Language: Russian

St. Basil Cathedral in Russia, with the words: "Russian In-language health hub"

Russian In-Language Health Hub

Russian Nesting Dolls with the words: Russian In-Language Health Hub

UW = UW Medicine Resource

* = External Resource

Aging and Elderly Care | Старение и уход за пожилыми людьми

Caregiver Support and Resources | Поддержка и ресурсы для лиц, осуществляющих уход

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease | Деменция и болезнь Альцгеймера

End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care | Уход в конце жизни и паллиативная помощь

Healthy Aging and Lifestyle | Здоровое старение и образ жизни

Chronic Diseases | Хронические заболевания

Cancer | Рак 

Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) | Сердечно-сосудистые заболевания 

Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) | Диабет (1-го и 2-го типа) 

Stroke | Инсульт

Clinical Instructions | Клинические указания

Dermatology | Дерматология

Pain | Боль

Preparing and Recovering from Surgery | Подготовка и восстановление после операции

Environmental Health |  Окружающая среда и здоровье

Air Quality and Pollution | Качество и загрязнение воздуха

Disasters | Бедствия

Earthquake Safety | Меры безопасности при землетрясениях 

Heat Advisory and Shelters | Предупреждения и убежища при жаре

Occupational Health | Охрана профессионального здоровья 

Safe Water and Sanitation | Безопасность и коммунальная очистка воды

Healthcare Access and Navigation |  Доступ к обслуживанию и навигация в системе здравоохранения

Access to Interpreters and Translation Services | Доступ к услугам устного и письменного перевода

Reading Prescription Bottles | Чтение ярлыков рецептурных упаковок

Understanding Healthcare Rights and Responsibilities | Усвоение прав и обязанностей в сфере здравоохранения

Understanding Medical Bills and Financial Aid | Усвоение медицинских счетов и финансовой помощи

Understanding Medications | Усвоение назначения лекарственных препаратов

Infectious Disease | Инфекционные заболевания

Anthrax | Сибирская язва

Bacterial Infection | Бактериальная инфекция

Hepatitis B and C | Гепатит B и C

HIV/AIDS | ВИЧ/СПИД

Respiratory Infections | Инфекции дыхательных путей

Tuberculosis (TB) | Туберкулёз (ТБ)

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Болезни, предотвращаемые вакцинацией

Injury Prevention and Public safety | Профилактика травм и общественная безопасность

Gun Violence and Safety | Огнестрельное насилие и безопасность

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation | Физиотерапия и реабилитация 

Road Traffic Safety | Безопасность дорожного движения

Child Safety Concerns | Опасения в отношении безопасности детей 

Immunizations and vaccine schedules (for children and pregnant women) | Иммунизация и графики прививания (для детей и беременных женщин)

Infant Care | Уход за младенцами

Maternal/Child Nutrition | Питание матери и ребёнка 

Maternal Health | Здоровье матери 

Pediatric Care  | Педиатрическая помощь 

Prenatal Care | Дородовое наблюдение 

Mental Health | Психическое здоровье 

Anxiety | Тревожность 

Community Resources | Общественные ресурсы

Depression | Депрессия

Nutrition and Food Security | Питание и продовольственная безопасность 

Cooking and Food Safety | Приготовление пищи и безопасность продуктов питания

Food Security and Access | Продовольственная безопасность и доступ к продуктам питания

Healthy Eating and Dietary Guidelines | Здоровое питание и рекомендации по питанию

Oral Health |  Здоровье полости рта

Dental Health for Children and Elderly Populations | Здоровье зубов для детского и пожилого населения

Oral Hygiene | Гигиена полости рта 

Preventative Care | Профилактический уход

Sexual and Gender Minorities | Сексуальные и половые меньшинства

LGBTQ+ Health Education | Просвещение в сфере здоровья ЛГБТК+ 

Transgender Health and Care Access | Здоровье трансгендерных людей и доступ к медицинской помощи

Sexual and Reproductive Health | Сексуальное и репродуктивное здоровье 

Family Planning and Contraception | Планирование семьи и противозачаточные средства

Menstrual Health | Менструальное здоровье 

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) |  Инфекции, передающиеся половым путём (ИППП)

Women’s Health | Здоровье женщин 

Substance Use and Harm Reduction | Злоупотребление веществами и снижение вреда

Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention  | Предотвращение злоупотребления алкоголем и наркотиками

Harm Reduction Strategies | Стратегии для снижения вреда

Opioid Use and Overdose Prevention  | Употребление опиоидов и предотвращение передозировки

Smoking and Tobacco Cessation  | Отказ от курения и табака 

St. Basil Cathedral in Russia, with the words: "Russian In-language health hub"

Russian In-Language Health Hub

Russian Nesting Dolls with the words: Russian In-Language Health Hub

UW = UW Medicine Resource

* = External Resource

Aging and Elderly Care | Старение и уход за пожилыми людьми

Caregiver Support and Resources | Поддержка и ресурсы для лиц, осуществляющих уход

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease | Деменция и болезнь Альцгеймера

End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care | Уход в конце жизни и паллиативная помощь

Healthy Aging and Lifestyle | Здоровое старение и образ жизни

Chronic Diseases | Хронические заболевания

Cancer | Рак 

Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) | Сердечно-сосудистые заболевания 

Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) | Диабет (1-го и 2-го типа) 

Stroke | Инсульт

Clinical Instructions | Клинические указания

Dermatology | Дерматология

Pain | Боль

Preparing and Recovering from Surgery | Подготовка к операции и восстановление после неё

Environmental Health |  Окружающая среда и здоровье

Air Quality and Pollution | Качество воздуха и загрязнение 

Disasters | Чрезвычайные ситуации и катастрофы

Earthquake Safety | Безопасность при землетрясениях 

Heat Advisory and Shelters | Предупреждения о сильной жаре и пункты укрытия

Occupational Health | Охрана труда и профессиональное здоровье 

Safe Water and Sanitation | Безопасная вода и санитария

Healthcare Access and Navigation |  Доступ к медицинской помощи и навигация в системе здравоохранения

Access to Interpreters and Translation Services | Доступ к услугам устного и письменного перевода

Reading Prescription Bottles | Как читать информацию на флаконах с рецептурными лекарствами

Understanding Healthcare Rights and Responsibilities | Понимание прав и обязанностей в сфере здравоохранения

Understanding Medical Bills and Financial Aid | Понимание медицинских счетов и финансовой помощи

Understanding Medications | Понимание лекарственных препаратов

Infectious Disease | Инфекционные заболевания

Anthrax | Сибирская язва

Bacterial Infection | Бактериальная инфекция

Hepatitis B and C | Гепатит B и C

HIV/AIDS | ВИЧ/СПИД

Respiratory Infections | Респираторные инфекции

Tuberculosis (TB) | Туберкулёз (ТБ)

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Болезни, предотвращаемые вакцинацией

Injury Prevention and Public safety | Профилактика травм и общественная безопасность

Gun Violence and Safety | Огнестрельное насилие и безопасность

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation | Физиотерапия и реабилитация 

Road Traffic Safety | Безопасность дорожного движения

Child Safety Concerns | Вопросы безопасности детей 

Immunizations and vaccine schedules (for children and pregnant women) | Иммунизация и графики вакцинации

Infant Care | Уход за младенцами

Maternal/Child Nutrition | Питание матери и ребёнка 

Maternal Health | Здоровье матери 

Pediatric Care  | Педиатрическая помощь 

Prenatal Care | Дородовое наблюдение 

Mental Health | Психическое здоровье 

Anxiety | Тревожность 

Community Resources | Ресурсы сообщества

Depression | Депрессия

Nutrition and Food Security | Питание и продовольственная безопасность 

Cooking and Food Safety | Приготовление пищи и безопасность продуктов питания

Food Security and Access | Продовольственная безопасность и доступ к продуктам питания

Healthy Eating and Dietary Guidelines | Здоровое питание и рекомендации по питанию

Oral Health |  Здоровье полости рта

Dental Health for Children and Elderly Populations | Стоматологическое здоровье детей и пожилых людей

Oral Hygiene | Гигиена полости рта 

Preventative Care | Профилактическая помощь

Sexual and Gender Minorities | Сексуальные и гендерные меньшинства

LGBTQ+ Health Education | Просвещение в области здоровья ЛГБТК+ 

Transgender Health and Care Access | Здоровье трансгендерных людей и доступ к медицинской помощи

Sexual and Reproductive Health | Сексуальное и репродуктивное здоровье 

Family Planning and Contraception | Планирование семьи и контрацепция 

Menstrual Health | Менструальное здоровье 

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) |  Инфекции, передающиеся половым путём (ИППП)

Women’s Health | Женское здоровье 

Substance Use and Harm Reduction | Употребление психоактивных веществ и снижение вреда

Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention  | Профилактика употребления алкоголя и наркотиков

Harm Reduction Strategies | Стратегии снижения вреда

Opioid Use and Overdose Prevention  | Употребление опиоидов и профилактика передозировки 

Smoking and Tobacco Cessation  | Отказ от курения и табака 

wrapping net gauze around a finger that has 'greasy gauze' for burn wounds

Wound Care for Burns – Multi-Lingual Video Series

This instructional video provides step-by-step guidance for burn wound care using greasy gauze (Vaseline gauze) and standard gauze dressings. Designed for patients and caregivers, the video reinforces clinical instructions to be able to treat small burns at home, or to continue treatment for larger burns after seeing a healthcare provider.

In this video, you will learn: 

  • Greasy gauze is a common type of bandage used to help protect and heal burns
  • How to safely remove an old burn bandage
  • How to clean burns and apply new bandages
  • Signs and symptoms of infection to watch for
  • How to reduce the risk of infection in burns 
  • How to apply and wrap bandages for burns on the arm, hand, torso, and leg
  • When to seek additional help in caring for burns

This educational resource is intended to supplement the instructions provided by your medical care team. Always follow the guidance of your burn care provider.  Printable PDF with QR Code with links to each video.

Scroll down to view: English, Amharic, Arabic, French, Lingala , Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese

English language: ‘A Step by Step Guide to Burn Care Using Greasy Gauze – supplies list and how to wrap burns’

Amharic Language: በቅባት የራሰ ፋሻን በመጠቀም የቃጠሎ እንክብካቤ የደረጃ በደረጃ መመሪያ – የአቅርቦቶች ዝርዝር እና የቃጠሎ ቁስሎችን እንዴት መጠቅለል እንደሚቻል

Arabic Language: دليل العناية بالحروق خطوة بخطوة باستخدام الشاش الدهني – قائمة اللوازم وكيفية لف الحروق

French Language: ‘Guide pratique : soins des brûlures avec ccompresse de gaze grasse et vaseline‘

Lingala Language: Lisungi : Kosalisa mpota ya kozika na moto na ba pansement ya compresse mpe na mafuta ya vaseline

Spanish Language: ‘Guía paso a paso para el cuidado de quemaduras con “Greasy Gauze”: materiales y cómo vendarlas‘

Russian Language: Уход за ожогом: повязка с мазью, материалы и как наложить повязку

Vietnamese Language: Hướng dẫn từng bước cách chăm sóc vết bỏng bằng gạc tẩm mỡ – vật dụng và cách băng

To improve accessibility and health equity, these burn care videos are being translated into multiple languages. Additional language versions will be added as they become available. 

We encourage you to share these resources with your communities to support safe, informed burn recovery at home.

Suggested use for providers: 

  • Share videos during patient appointments and community health events 
  • Include video links in discharge paperwork 
  • Promote at global outreach efforts

Burn care can be complex, involving multiple steps that may feel overwhelming for patients and caregivers. This challenge is even greater for individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), who may face additional barriers in understanding and following detailed wound care protocols. As patients transition from hospital care to at-home recovery, it is essential that they clearly understand and follow proper burn wound care instructions to achieve the best possible outcomes. To address this need, EthnoMed partnered with Harborview’s Burns, Plastics, and Pediatric Acute Care Unit to develop accessible, visual education tools to support safe and effective burn care at home. 

A burn is an injury to the skin caused by something hot, like fire, hot water, steam, or even touching something like a hot pan. Burns can also be caused by cold, electricity, chemicals, or the sun. No matter what causes the burn, the skin needs the right care to heal well and stay healthy.

A burn is an injury to the skin caused by something hot, like fire, hot water, steam, or even touching something like a hot pan. Burns can also be caused by cold, electricity, chemicals, or the sun. No matter what causes the burn, the skin needs the right care to heal well and stay healthy. 

Winter – Cold Weather and Power Outage Safety

Winter brings cold temperatures, snow, freezing rain, and high winds. When rain freezes, ice weighs down trees and power lines, this can lead to power outages (see below for multi-language fact sheets).

Photo by Brett Sayles (cc license)

During a winter storm

Washington Department of Health tips:

  • Wear several layers of loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing rather than one layer of heavy clothing. Wear mittens rather than gloves. Wear a warm, woolen cap.
  • Do not drive unnecessarily.
  • Reduce the temperature in your home to conserve fuel.
  • Heat only the areas of your home you are using. Close doors and curtains or cover windows and doors with blankets.
  • Use alternative heat methods safely. Never use a gas or charcoal grill, hibachi or portable propane heater to cook indoors or heat your home.
  • Never use a generator indoors or in a garage or carport.
  • Be careful when shoveling snow. Do not overexert yourself.
  • Be sure to eat regularly. Food provides calories that maintain body heat.
  • Watch for signs of frostbite and hypothermia — slurred speech, disorientation, uncontrollable shivering, stumbling, drowsiness and body temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or less.
  • If you become trapped outside, get out of the wind and stay dry. Build a lean-to or snow cave if nothing else is available. Do not eat snow; it will make you too cold.

If in your vehicle

  • Make sure someone knows where you are going. Stay on the main roads.
  • If you must stop, remain inside the vehicle. Use a bright distress flag or your hazard lights to draw attention to your vehicle.
  • If trapped in a blizzard, clear your tail pipe and run your engine and heater for 10 minutes every hour. Open your window slightly.
  • During night hours, keep the dome light on in the car so rescue crews can see your vehicle.
  • Keep an emergency kit in your vehicle. Include a three-day supply of water and non-perishable food that can be eaten without being cooked. Include a blanket or sleeping bag for each passenger, a flashlight, cell phone, shovel, sack of sand or kitty litter, booster cables, flare, coffee can with lid, and toilet paper.

PDF tip sheets in other languages: Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

What should I do if I see damaged or downed power lines?

Department of Health Seattle & King County:

  • Don’t get near any fallen or sagging power line!
  • Call the utility company about the line
    (Seattle area residents: 206-684-7400, other King County residents: 1-888-225-5773).

If you have a power outage, safe ways to stay warm

  • Find places where you can go to get warm, such as the home of friends and family whose homes have power.
  • Wear several layers of light weight, warm clothing rather than one layer of heavy clothing. Wear hats, mittens, and blankets indoors.
  • Close curtains and cover windows and doors with blankets. Everyone should try to stay together in one room, with the door closed, to keep in body heat.

Prevent poisoning from carbon monoxide

  • If you don’t have electricity, only use a generator outdoors and far from open windows and vents.
  • NEVER use a generator indoors, in garages or carports
  • NEVER cook or heat indoors with a charcoal or gas grill 

Help Others

Q&A RSV, flu and COVID in King County: What should I know?

In the Fall and Winter months there is often a rise in respiratory viruses. This Fall (2022) there have been many RSV and flu cases requiring emergency room visits – especially for young children. Health clinics might also see more COVID cases and hospitalizations in the winter as people gather indoors and new COVID variants spread. These diseases can make young children, older adults, and other vulnerable people very sick, and overload hospitals and clinics.

RSV is a common respiratory virus that spreads every winter. Anyone can get RSV, but in 2022 we’re seeing a lot of cases in young children. For healthy adults and older children RSV can feel like a cold, with symptoms like runny nose, less appetite, coughing, and fever. But it can be a very serious illness for babies, older adults, and others.

The Seattle and King County Department of Public Health has put together an informative slide deck in eighteen languages. The deck Includes information about RSV, flu and COVID in King County, what to look for and how to prevent illness.

These slides can be shared in waiting rooms, at community centers, and in other places where people gather. Slides are available in the following languages:
• አማርኛ (Amharic)
• العربية (Arabic)
• 简体字 (Chinese – Simplified)
• 繁體字 (Chinese – Traditional)
• دری (Dari)
• English
• Français (French)
• 日本語 (Japanese)
• ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer)
• 한국어 (Korean)
• KajinM̧ajeļ (Marshallese)
• ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
• Русский (Russian)
• Af Soomaali (Somali)
• Español (Spanish)
• Wikang Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino)
• ትግርኛ (Tigrinya)
• Українська (Ukrainian)
• Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Ukrainian – Health and Culture Resources

Health and Behavioral Health Resources for Ukrainian refugees.

Photo by Tina Hartung (cc license)

Fact Sheets & Trainings & Websites

Psychological first aid webinar (recorded)

Given the recent tragic events in Ukraine, Switchboard hosted a refresher course on Psychological First Aid to aid staff in supporting distressed clients. This webinar was facilitated by Andrew Kritovich, LMHC from the Ukrainian Community Center and Beth Farmer, LCSW from International Rescue Committee. Attendees will increase their awareness of cultural and contextual factors related to Ukraine, as well as learn the fundamentals of Psychological First Aid.
Webinar Recording: https://bit.ly/3D0QBk5
Webinar Slides: https://bit.ly/34LeAH4
Webinar Resources: https://bit.ly/3ihq5sM

National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources

Fostering COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Russian and Ukrainian Speaking Communities e-course

This free continuing education course is designed to help providers including physicians, nurses, medical assistants, and pharmacists who work with Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking patients better understand vaccine hesitancy within these communities, reasons why community members may be hesitant to receive COVID-19 vaccines and develop strategies to initiate conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine with Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking patients. Click here to access this e-course.

Plain Talk About Childhood Immunizations

Plain Talk About Childhood Immunization includes information on vaccine safety, delaying immunizations, and more. First developed in 1996 in response to requests by parents, health care professionals, school nurses, child care providers and others, this 50-page booklet provides parents with accurate information about immunizations and the diseases they prevent, benefits and risks and vaccine safety and effectiveness. English.

Center for Adjustment, Resilience and Recovery, International Rescue Committee

  • Coping After Coming to a New Country is a new handout designed for adults and older youth that are resettling in a new country. The material seeks to normalize stress of resettlement and explore coping techniques. English, Ukrainian
  • Helping Children Cope After Coming to a New Country is a new handout designed to empower caregivers in helping their children and youth cope with the stress of resettling to a new country. Available in English, Ukrainian

TB Resources

Measles

The Brain

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.

Handout PDFs are available at UW Medicine Health Online in English, Arabic, Tigrinya, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Amharic and Spanish languages.

For information for providers, see Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria – The World Brain Death Project (article accessible with JAMA subscription).

The Brain
Photo by Francisco Bengoa (cc license).
Coronavirus image

COVID-19 Information

A collection of local and national online information resources regarding COVID-19, including links to translated materials.

Coronavirus image
Photo by nursingschoolsnearme.com (cc license)

General COVID-19 Information

Public Health — Seattle & King County (PHSKC) Covid-19 Information & Resources

• King County vaccination pop-up schedule April – May 2023

Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Co-existing with Covid-19 (translated in 35 languages)

WA DOH Resources and Recommendations; Multilingual ( scroll to bottom tabs )

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) About Covid-19

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Multilingual COVID-19 Resources

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Covid-19 Projections

UW Medicine The Huddle Covid-19 Updates

Harvard Health Medicine Covid-19 Fact Sheets (translated in 35 languages)

National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM) Covid-19 and Vaccine Fact Sheets (translated in multiple languages) and Covid Guide for Newcomers (translated in multiple languages)

Information is constantly evolving. Some information below may change over time. General note about translations: when updates are made to an information resource in English, there can sometimes be a lag in updating another language version of that document or messaging. It may be helpful to compare and consider the dates on each, especially if/when you choose to print information, and check back for updated versions.

Booster Information and Resources

King County Public Health

Local Resources

City of Seattle

COVID-19: Resources for Community
The City of Seattle’s Office of the Mayor provides COVID-19 information and resources and features the latest programs to help those impacted by the pandemic.

Public Health Seattle & King County

Boosters & Testing (32 languages)
How to Care for Yourself and Others (32 languages)

Washington State

Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has provided information about vaccine booster doses, translated into 40 languages.
– Say Yes! Covid Test– Free Covid-19 testing kits (can be translated into over 35 languages)

Washington State Novel Coronavirus Call Center Helpline, 6 am – 10 pm Monday, 6 am-6 pm Tuesday-Sunday, and state observed holidays 1-800-525-0127 and press #. Call for information about Covid-19 (not a line to call for testing access or results).

Washington State’s official Covid-19 website. Includes multilingual resources in 30+ languages.

The Discussion Guide for Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines for Immigrants and Refugees (PDF), created by Washington State Department of Health, is a resource for partners serving immigrant/refugee communities to help build COVID-19 vaccine confidence with community members. The resource is an easy to follow discussion guide followed by common concerns, frequently asked questions and example responses. They hope the proposed talking points will help support vaccine conversations and build confidence within communities and/or clients providers may serve.

Fostering COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Russian- and Ukrainian-Speaking Communities: A Training for Providers  A free e-course will give healthcare providers the tools to better understand vaccine hesitancy within the Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking population, in addition to fostering vaccine confidence, identifying language and cultural barriers that may impede vaccine hesitancy, and adopting strategies to initiate conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine with Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking patients.  Click here to view a flyer for the course.

Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

COVID-19: Stay Informed! web page (15 languages) Guidance for people at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness; Guidance for Everyone; If you have symptoms of COVID-19 or questions, who you can call in King County. In-language webinars (8 languages).

COVID-19 Assistance and Public Charge FAQ for Immigrants – City of Seattle (7 languages) This is a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) information guide for immigrants who want to know more about how the issue of public charge might affect their ability to access healthcare and other services during this COVID-19 outbreak. The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs will continue updating this site as developments occur.

Food Access

Covid-19 Seattle & King County Emergency Food Resources page on EthnoMed for information about King County Emergency Food Access, SPS Student Meals Pick Up (Translated School Site Information), Food Maps and Food Banks

See also: King County Office of Equity and Social Justice Covid-19 Resource Guide for information about services and programs for:

  • Unemployement, housing, utilities
  • Cash assistance
  • Food assistance
  • Resources for undocumented immigrants
  • Small business loans & disaster assistance
  • King County in-language resources

Community Health Boards

Iraqi/Arab Health Board Facebook videos in Arabic

Somali Health Board Facebook videos and community conversations in Somali

Vietnamese Health Board – Ban Y Tế Cộng Đồng Facebook – videos and information in Vietnamese

Directories of Resources in Multiple Languages

The National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants (NRC-RIM) has a Get the Facts Campaign offering COVID-19 fact sheets, posters, videos, audio recordings and other resources in English and more than 100 languages free of charge. These materials come from organizations across the country working to communicate effectively with refugee, immigrant and migrant communities.

Covid Information in Indigenous, Endangered, and Under-Resourced Languages from governments, NGOs, and public health organizations. Compiled by Endangered Languages Project. Search by language name or country.

COVID-19 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Language Resources This community library is a collection of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) in-language resources on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The resource links have been submitted by community members, leaders and national and community-based organizations and provided by The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF).

From States, Universities & Medical Centers

Materials and Resources for COVID-19 Response
Video PSAs, print materials, and translated documents about vaccines, boosters, testing, masks, and more from Minnesota Department of Health.

COVID-19 Printables From Ontario College of Art and Design University, The COVID-19 Printables are a collection of downloadable, multilingual, adaptable 1-page infographics collaboratively developed with medical professionals to improve access and understanding of COVID-19 information.

Learn More About Coronavirus (13 languages) Series of PDFs from LA County Department of Public Health. Information about Physical Distancing, Hand washing, Cloth Face Coverings, Cleaning in the home and group settings, risk reduction outside the home.

Covid-19 Community Resources (11+ languages) Health information resources from the Oregon Health Authority and other state agencies and partners. OHA provides materials in multiple languages as a part of an equity-centered response to COVID-19.

Trusted Messengers A diverse ensemble of health care professionals works to overcome COVID-vaccine hesitancy in at-risk communities across Minnesota. A Twin Cities PBS video.

Handwashing Poster & Videos

Minnesota Department of Health Wash Your Hands poster in 24 languages:

Minnesota Department of Health videos: How to Wash Your Hands (10 languages) approx. 1 minute and Cleaning Hands with Hand Sanitizer (9 languages) 1 minute

San Francisco Department of Public Health Wash Hands (8 languages ) 2-3 minutes.

CDC YouTube Live Handwashing Presentation (English) 9 minutes (handwashing demo at 2 min 21 sec). Created to provide hygiene education for children in schools for Global Handwashing Day 2016.

Mayo Clinic Are you washing your hands long enough to kill germs? (English) 2 minute 39 seconds. Video made in 2013, demonstrates proper hand hygiene (references flu and other illnesses, not coronavirus specifically).

Ghen Cô Vy| NIOEH x KHẮC HƯNG x MIN x ERIK | WASHING HAND SONG (Vietnamese) 3 minute 5 seconds. Fun pop song video animation from Vietnam demonstrating hand hygiene.

Mask & Vaccine Videos

COVID-19 PSA Video – Vietnamese Health Board
Public service announcement in Vietnamese (with English subtitles) that includes basic tips for helping slow the spread of COVID-19.

Covid-19 Mask Do’s and Don’ts – Minnesota Department of Health Instructions on what to do when buying, wearing, removing and reusing masks. Videos and transcripts in 14 languages.

Stigma & Bias

The Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of Washington STATEMENT ON SURGE OF ANTI-ASIAN RACISM DURING COVID-19

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Emergency Preparedness

Resources and information about emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and other emergency public health alerts.

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

Seattle-King County Disaster Preparedness Fact Sheets and Flyers
Key fact sheets with tips to help you prepare for and manage a disasters such as floods, power outages, hypothermia, and more. Many topics have additional languages.

Carbon monoxide facts in multiple languages - King County
Particularly relevant to refugee and immigrant populations is the issue of carbon monoxide poisoning when there are power outages. This is a link to carbon monoxide facts in multiple languages.

Lost In Translation - Minnesota Medicine
A short article about a Karen refugee family from Burma, and how a simple lesson about our emergency system might have saved a life.

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.

National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
A site developed by the Drexel University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equality, with support from the HHS Office of Minority Health, to serve as a central clearinghouse of resources and an information exchange portal to facilitate communication, networking and collaboration to improve preparedness, build resilience and eliminate disparities for culturally diverse communities across all phases of an emergency.

ECHO - Minnesota Department of Public Health
Emergency & Community Health Outreach (ECHO) uses TV, radio, phone, print, web and DVD has resources to bridge the communication gap for immigrants and refugees in Minnesota, and makes resources accessible to others.  They provide resources about emergency preparedness, health and safety and civic engagement in multiple languages.

Fire Safety

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.  

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. 

Champion of Change

Mohamed Ali, a Seattle area Somali refugee with master’s degree in public health, has been honored by the White House as a Champion of Change for his work in the Puget Sound area.  In 2012 a severe winter storm hit the area and many people lost power.  Ali did outreach in his community to warn about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from bringing generators and grills inside. Read the Seattle Times article: Federal Way man to be honored with White House’s Champion of Change award .

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Photo by Chris Yarzab (cc license).
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Poor Air Quality in Puget Sound: Information and Resource Links

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Photo by Michael Li (cc license).

Wildfire smoke can cause a range of health problems including trouble breathing, coughing , headaches, chest pain. 

Children, pregnant women, older adults, those with asthma, heart disease and other chronic illnesses are especially vulnerable to these health impacts.

Precautions to Avoid Negative Health Outcomes 

These include: staying indoors (if possible), limiting outdoor physical activity (such as running, walking, bicycling, sports), closing windows at home, using an indoor air filter, keeping windows closed while driving and wearing a N95 or N100 rated filtration mask (available at hardware home repair stores). 

Smoke from wildfires increases health risks for sensitive groups, including children and babies, especially those who also have asthma or other health conditions.  Pregnant women, people over 65, and those who have heart, lung and other health conditions are also at higher risk.

Please check Puget Sound Clean Air Agency website frequently for updates on air quality. Air quality can change quickly, depending on the wind.

Breathing smoky air can cause a wide range of symptoms from watery eyes and coughing to chest pain and asthma attacks. If you or someone you know is experiencing serious symptoms, contact your healthcare provider, or call 911 if these symptoms become life-threatening. 

Recommendations from Washington State Department of Health

  • Close windows and doors as much as possible. Use fans or an air conditioner (AC) when it is hot, and set your AC to recirculate. If you do not have AC and it is too hot to stay home, go to a place with AC such as a mall, library, or community center in your city.
  • Everyone should stay indoors and avoid strenuous physical activities outside.
  • Keep indoor air clean.  
  • Don’t add to indoor air pollution. Don’t use candles, food boilers, incense, or gas stoves. 
  • Don’t vacuum as vacuuming stirs up additional particles into the air.   
  • Use an air cleaner with a HEPA filter,but do not use an air cleaner that produces ozone.
  • Consider creating your own air purifier with a box fan if you cannot afford an air cleaner.
  • Make sure everyone drinks plenty of water.

Information flyers in 10 languages

Resources for everyone as well as specific information for people who are especially sensitive to smoke (English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese) 

Information Flyers in 10 Languages on Air Quality

How People with Health Conditions can Protect Themselves from Wildfire Smoke

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Spanish Translation
Video highlighting how pregnant women and children can protect themselves from wildfire smoke.

For more Information on Health Effects from Wildfires

Frequently Asked Questions on Smoke from Fires
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Swine Flu (H1N1)

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No swine flu, please. Photo by Austin Keys.

In 2009 the outbreak of disease in people caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin (H1N1) became a pandemic globally.  In 2010, the World Health Organization declared an end to the pandemic, but expect that the H1N1 virus will continue to spread for years to come, like a regular seasonal influenza virus. The following resources were developed as a response to the 2009 outbreak.

Flu

Immigrant and Refugee Health Resources - CDC
CDC’s page with flu information produced in languages common among the refugee communities in the US.

Flu Resources in Multiple Languages - MedlinePlus
This site has a variety of flu resources in multiple languages.

Public Health – Seattle & King County

Influenza Fact Sheets available in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese.

Preparedness comic book - Pandemic Flu
Targeting readers of all ages, this story tells the tale of a family’s experience with the 1918 influenza pandemic. It also explains what to expect in a severe pandemic and offers tips to help households prepare. The comic book is available online in PDF format and free hard copies are available to order. Available in 23 languages.

Swine Flu (H1N1)

In 2009, a new influenza virus of swine origin circulated in the United States and internationally. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the H1N1 virus that caused that pandemic is now a regular human flu virus that continues to circulate seasonally worldwide.  The current flu vaccine provides protection against the H1N1 strain.

For more information about this flu, please see the CDC website .

Harborview Medical Center – Swine Flu Videos

In an effort to reach the immigrant and refugee populations during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, some video resources were created to provide information in languages other than English.  These videos were done by Harborview Medical Center and narrated by medical interpreters at HMC.  These videos are provided for reference purposes and they are approximately 5-7 minutes in length (see sidebar).

The following is the English translation for the Swine Flu videos:

Hello I’m ________, an interpreter here at Harborview,

Many of you are aware there is a new cough/illness that people are talking about and calling “swine-flu” and sometimes “H1N1″. You may be confused about this and we want to tell you a few key points.”

For those of you who avoid pork and pork products the name seems misleading. This flu has nothing to do with contact with pigs.  You cannot get this from eating pork. The virus normally infects pigs, but somehow changed and was able to infect people. That is why it carries that name.

The sickness is caused by a virus that is very similar to the regular flu and often difficult to distinguish. The person can have cough, sneezing, sore throat, fevers, chills, and in some case nausea and vomiting or diarrhea. If you have these symptoms it could be swine flu or it might be regular flu or even just be a bad cold. The only way to tell is to do special tests, but not everyone needs these.

The infection is passed from person to person by coughing, sneezing and breathing in the virus. You could also spread it by getting it on your hands and touching your mouth or nose or eyes without realizing it.  Therefore, washing your hands and covering your cough are the most important things you can do to prevent getting sick or giving it to your family and friends.

This can not be emphasized enough. Tell your family and friends to:

  • wash hands frequently
  • cover their mouths when coughing and sneezing or cough into your elbow like this,
  • keep sputum in tissues and in the trash,
  • keep sick family in rooms away from others. Especially keep sick people away from babies, old people, and people who are chronically ill. 

Theses are the reasons to come to see the doctor:

  • If you are having trouble breathing
  • If you have a cough and a high fever
  • If you are extremely, unusually tired
  • If you are unable to eat food or liquids without throwing up or having diarrhea

These symptoms are most dangerous to people over 65 or people who have diabetes, kidney, liver or other medical problems.

It is very important that you do not come to see your doctor for an unscheduled appointment unless you are seriously ill.  If many people who are not seriously ill come to the doctor, the doctor will not have the time she needs to take care of very sick patients. 

In order to protect you and others when you come to clinic, we would ask you to do the following things:

  • If you have a cough now, identify yourself to the front desk and put on a mask.
  • You will be asked to have your temperature taken quickly. Please let the staff known if you have been feverish at home.
  • Please do not be offended if you are asked to sit in isolation until we can evaluate you thoroughly.
  • We do not treat mild cases or cases that have been ongoing for several days. In this case we may give you medicine for comfort and then ask you to go home and stay as isolated as possible to allow your body to recover. Return only if you are unable to eat or drink, are having difficulty breathing, or are very ill.
  • Make sure we have a current phone number or means of contacting you so that we can tell you your test results or other information you need to know.
  • Send family or a designated friend to get you refills and Tylenol.

Most cases of swine flu in this country have been mild, and if we are careful we can limit the spread.

Thanks for your attention.

Related Websites with Translated Swine Flu Resources

ECHO - Minnesota Department of Public Health has created video, audio, print and other resources on H1N1 and Flu in multiple languages. 

MedlinePlus
Click on Health Topics to find H1N1 – currently only have Spanish translation.

Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages (SPIRAL) - Swine Flu: This site has a some additional links to Asian language resources.

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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.

The first handout, Colonoscopy: How to prepare with GoLytely is a timeline that tells what to do 7 days before, 5 days before, 1 day before, and on the day of the procedure.

The second handout, Colonoscopy: How to prepare with GoLytely (same-day prep), is also a timeline but is for same-day prep.

Handouts are available in Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic and Japanese.

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Photo by Giorno Brando (cc license).