Thursday, 9 February 2012
EquipLinks: Health promotion
Cancer Screening
This NHS site has detailed information on screening for breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer. Leaflets on breast cancer screening, bowel cancer screening and cervical cancer screening available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish (Sorani), Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Somali, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and also available in easy read format for people with learning disabilities.
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
Carbon Monoxide Kills Campaign
A UK site with advice to avoid CO poisoning in your home
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
Change 4 Life
How to make small changes in your lifestyle to eat well, move more, and live longer.
This resource was last checked on: 09 January 2012
Department of Health - Bowel cancer screening
Bowel cancer screening - the colonoscopy investigation available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Department of Health - Breast screening: Over 70?
'Breast screening: Over 70? You are still entitled to breast screening' available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Do Bugs Need Drugs?
Information from the Department of Health about infection prevention, handwashing and hygiene, guidelines for managing common infections and using antibiotics wisely (available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese)
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
E-Bug
A European-wide antibiotic and hygiene teaching resource for junior and senior school children. An interactive website hosting complementary games, interactive quizzes, disease fact sheets and much more.
This resource was last checked on: 16 March 2011
Easy Health
This website includes: Health leaflets that are easy to understand; Films showing visits to health professionals; Information for patients on improving your health and wellbeing ; Information for health professionals on improving the way you work; Useful help-lines and other websites. Topics include: Abuse, Ageing, Alcohol, Asthma, Autism, Blood Test, Bowel and Bladder, Breast examination, Calling an ambulance, Cancer, Chemist, Colds and flu, CT Scan, Death, Dementia, Dentist, Depression, Diabetes, Down syndrome, Ears, Epilepsy, Exercise, Eyes, Feeling upset, Grief, Healthy activities, Healthy eating, Hearing, Heart disease, Hernia, Hospitals, Hygiene, Hypertension, Love and sex, Maternity, Medication, Menopause, Old age, Pain and discomfort, Periods, Physiotherapy, Sexual health, Smear test, Smoking, Staying healthy, Stomach, Sunburn, Teeth, Testicles, Weight
This resource was last checked on: 09 January 2012
Elfrida Society
Booklets for people with learning disabilities including: Food, Keep Clean, Safety in The Home, Coming for a Drink, Epilepsy; Medical Procedures Leaflets: Having an EEG, Having a CT scan, Having an MRI scan, Having a blood test; Women's Health Booklets: Getting rid of fibroids, Hysterectomy is it right for you?, Hysterectomy having the operation, Cathy has Thrush, Period Problems, Your Private Parts Pack, Drug Pack
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Fair Multimedia
Booklets for people with learning disabilities - Guide to having a period, Guide to having a smear test, Guide to checking your breasts, Guide to examining your testicles, Guide to having a healthy heart, Guide to having a healthy mouth, Women's guide to keeping clean, Men's guide to keeping clean, Living with Cancer, Everything you need to know about HIV (AIDS), Thinking about sex, Guide to giving up smoking, and CD Roms - Guide to checking your breasts, Guide to examining your testicles.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
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