is available to anyone who might find it appropriate to use.
This website offers some free online lessons which teach basic Spanish concepts. More detailed and advanced lessons can be purchased on CDs from the website.
The goal of this project is to create awareness about less common languages. This website offers a database of less commonly taught language classes, instructional materials, and other resources for teaching these languages. There are some resources for Zapoteco, Nahuatl, and Mayan indigenous languages.
The town of Greenfield, CA has a high population of indigenous immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, many of whom speak little Spanish and/or English. This website is a compilation of work done by students from the UC,Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and reports on what the town of Greenfield is doing to improve communications and relations with these indigenous peoples
The CA Department of Pesticide Regulation provides videos in Mixteco about pesticide safety. Contact Charlene Martens to get copies or more information: (916) 445-4261 cmartens@cdpr.ca.gov