Mental Health Booklets
The Health Council of the Ethiopian Community in Seattle have created booklets discussing Mental Health. Available in Amharic, Oromo and Tigrinya.
August 2, 2021 · PDF
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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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Interpreter COVID-19 Vaccine PSA Videos
Medical interpreters share their experiences receiving COVID-19 vaccine, acknowledging community concerns and talking about common side effects.
February 8, 2021 · Video
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2024 Diabetes Calendars
NEW! 2024 Calendars with photos and information about healthy eating and diabetes. In Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Khmer, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya & Vietnamese.
December 23, 2020 · PDF
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Brain Death: What It Means
This handout offers information for families and loved ones of patients. It explains how doctors determine that a person is dead based on their brain function.
November 23, 2020 · Article
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Learning About Diabetes: Tips for Foot Care
Patient education handouts (created by Learning About Diabetes) providing tips about good foot care. Available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
May 20, 2020 · PDF
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Learning About Diabetes: Let’s Get Moving
Patient education handouts (created by Learning About Diabetes) about getting moving and exercise. Available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
May 20, 2020 · PDF
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Learning About Diabetes: Plant Foods
Patient education handouts (created by Learning About Diabetes) about the benefits of a plant-based diet. Available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
May 19, 2020 · PDF
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Learning About Diabetes: Good Fats / Bad Fats
Patient education handouts (created by Learning About Diabetes) providing information about good and bad fats in food. Available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
May 19, 2020 · PDF
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Learning About Diabetes: What’s My A1C
Patient education handouts (created by Learning About Diabetes) providing information about the A1C blood sugar test. Available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
May 19, 2020 · PDF
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Learning About Diabetes: High Blood Sugar
Patient education handouts (created by Learning About Diabetes) providing information about diabetes and high blood sugar. Available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
May 19, 2020 · PDF
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Learning About Diabetes: Low Blood Sugar
Patient education handouts (created by Learning About Diabetes) providing information about diabetes and low blood sugar. Available in Amharic, English, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
May 19, 2020 · PDF
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What Does My Blood Glucose Number Mean?
Explains what blood glucose test result numbers mean. Available in Amharic, Arabic, Khmer, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
March 24, 2020 · PDF
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Diabetes: Meal Plan Basics
These materials were developed at Harborview Medical Center for use in a multicultural diabetes class for patients and family members.
March 18, 2020 · Audio, PDF
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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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How Foods Affect Blood Sugar: A Guide for Ethiopian & Eritrean Patients with Diabetes
This slideshow presentation is intended to be used by clinicians during discussion with patients about carbohydrates and blood glucose.
December 5, 2019 · PDF, Video
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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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HIV/AIDS in the Ethiopian Community
This conversation with advocate Solomon Berhe was created to promote awareness and prevent HIV/AIDS in the Seattle Ethiopian community.
May 10, 2019 · Video
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Information About Dyspepsia
Information about dyspepsia, including explanation of cause, diagnosis and treatment. Available in Amharic, Tigrinya and English.
May 7, 2019 · PDF
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Information about Hypertension
Information about hypertension, including explanation of symptoms, cause and treatment. In Amharic, English and Tigrinya.
April 25, 2019 · PDF
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Get Help With Quitting Smoking
Handout with information about quitlines and contact information for different language lines. In Amharic, Khmer, Spanish, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.
March 27, 2018 · PDF
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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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The Silent Killer – Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
A conversation with Mrs. Aida Mengistu, Office of the Director, from Public Health- Seattle & King County to help avoid […]
May 17, 2017 · Video
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How Do You Know You Are Having A Heart Attack?
Brochure with information about heart attack symptoms, emergency response and prevention. Amharic and English.
March 24, 2017 · PDF
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It Makes Your Eye Yellow Then You Get Better? There is More to Hepatitis B
Pamphlet created by International Community Health Services about hepatitis B which is tailored for Ethiopian patients and presented in a photo novela style.
February 6, 2017 · PDF
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Hookah Smoking: Get the Facts
This brochure in English, Amharic, Somali discusses what hookah smoking is, health risks, legality, and offers resources for more information.
June 29, 2016 · PDF
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Stroke Cards
These stroke materials are images and text conveying symptoms of stroke (FAST: Facial, Arm, Speech, Time) and encouragement to call 911.
December 15, 2015 · 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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Prostate Cancer – Introductory Information
The following series of handouts provides an introductory information about prostate cancer and its symptoms, in multiple languages.
July 25, 2013 · PDF
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Cancer Chemotherapy
Handouts and videos with information about chemotherapy and side effects. Amharic, English, Kmer, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.
July 3, 2013 · PDF, Video
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Biopsy
Handouts and videos providing introductory information about biopsy procedures. Amharic, English, Kmer, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.
June 10, 2013 · PDF, Video
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What is Cancer?
Basic explanation of cancer, its causes and warning signs. Amharic, English, Khmer, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.
April 13, 2012 · PDF
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Quitting Smoking Can Help You Recover From Cancer
Handout that describes 5 ways that quitting smoking can help in cancer recovery. In Amharic, Khmer, Spanish, Tigrinya and Vietnamese.
January 2, 2012 · 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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Heart Failure
Basic information about heart failure in Amharic/English and Tigrinya/English.
June 9, 2011 · PDF
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Exercise and Diabetes
The following materials were developed at Harborview Medical Center for use in a multicultural diabetes class for patients and family members.
June 7, 2011 · Audio, PDF
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Diabetes: Meal Portions
These materials were developed at Harborview Medical Center for use in a multicultural diabetes class for patients and family members.
June 7, 2011 · PDF
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Diabetes: Foot Care and Daily Foot Check
The sidebar materials were developed at Harborview Medical Center for use in a multicultural diabetes class for patients and family members.
June 2, 2011 · PDF
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Medication Safety
A short video about safe use of medications. Taken from a longer video created for Harborview Medical Center.
May 2, 2010 · Video
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What is Mental Illness?
An overview of what mental illness is, possible causes and some of the most common forms of mental illness. In Amharic, English, Oromo, Somali and Tigrinya.
March 26, 2010 · PDF
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Chemotherapy Treatment for Breast Cancer
Explanation of chemotherapy for breast cancer in Amharic, English, Somali, and Tigrinya
March 1, 2010 · PDF
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Surgical Margins
Explanation of margins of resection, including definition of positive, negative and close margins. In Amharic, English, Somali and Tigrinya.
March 1, 2010 · PDF
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Breast Cancer Surgery
Description of mastectomy, lumpectomy and potential side effects following these surgeries.
March 1, 2010 · PDF, 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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What is a Mammogram?
Brochure about what mammograms they are, what test results mean, information about biopsies, and treatment options for breast cancer. English, Amharic, Oromo and Somali..
September 2, 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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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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What is Asthma?
Patient education about asthma, including information about irritants, symptoms and treatment.
August 7, 2009 · Article, 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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Radiation Therapy
Explanation of radiation therapy, how it works, why it is necessary, what to expect and side effects. In English, Somali and Tigrinya.
March 1, 2008 · PDF
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Lymph Nodes & Breast Cancer
Explanation of what lymph nodes are, including information about lymph node biopsy and sentinel lymph node surgery. In English, Amharic, Somali and Tigrinya.
March 1, 2008 · PDF
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Breast Cancer Glossary & Technical Terms
Technical terms and definitions related to breast cancer. In Amharic, English, Tigrinya and Somali.
March 1, 2008 · PDF
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Breast Cancer: Hormones
Definition of hormones, hormone receptors and therapy in relation to breast cancer. In Amharic, English, Somali and Tigrinya.
March 1, 2008 · PDF
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Introductory explanation of screening and diagnostic tests, and basic information about common treatments.
March 1, 2008 · PDF
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Breast Biopsy
Description of and information about breast biopsy in Amharic, English, Somali and Tigrinya.
March 1, 2008 · PDF
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Chemotherapy Side Effects
Description of potential side effects caused by chemotherapy treatment, including hair loss, fatigue, nausea, and changes in taste/smell. Includes eating tips to reduce nausea and vomiting.
March 1, 2008 · PDF
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External Resources
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- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - King County
Particularly relevant to refugee and immigrant populations is the issue of carbon monoxide poisoning when there are power outages. Find information from Seattle & King County Public Health about preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, including fact sheets and posters in many languages; videos in Somali and English. - 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. - Ethiopian Community in Seattle
Get Connected to the Ethiopian Community in Seattle - Flu Resources in Multiple Languages - MedlinePlus
Medline Plus offers a variety of flu resources in multiple languages. - Global Perinatal Services - Pregnancy, Parenting & Beyond
Provides community based doula services that will educate, respect and empower black, refugee and immigrant families during pregnancy, birth and into early parenting. - HIV / AIDS in the African Immigrants - Amharic - YouTube
A conversation of Mr. Assaye Abunie, Director of MMRTI in Seattle, with Kenyan Singer Penzi Amani and HIV positive activist, Mr. Solomon Berhe to promote and raise awareness about HIV / AIDS. - 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. - Immigrant and Refugee Health Resources - CDC
CDC provides Covid-19, seasonal flu and hepatitis B information in languages common among the refugee communities in the US. - Mr. Solomon Berhe raising awarness on WORLDS AIDS Day at MMRTI - YouTube
MMRTI in partnership with, CMCH and Lifelong invited East African leaders, health professionals and advocates to commemorate the 2014 WORLDS AIDS on December 1, 2014 at Multimedia Resources and Training Institute (MMRTI). - 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. - 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.