FIT Instructional Videos
These videos in Cantonese, Somali and Vietnamese demonstrate how to properly use a FIT kit to collect a stool sample for colon cancer screening.
September 29, 2021 · Video
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Viral Swab Instructional Videos
These instructional videos were created to help explain the viral swab procedure to patients presenting with coronavirus symptoms at Harborview Medical Center.
June 16, 2021 · PDF, Video
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Puget Sound Immigrant and Refugee Resource Organizations
List of Puget Sound organizations that provide resources for local immigrant and refugee populations.
March 4, 2020 · Article
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Facts About Cervical Cancer
Facts and FAQ handout in Chinese/English and Japanese/English about Cervical Cancer.
October 18, 2019 · PDF
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Emergency Preparedness
Resources and information about emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and other emergency public health alerts.
May 17, 2019 · Article
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Poor Air Quality in Puget Sound: Information and Resource Links
Information about what to do when there is poor air quality, along with Puget Sound community resource links.
August 27, 2018 · Article, PDF
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Colonoscopy: How to prepare with Osmo Prep
UW Medicine’s Digestive Health Center has created a handout with step-by-step instructions to follow before a colonoscopy when using Osmo Prep solution.
March 20, 2018 · Article
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Swine Flu (H1N1)
Information and videos about the Swine Flu that could be used in a clinic waiting room or public setting. Translated into various languages.
August 25, 2017 · Article, Video
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Colonoscopy Test Preparation with GoLytely
UW Medicine's Digestive Health Center has created two handouts to guide patients who are taking GoLytely to prepare for a colonoscopy.
March 2, 2017 · Article
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Brainman Pain Management Resources
Brainman's video gives people who experience chronic pain access to a self-management tool that will help them manage the impacts of chronic pain on their functioning, emotions and interpersonal relationships.
December 19, 2016 · Article
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Healthy Meal Planning – Reach Coalition
The Reach Coalition is a public health effort funded by CDC to reduce diabetes health disparities experienced by communities of color.
April 27, 2016 · PDF
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Exercise and Physical Activity. What do Immigrants Need to Know?
Geared to an ESL audience, this pamphlet is about the importance of physical activity, how much is recommended, types of activities and benefits.
March 10, 2016 · PDF
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Colonoscopy: How to prepare with MoviPrep
UW Medicine's Digestive Health Center has created a handout with step-by-step instructions to follow before a colonoscopy when using MoviPrep solution.
March 15, 2015 · Article
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Best Investment – Hepatitis B Testing
Videos about the importance of Hepatitis B testing in the Chinese community. In Cantonese and Mandarin.
December 2, 2014 · Video
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Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women
PDF with pictures and simple text about the signs and symptoms of heart attack in women. Available in multiple languages.
September 25, 2012 · PDF
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Extreme Winter Weather Risks
Resources that provide translated information about health risks due to extreme winter weather conditions.
January 5, 2011 · Article
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HIB Vaccine Information Statements
HIB Vaccine Information Statements with an audio component in multiple languages, produced by the 24 Languages Project.
January 26, 2010 · Audio, PDF
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Being a Winner in Life
Educational video in Cantonese with English subtitles designed to increase colorectal cancer screening and promote the fecal occult blood test.
December 18, 2009 · Video
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Abdominal Ultrasound
One page instruction sheet about preparing for abdominal ultrasound, translated into 8 languages.
September 24, 2009 · PDF
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Upper Gastrointestinal Instructions
Instruction sheets for patients about how to prepare after midnight and on the morning before a scheduled upper gastrointestinal examination.
September 24, 2009 · PDF
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CT Scan
Patient instructions for preparing for a CT scan including abdominal scan needing oral contrast solution.
September 24, 2009 · PDF
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Pelvic Ultrasound
Information sheet for patients describing ultrasound and filling the bladder to prepare for a pelvic ultrasound procedure.
September 24, 2009
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Mammogram Instructions
Guidelines for patients about mammogram procedures and doing self-exams. In Amharic, Chinese, English, Khmer, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tirgrinya and Vietnamese.
September 24, 2009 · PDF
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Pap Testing: A New Step on the Path to Women’s Health
A 6 page Chinese/English patient education pamphlet on pap testing.
August 17, 2009 · PDF
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A New Pathway to Women’s Health
Video about cervical cancer and the importance of pap testing. In Cantonese with English subtitles.
August 17, 2009 · PDF, Video
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Pap Test – An Important Step in Women’s Health
A PDF slideshow in Chinese and English about importance of cervical cancer screening for Chinese women.
August 17, 2009 · PDF
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Cancer Survivorship
Cancer survivorship statement available in multiple langauges, along with a colon cancer survivor story in Vietnamese.
August 17, 2009 · PDF, Video
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Mammogram Pamphlet
An educational pamphlet about breast cancer and the importance of mammograms, in Chinese and Vietnamese.
August 17, 2009 · PDF
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Fecal Occult Blood Test Poster
Poster in Chinese, English and Vietnamese displays patient instructions for the Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT).
August 12, 2009 · PDF
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Colorectal Testing Can Save Your Life
Pamphlet in Chinese/English and Vietnamese/English, with Q&A and facts about colon cancer and the importance of screening.
August 12, 2009 · PDF
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Excretory Urogram (IVP)
Instructions for patients how to prepare beginning the night before they are scheduled for an excretory urogram procedure.
August 11, 2009 · PDF
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Stool Sample Collection Instructions
Instructions for a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) in Amharic, Chinese, English, Khmer, Korean, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.
July 1, 2008 · PDF
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Hepatitis B: What Do Immigrants Need to Know?
A 20 page pamphlet about Hepatitis B with basic information about symptoms, vaccination and testing. Available in Traditional Chinese/English.
December 1, 2006 · PDF
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Investing in Your Health: Protect Yourself from Getting Hepatitis B
An 11-page color brochure about hepatitis B that is culturally tailored to the Chinese community.
December 1, 2005 · PDF
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External Resources
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- Advance Directives
Health Information Translations has Advance Directives in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Japanese, Russian, Somali and Spanish. - Asian Smokers’ Quitline
The Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Against Tobacco (APICAT) is partnering with the California Smokers' Helpline to offer Asian-language Quitline services to Washington State. Telephone counseling services available in Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), Korean, and Vietnamese languages. - Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)
A centralized location to find current information about Asian Pacific Islander (API ) health status and issues affecting API health. - Chinese Information Service Center
Employment, youth, family, and elderly services for all the Asian community. Services include ESL (English) classes, multilingual computer training, senior daycare and other programs for elders, crime prevention education, crime victims assistance, domestic violence services, employment-related services, family counseling. Also preschool and youth programs intended to enhance academic achievement and bicultural identity; arts classes; Mandarin Chinese language classes. - Cleaning a basement after a flood - King County
Information from Public Health - Seattle & King County on how to clean a basement after a flood. Available in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. - Community Fire Safety Advocates - Seattle Fire Department
Provides fire safety presentations in English, Chinese, Cambodian, Lao, Vietnamese, Thai, Spanish, Oromo, Somali, Amharic and Tigrinya. Attendees learn: The real dangers of fire; The most common home fire hazards; How to respond properly to a home fire. Use the form provided to request a Community Fire Safety Advocate presentation or participation in a community event. See also fire safety videos in Amharic, Somali and Tigrinya. - Ebola Facts – MAGNUS
MAGNUS language services has produced a 1-page Vaccine Flyer in 35 languages. It provides basic information and visuals about vaccines. MAGNUS also has translated this flyer on the Ebola virus in multiple languages. - Flood safety video in multiple languages - King County
Flood safety video in multiple languages: English, Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, French, Hmong, Khmer (Cambodian), Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - Flood safety video
A multi-service organization serving all the different Asian Pacific American communities - immigrants, refugees and American born - in the Pacific Northwest. A community resource for culturally appropriate mental health care, services for the elderly, hot meal programs for seniors, community referrals, assistance with obtaining aid, job services, translation, help with medical and legal matters, and many other services. - Flu Resources in Multiple Languages - MedlinePlus
Medline Plus offers a variety of flu resources in multiple languages. - Giving Medicine by Subcutaneous Injection
Instruction sheets for administering medicine through subcutaneous injection, available in multiple languages on the Health Information Translations website. - Health Translations
Health information, available in several different languages, from the Department of Human Services, Australia. - Home Fire Safety - Seattle Fire Department
Fact sheets from the Seattle Fire Department with information about Basic Home Fire Safety in a number of languages: English, Tigrinya, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese, Hmong, Ukranian, Russian, Nepali, Lao, Thai, Cambodian. - Kin On Nursing Home
Provide support for the elderly and adults in the greater Seattle Asian community by offering a comprehensive range of health, social and educational services sensitive to their cultural, linguistic and dietary needs. Initially began with nursing home services, but have expanded to include many services benefiting elderly. - Learning About Diabetes
Learning About Diabetes, Inc., is a non-profit charity providing easy-to-understand diabetes-care information in a number of languages. A special interest is using art and design in novel ways that help those with diabetes better understand and manage their care. - Measles - King County
Public Health – Seattle and King County provides information about measles and vaccination, including information about the MMR vaccine and autism. Some information available in Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Marshallese, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. - Prepare Yourself - Seattle Office of Emergency Management
The Seattle Office of Emergency Management has prepared information to learn how to plan for personal and family safety and needs. Infographics are translated into Amharic, Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Moldavian, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Tigrinya and Vietnamese. - Public Health materials in multiple languages - King County
From Public Health - Seattle & King County, an index page for finding materials on many topics organized by language. - Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages (SPIRAL)
A compilation of archived health materials available in Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotion, Thai, Vietnamese languages. A joint initiative between Tufts University Health Sciences Library and the South Cove Community Health Center. - Translated health information
Australia's Queensland Health website provides translated health information in multiple languages, including Amharic, Burmese, Chinese, Karen, Khmer, Spanish and Vietnamese. - Vaccine Information Statements
The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. They have Vaccine Information Statements in 40 languages. - What to do when the power goes out - King County
Provides general guidelines in regards to power outages for residents in King County. Available in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese. - Zika Flyer – MAGNUS
MAGNUS language services has produced a 1-page Vaccine Flyer in 35 languages. It provides basic information and visuals about vaccines. This flyer is about Zika and is available in multiple languages.