Multi-Cultural
Educational Services

Multilingual Health and Safety Education Materials

• Accessing Health Care
  This 30 page 8 1/2" X 11" booklet explains what you need to know to access health care in the U.S. including when to call 911, when to call the doctor, how to make appointments and what questions to ask when you see a health care provider. It's available in 2 versions with 4 different languages. One with Bosnian & Russian the other with Spanish and Nuer.
  
  
• Family Planning
  This 20 page 8 1/2" X 11" booklet provides a basic explanation of different kinds of contraceptives and methods of family planning. It's available in 1 version with 4 different languages: Bosnian, Nuer, Russian and Spanish.
  
  
• Feeding Baby
  This 24 page 8 1/2" X 11" booklet shows what to feed babies with a positive emphasis on breast feeding, when to introduce solid food, what foods can be dangerous for babies and how to avoid feeding problems. It's available in 3 versions with 9 different languages: Version one with Nuer, Spanish and Russian, Version 2 with Laotian, Vietnamese and Hmong, and Version 3 with Bosnian, Arabic and Somali.
  
  
• Growth and Development
  This 38 page 8 1/2" X 11" booklet shows what to expect from babies as they grow from birthto age 5. It features pictures of babies and parents and also describes activities that parents can do to help children learn and grow. It is available in three versions with translations in 9 different languages: Version 1 with Bosnian, Russian and Spanish, Version 2 with Somali, Arabic and Nuer, and Version 3 with Laotian, Hmong and Vietnamese.
  
  
• Safety for Babies and Children
  This 26 page 8 1/2" X 11" booklet shows what is safe and what is not for babies and children and features pictures of babies and moms. It is available with translations in 9 different languages: Version 1 is in Nuer, Version 2 is in Russian and Spanish, Version 3 is in Bosnian, Arabic and Somali, and Version 4 is in Laotian, Vietnamese, and Hmong.
  
  
• Taking Oral Medication
  This 20 page 8 1/2" X 11" booklet explains what you need to know about taking medication, what questions to ask the doctor about your prescription and what special warnings on prescriptions mean. It's available in 2 versions with 4 different languages: Version 1 is Russian and Bosnian, and Version 2 is Spanish and Nuer.

These multi-lingual booklets were developed to provide information to newcomers in Minnesota. Multi-Cultural Educational Services created these materials in collaboration with Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services. They were originally funded by Allina Health Systems, UCare Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Children Families and Learning. They have been successfully and ent10husiastically used by Public Health Educators in Minnesota.

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