Common conditions and educational materials on topics of cough/cold, diaper rash, fever, rickets, and vomiting/diarrhea.
Pediatric Health Topics
Educational materials for parents or caregivers on health conditions occurring in children.
The following handouts are designed generically for use in any clinic setting. Click here to see the set of these handouts that include Harborview Children and Teens Clinic contact information
Cough/Cold
"How To Treat Your Child's Cough or Cold at Home"
This pamphlet provides information about cold and home treatment of symptoms including medicines that are safe for children and some non-medication treatment suggestions. Each pamphlet is 3-5 pages (depending on language), in PDF format.
English
Khmer (Cambodian)
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Vietnamese
Diaper Rash
"Diaper Rash Information"
This is a 1 page sheet describing what diaper rash is, how to reduce baby's risk of it, and what typically causes it. Provides space for a provider to indicate to a parent whether diaper rash is caused by skin irritation from the diaper, or by yeast or fungus.
English
Khmer (Cambodian)
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Vietnamese
Fever Instructions for Children
"Fever and Acetaminophen" (Tylenol ©)
Information for parents about a child's fever and how to treat it. 2 page PDF. Page 2 has space for a provider or pharmacist to indicate instructions and doses for treating a fever with Acetaminophen.
English
Khmer (Cambodian)
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Vietnamese
Rickets
"Preventing Rickets in Breastfed Babies"
Information about preventing Rickets in breastfed babies, including signs of the condition and suggestions for getting sufficient Vitamin D.
Amharic
English
Khmer (Cambodian)
Oromo
Somali
Tigrinya
Vomiting / Diarrhea
"How to Treat Child's Vomiting and Diarrhea at Home"
A 4 page pamphlet about treating the common conditions of vomiting and diarrhea in children.
English
Khmer (Cambodian)
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Vietnamese
This patient education material is provided by the Community House Calls project and Children's Clinic, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Related Websites
Other websites that provide some patient education materials in other languages on a variety of pediatric topics.
Seattle Children's Hospital Safety and Injury Prevention
This site has some translated patient educational materials (mostly Spanish, some Cantonese, Russian, Somali and Vietnamese) specifically on topics with an emphasis on injury prevention: Home Safety, Sport Safety, Travel & Vehicle Safety, and Water Safety. Includes Booster Seat Information in 13 languages.
Infant-Toddler Language and Early Literacy Activities
The "On the Go" materials produced by Washington Learning Systems include 14 activities designed to be used outside the home: in the car, while walking, during bus rides, etc. The activities encourage early language and literacy development from birth through preschool. Materials are available for free download (must first create a login using email address and a password) in these languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog/Philipino, Somali, Russian and Burmese.
