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Health Information in Different Languages
The following Internet sites provide information on numerous
health topics in a variety of languages. These are reliable
and trustworthy sources, but please note that Trillium is
not responsible for either the content or the quality of translation
at these sites.
Alzheimer's
Australia
Languages: 19 available.
Topics: Alzheimer's and other
dementias.
Alzheimer
Scotland
Languages: Bengali,
Chinese, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Urdu.
Topics: Alzheimer's and other
dementias.
Arthritis
Society (Canada)
Languages: Chinese, Tamil,
Urdu
Topics: Arthritis
Asthma
UK
Languages: 25
available.
Topics: Asthma
Canadian
Cancer Society
Languages: Chinese, Farsi,
Punjabi.
Topics: Cancer. Full
translations of CCS material on various types of cancer and
cancer prevention.
American
Cancer Society
Languages: Chinese, Korean,
Vietnamese.
Topics: Cancer. Limited
number of materials on various types of cancer.
International
Myeloma Foundation
Languages:
Chinese, French, German, Hewbrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.
Topics: Cancer. Multiple
Myeloma only.
Asian
Pacific Islanders Women's Health
Languages:
Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Samoan, Thai, Vietnamese.
Topics: Cancer. Screening
information for women.
Canadian
Diabetes Association
Languages: Chinese,
French
Topics: Diabetes. Translations
of many CDA materials.
Diabetes
Australia
Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Croation, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Malaysian,
Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Ukranian.
Topics: Diabetes. Basic
fact sheets on the condition.
Nutrition
Information for New Americans
Languages: Over 30 available.
Topics: Diabetes and General
Nutrition
Sheena's Place
Languages:
Chinese, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Tagalog.
Topics: Eating Disorders.
Fact sheets for patients and families.
Heart
and Stroke Foundation
Languages: Chinese, Farsi,
Hindi, Ojibwe, Oji-cree, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu.
Topics: Risk factors and warning
signs for heart disease and stroke.
Immunization
Action Coalition
Languages: Over 30 available.
Topics: Immunization.
Fact sheets, many illustrated.
Crohn's
& Colitis Foundation of Canada
Languages: Arabic, Chinese,
French, Italian, Portuguese, Punjabi.
Topics: Inflammatory bowel
disease
Kidney
Foundation of Canada
Languages: Chinese, French,
Italian, Portuguese and Punjabi.
Topics: Kidney Disease.
Patient manual for those living with chronic kidney disease.
Canadian
Liver Foundation
Languages: Chinese
Topics: Hepatitis B and Hepatitis
C
British Liver
Trust
Languages: Bengali, Chinese,
Hindi and Urdu
Topics: Liver tests and diseases
American Liver
Foundation
Languages: Chinese, Hmong,
Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Topics: Hepatitis B
British
Columbia Schizophrenia Society
Languages: Bengali, Chinese,
Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu.
Topics: Schizophrenia. Fact
sheets for patients and families.
BC
Partners for Mental Health and Addictions
Languages: Chinese, Farsi,
Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese
Topics: Mental Health.
Fact Sheets for patients and families on various disorders.
Canadian
Mental Health Association
Languages: Farsi,
Greek, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish,
Tamil, Urdu.
Topics: Mental Health.
Fact sheets for patients and families.
Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health
Languages: Amharic, Chinese,
Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi,
Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu.
Topics: Mental Health and Addiction.
Fact sheets for patients and families.
Changeways
Clinic Vancouver
Languages: Chinese, French,
Punjabi
Topics: Depression. Self-care
depression program.
Mind (UK)
Languages: Albanian, Arabic,
Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Filipino, French, Gujerati, Hindi,
Japanese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Welsh
Topics: Mental Health.
Queensland
Health Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Languages: Arabic, Bosnian,
Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Farsi, Greek, Indonesian, Italian,
Khmer, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Samoan, Serbian, Spanish,
Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese.
Topics: Mental Health.
Health
Information Translations
Languages: Chinese, French,
Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukranian.
Topics: Several. Fact
sheets and articles for patients and families.
Healthy
Roads Media
Languages: Amharic, Arabic,
Bosnian, Hmong, Khmer, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese.
Topics: Numerous. Multimedia
formats available in addition to print.
HICUP
- NYU Hospital
Languages: Chinese
Topics: Numerous
Illinois
Department of Health
Languages: Arabic, Assyrian,
Bosnian, Chinese, Spanish, French, Hindi, Korean, Polish,
Russian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
Topics: Various, mainly heart
disease and stroke.
NHS
Direct
Languages: Arabic,
French, Gujarati, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali,
Spanish, Turkish, Urdu
Topics: Numerous. Fact
sheets for patients and families.
New
South Wales Multicultural Health
Languages: Over 50
available.
Topics: Numerous. Fact
sheets, reports and articles for patients and families.
Nutrition
Information for New Americans
Languages: Over 30 available.
Topics: General Nutrition and
Diabetes.
Patient
UK
Languages: Bengali, Chinese,
Gujerati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish,
Urdu.
Topics: Several. Fact
sheets for patients and families.
Spencer
S. Eccles Health Science Library
Languages: 24 available
Topics: Numerous. Multimedia
formats available in addition to print.
SPIRAL
- Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
Languages: Cambodian, Chinese,
Hmong, Korean, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese.
Topics: Numerous. Extensive
information from many sources.
Victoria
(Australia) Public Health
Languages: Over 50 available.
Topics: Numerous. Fact
sheets, reports and articles for patients and families.
Peel
Children's Aid
Languages: Chinese, Hindi,
Polish, Punjabi, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese.
Topics: Parenting, Child Abuse
Prevention. Fact sheets and information for families.
BC
HealthFiles
Languages: Chinese,
French, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese.
Topics: Public Health. Includes
immunization, influenza, quitting smoking, child nutrition
etc.
Peel
Public Health
Languages: Chinese,
French, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese.
Topics: Public Health.
Includes West Nile, influenza, TB, etc.
Toronto Public
Health
Languages: Chinese, Farsi,
French, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Somali,
Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese
Topics: TB Prevention
and Medications
Nicotine
Anonymous
Languages: Danish, Farsi,
French, German, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Topics: Quitting Smoking.
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