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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Emergency Preparedness
Resources and information about emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and other emergency public health alerts.
May 17, 2019 · Article
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A New Life and New Tools
Video for Karen women about the importance of cervical cancer screening.
February 22, 2017 · PDF, Video
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Refugee Health Videos – Idaho
Brief health care orientation videos targeting Burmese, Karen and Nepali-speaking Bhutanese newcomer refugees.
October 9, 2012 · Video
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Fact Sheet – Burmese
Fact sheet about pertussis (whooping cough) in Burmese, Karen, Nepali, and English language.
May 16, 2012 · PDF
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External Resources
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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.
Medline Plus offers a variety of flu resources in multiple languages.
Health information, available in several different languages, from the Department of Human Services, Australia.
CDC provides Covid-19, seasonal flu and hepatitis B information in languages common among the refugee communities in the US.
Brief health care orientation videos targeting Burmese, Karen and Nepali-speaking Bhutanese newcomer refugees. Produced by Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare's Refugee Health Screening Program.
From Public Health - Seattle & King County, an index page for finding materials on many topics organized by language.
Australia's Queensland Health website provides translated health information in multiple languages, including Amharic, Burmese, Chinese, Karen, Khmer, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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.