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SPIRAL provides access to the following patient information documents created by non-profit health agencies and organizations. The authoring agency/organization is listed to the right of the document title in "()". For information on how information is selected for inclusion, please see the SPIRAL Selection Criteria. All documents are intended for public use and may be distributed for not-for-profit purposes.

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Other web sites with Thai resources:

24 Languages Project: Health Education Brochures in Multiple Languages

Asian and Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool

Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse

MEDLINEPlus: Health Information in Thai

NSW Health Department Multicultural Health Communication Service

Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)

Asthma

Asthma and Children: a Guide to Coping (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Asthma at Work (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Is Your Baby at Risk of Developing Asthma? (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Problems with Asthma? What You Can Do at Home (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Bone and Joint Care

Good News About Bad Backs (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test (International Osteoporosis Foundation)
Documents: Thai | English

Cancer

How to Enjoy the Outdoors without Damaging Your Skin (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Document: Thai | English
Skin Cancer:How to Enjoy the Outdoors without Damaging Your Skin (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Children/Teens

Asthma and Children: a Guide to Coping (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Helping children with concentration problems (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Bullying (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Constipation (Children's Hospital at Westmead - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Helping Children Maintain a Healthy Weight (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Helping your child with counting (New South Wales Department of Education and Training - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
How to Approach Drug Issues with Your Family (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Incontinence: Solutions for common bladder problems
Documents: Thai | English
Lead and Health - Is Your Family at Risk (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Play is all about learning - A guide to play for parents of children 0-2½ years (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Play is all about learning - A guide to play for parents of children 2½-5 years (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Stress - It Affects Children Too (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
What is Tourette Syndrome? (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Infants (Babies)

Antenatal Edinburgh Scale (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Baby Walkers and Play Centres (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Is Your Baby at Risk of Developing Asthma? (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Play is all about learning - A guide to play for parents of children 0-2½ years (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Sad Feelings After Childbirth (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai| English
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Adolescents (Teens)

Preventing Youth Suicide (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents:Thai | English
Schizophrenia and Young People (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Teenage Moods: What is Common and What is Not (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Understanding eating disorders (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Dental Health

From the New South Wales (NSW) Health Department - Australia

Getting older? Why your teeth and gums are important for good health
Document: Thai | English
Health History Form (MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)
Documents:Thai | English
How to save money on dental bills
Document: Thai | English
Keeping your teeth - whatever your age
Document: Thai | English

Diabetes

Diabetes Nutrition (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Diabetes in Pregnancy - Gestational Diabetes (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Diabetes Risks (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Don't Let Diabetes Steal Your Sight (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Prevent Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents: Thai | English
Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents: Thai | English
Take Care of Your Heart (American Diabetes Association)
Documents: Thai | English
Two Reasons to Prevent Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents: Thai | English
Women and Diabetes (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/American Diabetes Association)
Documents: Thai | English

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Exercise

From the New South Wales (NSW) Health Dept. - Australia

How to Get Your Children Moving
Documents: Thai | English
Regular Exercise - It's Easier Than You Think
Documents: Thai | English

Eye Care

From the New South Wales (NSW) Health Department - Australia

Are You at Risk from Glaucoma?
Document: Thai | English
Good Health for Your Eyes
Document: Thai | English

Foot Care

From the New South Wales (NSW) Health Department - Australia

Give Your Feet the Care They Deserve
Document: Thai | English
Stay on Your Feet with Safer Shoes
Document: Thai | English

Heart Health

Chest Pain (NSW Health Dept. - Australia )
Documents: Thai | English

Hepatitis

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Thai | English

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Thai | English

Influenza

Avian Influenza - 'Bird Flu' (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Influenza Vaccine
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Thai | English

Injury Prevention

Baby Walkers and Play Centres (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Health History Form (MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)
Documents:Thai | English
Lead and Health - Is Your Family at Risk (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Turn the Volume Down and Protect Your Hearing (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Medication

Using Medicine Wisely (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Thai | English

Men's Health

From the New South Wales (NSW) Health Department - Australia

Successful Treatment for Impotence
Document: Thai | English
When snoring is a problem (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Mental Health

From the New South Wales (NSW) Health Department - Australia

Are you feeling good today?
Document: Thai | English
Does Someone You Know Have a Mental Illness?
Document: Thai | English
Help for Anxiety Problems
Document: Thai | English
Living with Dramatic Mood Swings - Bipolar Disorder
Document: Thai | English
Making Sense of Depression
Document: Thai | English
Preventing Youth Suicide
Document: Thai | English
Sad Feelings After Childbirth
Documents: Thai | English
Schizophrenia and Young People
Document: Thai | English
Stress - It Affects Children Too
Document: Thai | English
Teenage Moods: What is Common and What is Not
Document: Thai | English

Nutrition

Asian Food Pyramid (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Better Health Begins with You (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Better Health for Mother and Baby (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Better Nutrition for Mature Adults (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Caffeine and Your Health (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Cholesterol: Too Much is Dangerous (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Diabetes Nutrition (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Fitting More Fruit and Vegetables into Your Diet (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Food Pyramid (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Food Stamp Information: Fact Sheet of Eligibility for Seniors and Disabled Persons
(U.S. Department of Agriculture - USDA)
Documents: Thai | English
Fruit and Vegetable fact sheets (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Good Food for Kids (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Thai | English
Helping Children Maintain a Healthy Weight (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Vegetarian Diet (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Senior Health

Food Stamp Information - Fact Sheet of Eligibility for Seniors and Disabled Persons
(U.S. Department of Agriculture - USDA)
Documents: Thai | English
Getting older? Why your teeth and gums are important for good health
(New South Wales Health Department - Australia)
Document: Thai | English
Growing Older, but Staying Well (New South Wales Health Department - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Incontinence: Solutions for common bladder problems (New South Wales Health Department - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test (International Osteoporosis Foundation)
Documents: Thai | English

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

HIV: An Introduction (Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
HIV Health and Treatment (Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service - Australia)
Documents:Thai | English
HIV Patient Fact Sheet (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Document: Thai | English
Myths and Facts About Sexual Health (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Document: Thai | English

Substance Abuse

Alcohol and drug problems happen in all kinds of families (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Caffeine and Your Health (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Drinking Alcohol: How Much is Healthy? (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Ecstasy - Understanding the Risks (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
How to Approach Drug Issues with Your Family (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English

Tuberculosis (TB)

Taking the Fear Out of TB (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Document: Thai | English

Vaccinations

From the Centers for Disease Control and the Immunization Action Coalition:

Chickenpox Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Hib Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Influenza Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
Document: Thai | English

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Polio Vaccine
Document: Thai | English
Tetanus and Diptheria Vaccine
Document: Thai | English

Women's Health

Antenatal Edinburgh Scale (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Tha | English
Contraceptive pills for women (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Diabetes in Pregnancy - Gestational Diabetes (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Hysterectomy (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Mammography Information (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Thai | English
Menstruation - What's Normal and What's Not (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Document: Thai | English
Planning a pregnancy? Things to do before you conceive (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Preparing for a healthy menopause (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Rubella Information (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Sad Feelings After Childbirth (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
When Menopause Affects Relationships (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Thai | English
Women and Diabetes (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/American Diabetes Association)
Documents: Thai | English

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