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** Information on Swine Flu and Pandemic Influenza**
Translated Nurse-to-Patient Communication Handout - Laotian Lao/English
Source: EthnoMed/Harborview Medical Center - Seattle, WA
Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse
Emergency and Community Health Outreach (ECHO)
NSW Health Department Multicultural Health Communication Service
Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
Arthritis - you can do something about it
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Ovarian Cancer: What Women Need to Know
Source: Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Services, California
Uterine Cancer: What Women Need to Know
Source: Office of Women's Health - Department of Health Services, California
Alpha Thalassemia (Bart's)
Source: Washington State Department of Health
Antenatal Edinburgh Scale
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Bullying
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Co-Sleeping Safely with Your Baby
Source: Contra Costa SIDS Program/California SIDS Program
Depression during pregnancy and early parenthood
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Early Childhood Milestone Map
Source: Autism Speaks
Helping your child with counting
Source:New South Wales Department of Education and Training - Australia
Hemoglobin E
Source: Washington State Department of Health
How to Approach Drug Issues with Your Family
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Lead and Health - Is Your Family at Risk
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children
Source: College of Natural Resources, University of California - Berkeley
Parvovirus B19 and Fifth Disease
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Preventing Youth Suicide
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Health History Form
Source: MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Diabetes in Pregnancy - Gestational Diabetes
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Preventing Diabetes
Source: National Diabetes Education Program
Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes
Source: National Diabetes Education Program
Women and Diabetes
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration/American Diabetes Association
Domestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
No one has the right to hurt you
Source: Refugee Health Section and Domestic Violence Prevention Project - California
Wife Assault: Let's Break the Silence
Source: Ontario Women's Directorate - Canada
Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes
Source: National Diabetes Education Program
Two Reasons to Prevent Diabetes
Source: National Diabetes Education Program
Hepatitis B and Moms-to-be: New Brochure about Pregnancy and Hepatitis B
Source: Asian Liver Center at Stanford University
Know HBV: What Every Asian and Pacific Islander Should Know About Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer
Source: Asian Liver Center at Stanford University
Avian Influenza - 'Bird Flu'
Influenza (the 'Flu')
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Influenza Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Immunization Action Coalition
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Drive Safely"
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Electricity is SHOCKING!"
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health History Form
Source: MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Lead and Health - Is Your Family at Risk
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
"Watch Your Step!" - Ladder & Roof Safety
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Male Condom
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Depression during pregnancy and early parenthood
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Does Someone You Know Have a Mental Illness?
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Freedom from Problem Gambling
Source: UCLA Gambling Studies Program
Help for Anxiety Problems
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Preventing Youth Suicide
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children
Source: College of Natural Resources, University of California - Berkeley
Food Stamp Information: Fact Sheet of Eligibility for Seniors and Disables Persons
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Growing Older, but Staying Well
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Alcohol and drug problems happen in all kinds of families
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
How to Approach Drug Issues with Your Family
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Active Tuberculosis (TB) Disease
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
Instructions for Collecting Sputum for TB
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
Mantoux Skin Test
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
TB Contact Investigations
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Source: Minnesota Department of Health
Tuberculosis Information
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Hib Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition
Polio Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition
Polio Vaccine (Oral)
Source: Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition
Antenatal Edinburgh Scale
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Diabetes in Pregnancy - Gestational Diabetes
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Hysterectomy
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Stages of Pregnancy and Labour
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
When Menopause Affects Relationships
Source: New South Wales Health Department - Australia
Women and Diabetes
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration/American Diabetes Association