Summer and Heat Safety
A collection of tips and resources for summer heat and water safety issues.
August 10, 2022 · Article
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Infant Formula Shortage Resources
Resources to assist families and caregivers trying to find nutritionally appropriate food for their babies.
May 31, 2022 · Article
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Safe Storage of Household Cleaning Projects
Poster about the danger of improper storage and/or accidental ingestion of household cleaning products.
November 7, 2013 · PDF
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Fever and Acetaminophen
Information for parents about a child's fever and how to treat it. In English, Khmer, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
August 9, 2011 · PDF
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Preventing Rickets in Breastfed Babies
Information about preventing Rickets in breastfed babies, available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Oromo, Somali and Tigrinya.
August 9, 2011 · PDF
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How to Treat Child’s Vomiting and Diarrhea at Home
Pamphlet about treating the common conditions of vomiting and diarrhea in children. In English, Khmer, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
August 9, 2011 · PDF
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How To Treat Your Child’s Cough or Cold at Home
This pamphlet provides information about cold and home treatment of symptoms
August 9, 2011 · PDF
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Diaper Rash Information
Describes what diaper rash is, how to reduce risk of getting it, and what typically causes it. English, Khmer (Cambodian), Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese.
February 3, 2010 · PDF
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Child Passenger Safety Slideshow
PowerPoint presentations in six languages about child passenger safety.
February 2, 2010 · Video
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Breastfeeding in Ramadhan
Helpful tips for Somali mothers r.e. maintaining a good breast milk supply during Ramadhan.
August 6, 2009 · Article
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Breastfeeding basics and breastfeeding problems (along with many more pregnancy and baby care topics) PDF fact sheets available in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, Japanese, Portuguese Brazilian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
The National Library of Medicine provides child safety resources in multiple languages on the MedlinePlus website.
This community resource guide for families of children with Autism in Washington State was compiled by the state's Somali Health Board.
Washington State Department of Health offers immunization forms and publications in multiple languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Somali, Spanish, Amharic, Burmese, Tigrinya and more.
Vaccines required for child care, preschool, and school attendance in Washington state.
Open Doors for Multicultural Families (Open Doors or ODMF) provides culturally and linguistically relevant information, services, and programming to culturally and linguistically diverse families of persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Translated resources on pregnancy and baby care, in dozens of languages, available on Health Information Translations website.
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.
The Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has developed materials to help families improve health literacy. They are available to download in English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese and Somali, and are fillable PDFs so you can enter your own clinic information at the bottom.
Flyers, factsheets and posters about combatting lead poisoning dangers and what a blood lead test means, in multiple languages.