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Patient Education Materials

The following resources are Somali health education materials. All documents include an English versions as either part of the document or as a separate document. For a listing of other health education materials in other languages, see Patient Education Materials - All Languages. We would like to thank those who have provided support for development or translation of materials for EthnoMed. Please see our Credits Section below.

Most of the following materials are PDF documents and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them, which can be downloaded for free from Adobe.

• Cancer
• Cough/Cold
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Diaper Rash
• Fever
• Radiology Instructions
• Rickets
• Tuberculosis
• Vomiting/Diarrhea

Cancer

• What is Cancer?
  Somali | English
  A very basic explanation of Cancer. 3 pages, PDF
  
  
• What is a Mammogram?
  Somali / English
  Information about mammography, treatment options.  7 pages, PDF.

Cough and Cold

• English
• Somali

Depression

• What is Mental Distress?
  Somali/English, PDF document, 9 pages.

Diabetes

• Multicultural Diabetes Project:
  Materials developed 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 (each includes both target language and English).

Diaper Rash

• English
• Somali

Fever

• English
• Somali

Radiology

• Radiology Instruction Sheets
  Basic instruction sheets for different radiology tests which have been translated into a number of different languages.
  PDF, Funding source:

Rickets

• for Breastfeeding Mothers: How to Prevent Rickets in Breastfed Babies
  Versions in English and Somali

Tuberculosis

• Somali Tuberculosis Patient Education:
  Teaching Tool for Somalis about Tuberculosis and INH Treatment of Latent TB Infection
  
  
• "Tuberculosis: Get the Facts" - A CDC pamphlet
  Somali | English
  
  
  
• "Pills to Prevent TB" - A Washington State Dept. of Health publication
  Somali
  
  
• "Tuberculosis: Medications for the Treatment of Tuberculosis" - Published by the Seattle-King County Department of Health
  Somali
  
  
  
• "The Tuberculosis Skin Test" - Published by Harborview Medical Center and Ethnomed
  Somali

Vomiting and Diarrhea

• English
• Somali

Credits

We would like to thank the following organizations or institutions, for support for either development, design, or production of Somali materials for EthnoMed:

• Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health, Seattle, WA
• Harborview Medical Center, Children and Teen's Clinic, Seattle, WA
• The Accessing Health Information Project, National Library of Medicine
• Firland, Annie E. Casey, and Nesholm Family Foundations