Language: Dari

Tiles and murals from a building in Afghanistan; the words say: "Dari In-Language Health Hub"

Dari & Farsi In-Language Health Resources

Tiles and murals from a building in Afghanistan; the words say: "Dari In-Language Health Hub"

UW = UW Medicine Resource

* = External Resource

Aging & Elder Care | پیری و مراقبت از سالمندان

Caregiver Support and Resources | حمایت و منابع مراقب

End-of-Life and Palliative Care | مراقبت‌های پایان زندگی و تسکینی 

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease | زوال عقل و بیماری آلزایمر

Healthy Aging and Lifestyle | پیری سالم و سبک زندگی سالم

Cultural and Spiritual Health | سلامت فرهنگی و معنوی

End of Life | پایان زندگی 

Incorporating Traditional Healing Practices with Modern Medicine | ادغام روش‌های درمانی سنتی با پزشکی مدرن

Religious Observances and Health Implications |

English Only Resources on Religious Observances and Health Implications

Clinical Instructions | دستورالعمل‌های بالینی

Dermatology | پوست‌شناسی 

Neurology | عصب‌شناسی  

Pain | درد 

Tests | آزمایش‌ها 

Chronic Disease | بیماری مزمن

Cancer | سرطان

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) | بیماری‌های قلب و عروق

Chronic Respiratory Diseases | بیماری‌های مزمن تنفسی

Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) | دیابت (نوع ۱ و نوع ۲)

Hypertension | فشار خون بالا

Stroke | سکته مغزی

Environmental Health | سلامت محیط زیست

Air Quality and Pollution | کیفیت هوا و آلودگی

Disasters | فلاکت‌ها

Heat Advisory and Shelters | هشدار گرما و پناهگاه‌ها

Lead Poisoning Prevention | پیشگیری از مسمومیت با سرب

Occupational Health | سلامت شغلی

Pesticides and Household Chemicals | سموم حشره‌کش و مواد شیمیایی خانگی

Safe Water and Sanitation | آب و بهداشت ایمن 

Healthcare Access and Navigation: Health Systems |  دسترسی و راهنمایی در مراقبت‌های بهداشتی: سیستم‌های بهداشتی

Access to Interpreters and Translation Services | دسترسی به مترجمان و خدمات ترجمه

Health Insurance Education (Medicaid, private insurance) US | موزش بیمه درمانی (مدیکید، بیمه خصوصی)

Medications | داروها

Patient Advocacy Resources | منابع حمایت از بیمار

Refugee Health | سلامت پناهندگان

Understanding Healthcare Rights and Responsibilities | درک حقوق و مسئولیت‌های مراقبت‌های بهداشتی

Understanding Medical Bills and Financial Aid | درک صورت‌حساب‌های پزشکی و کمک‌های مالی

Infectious Disease |  بیماری‌های عفونی

Hepatitis B and C | هپاتیت ب و سی

HIV/AIDS 

Respiratory Infections | عفونت‌های تنفسی

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) | عفونت‌های مقاربتی 

Tuberculosis (TB) | سل

HIV/AIDS 

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) | عفونت‌های مقاربتی 

Respiratory Infections | عفونت‌های تنفسی

Injury Prevention & Public Safety | پیشگیری از آسیب و ایمنی عمومی

Domestic Violence Prevention | پیشگیری از خشونت خانگی

Gun Violence and Safety | خشونت و ایمنی با سلاح گرم

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation | فیزیوتراپی و توانبخشی 

Road Traffic Safety | ایمنی ترافیک جاده‌ای

Mental Health | سلامت روان

Anxiety | اضطراب

Depression | افسردگی

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | اختلال استرس پس از سانحه

Suicidal Ideation and Prevention | اندیشه‌های خودکشی و پیشگیری از آن

Maternal and Child Health | سلامت مادر و کودک

Maternal/Child Nutrition | تغذیه مادر و کودک

Pediatric Care | مراقبت‌های اطفال

Prenatal Care | مراقبت‌های قبل از تولد

Safety Concerns | ملاحظات ایمنی

Nutrition and Food Safety | تغذیه و ایمنی مواد غذایی

Food Security and Access | امنیت و دسترسی به غذا

Healthy Eating and Dietary Guidelines | رژیم غذایی سالم و دستورالعمل‌های تغذیه 

Managing Malnutrition and Obesity | مدیریت سوءتغذیه و چاقی

Oral Health | سلامت دهان

Access to Affordable Dental Care | دسترسی به مراقبت‌های دندانپزشکی مقرون‌به‌صرفه

Dental Health for Children and Elderly Populations | سلامت دندان برای کودکان و سالمندان

Oral Hygiene | بهداشت دهان

Preventive Care | مراقبت‌های پیشگیرانه

Substance Use and Harm Reduction | مصرف مواد و کاهش آسیب

Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention | پیشگیری از مصرف الکل و مواد مخدر

Harm Reduction Strategies | راهبردهای کاهش آسیب

Opioid Use and Overdose Prevention | پیشگیری از مصرف و اوردوز اپیوئیدها

Smoking and Tobacco Cessation | سیگار کشیدن و ترک دخانیات

Sexual and Gender Minorities | اقلیت‌های جنسی و جنسیتی

Community Resources | منابع اجتماعی

LGBTQ+ Health Education | آموزش بهداشت برای جامعه ال‌جی‌بی‌تی‌کیو

Transgender Health and Care Access | دسترسی به مراقبت‌های بهداشتی و سلامت تراجنسیتی‌ها

Sexual and Reproductive Health | سلامت جنسی و باروری

Access to Reproductive Health Services | دسترسی به خدمات سلامت باروری 

Family Planning and Contraception | تعداد خانواده و تنظیم خانواده

Women’s Health | سلامت زنان

Afghan Nutrition Guide

The Afghan Nutrition Guide is a collaborative effort of UW nutritionists, graduate students, and Afghan community members in the Seattle area. The aim of the nutrition guide is to help health providers understand the dietary practices of their Afghan patients. The guide also provides culturally relevant information to inform patients about healthy and nutritional choices using traditional Afghan foods. This guide is the result of interviews and research to learn about Afghan recipes and ingredients.

This magazine quality guide is a way for health practitioners to convey messaging about healthy eating choices with relevant and relatable imagery and information about traditional Afghan meals.

The attached guide is available in English/Dari, please print and share with your communities.
English/Pashto is coming soon.

Resources for New Arrivals from Afghanistan

Community Resources

Afghan Health Initiative

Located in King County, WA, the mission of Afghan Health Initiative is to serve the immigrant and refugee population in Washington State by promoting community-based public health interventions which target social determinants of health thereby increasing equal access to health, education, and economic independence.

Resources made available for newly arrived refugee community members:

  • Emergency Funds
  • Essential Items for Infants, Children, Expecting Mothers
  • Household Items and Furniture
  • Groceries and halal meat
  • Connection to Community
  • Systems Navigation and Interpretation
  • Job Search

Health and wellness programs include Lead and Toxics Prevention (Lead Poisoning in Children PSA videos in Dari, Pashtu, English, Spanish)

Hazara Community of Washington 

Address: PO BOX 6234 Kent WA, 98064

Contact information: Info@hcofwa.org

Website: https://hcofwa.org/

HCWA is a non-profit non-religious, nonpolitical community-based institution established to help refugee/immigrant communities from Afghanistan to resettle smoothly in Washington, also help them receive the necessary support from the stakeholders.  HCWA aims to provide community support, initiate cultural programs and festivals, raising awareness and organizing integration initiative to local U.S culture, including job market awareness, creating self-help groups, connecting the communities with the voluntary participation in community affairs, and preserving community practices and values. 

Muslim Association of Puget Sound

Founded to serve the Muslims of Puget Sound and the wider community, MAPS is the largest Islamic Center in Washington, with a diverse community of over 5,000 families from more than 50 countries and many services and programs. MAPS AMEN (American Muslim Empowerment Network) program has organized to help address the crisis in Afghanistan and welcome incoming Afghan families to Washington state. They have collated and coordinated a number of different efforts/resources, focusing on Washington state, including providing opportunities of specific ways to help. See: Sep. 14 Message on Crisis in Afghanistan: How You Can Help

Viets for Afghans

Viets for Afghans are Vietnamese Americans mobilizing community members to help Afghan refugees.

WA Department of Health

Resources for New Arrivals from Afghanistan

Since 1975, Washington has welcomed nearly 150,000 refugees from 70 different countries to our state, including almost 5000 individuals from Afghanistan.  Washington is actively engaged with the federal government to help resettle Afghan individuals and families. Through Operation Allies Refuge, Washington anticipates resettling more individuals and families from Afghanistan in coming weeks and months.

DSHS Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance’s Welcoming Afghans to Washington State website provides regularly updated information from the federal government regarding Afghan resettlement.

WA DOH Afghan Health Profile and Screening guidance for adults and children ( WA and MD ), plus WA DOH Refugee Health Program’s Afghan Health Resources shares fact sheets, webinars, videos and other resources to support new arrivals from Afghanistan.

Learn about:

  • Local Community Resources
  • Afghan Culture and Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • State and Federal Assistance and Benefits Eligibility
  • Local Health Screening Examination
  • Health Outcomes
  • Health Promotion and Education Resources in Dari and Pashto (Covid-19, Handwashing, Masking, Lead, Measles Tuberculosis, Vaccine Information Statements, Varicella (Chickenpox) and more)

Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

Helping families reduce exposure to lead

Some aluminum cookware brought from Afghanistan by resettled families as well as cookpots available for purchase in the United States represent a previously unrecognized source of lead exposure. The Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington, conducted a study that revealed that several aluminum cookpots released enough lead under simulated cooking and storage conditions to present a significant risk for lead poisoning. While lead poisoning is a serious concern, researchers identified several solutions. Study findings are published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. See also, additional resources about lead and ways to reduce exposure: WA DOH Refugee Health Program’s Afghan Health Resources, Afghan Health Initiative’s Lead Prevention Program

Centers of Excellence for Newcomer Health

CDC

CDC’s Response to Afghan Evacuees: The CDC provides health education information translated into Dari, Pashto and Farsi for Afghan new arrivals, in hopes of helping to prevent the spread of infectious diseases during the resettlement process.

Minnesota

The Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health has created a collection of Afghan Evacuees Health Resources to support and share best and promising practices meeting the needs of newly arrived Afghan people. Resources range from infectious disease FAQs, to suggestions on promoting health in households who will host newcomers.  They include medical forms/documents for initial intake/encounter (prior to a formal Domestic Medical Examination), on-demand educational material on “getting to know your Afghan patient”, and cultural and historical information to help better serve these individuals and families as they are resettling.

The Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health’s Afghan Clinical Workgroup has issued a brief overview for clinicians caring for Afghan new arrivals.
• A series of recorded webinars and PDF slides

Protect Afghan Families from Lead Poisoning
Resources to prevent and address lead exposure and poisoning among Afghan newcomers, including translated print materials, social media assets, text message templates, and audio and video PSAs.. Fact sheets in English | Dari | Pashto

Colorado

The Colorado Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health, in partnership with the CDC and other partners, have released a set of infographics available for print and web usage, and each set contains an infographic on arrivals from Afghanistan from 2009-2019. The web versions are smaller in size, making them easy to share online. The print versions are larger in size, making them printable for hanging on walls or sharing as handouts.

The Colorado Center of Excellence in Newcomer health has also created a health education resource repository for Afghan Newcomers which contains health education materials in English, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, and Urdu, when available. The majority of resources have been gathered from the CDC and the NRC-RIM.

Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE)

CORE provides an Afghan Backgrounder and a Cultural Orientation for Afghan Arrivals webinar, which includes written answers to questions about the Afghan Placement and Assistance Program (APA). Login to CORE’s Learning Platform is required to access webinar and files.

Learn how to use CORE’s Settle In Facebook page with Afghan arrivals to ensure clients access vital, correct information about early resettlement services.

CORE has a full array of Dari fact sheets, videos, and podcasts on Cultural Orientation and the resettlement process available on the CORE Resettlement Navigator website, as well as a playlist of Dari videos.

Additional Resources

Afghan Health Initiative: Legal/Immigration resources for families in Afghanistan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR): Resettlement services continue after 90 days, English, Dari, Pashto

DHHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Health Coverage Options for Afghan Evacuees

National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM): COVID-19 Resources for Afghan New Arrivals

Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement:  Afghan Assistance Resources

Catholic Legal Immigration Network: Guide to Client Documentation and Benefits for Afghan Parolees

Catholic Legal Immigration Network: Assistance for Afghans Toolkit

Department of State: Afghans Granted Humanitarian Parole

Office of Refugee Resettlement: Benefits for Afghan Humanitarian Parolees

Switchboard: Resources for Afghan Arrivals

USCIS: Information for Afghan Nationals on Requests to USCIS for Humanitarian Parole

Vermont Language Justice Project : PDF Guide with Translated Afghan Resources