Thursday, 9 February 2012
EquipLinks: Languages and minority ethnic communities
Aidsmap
A UK site from the British HIV Association and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance providing information on many aspects of HIV and AIDS including the new treatment options and research results. Also in French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Spanish
This resource was last checked on: 09 May 2011
Alzheimer's Society
A large number of factsheets with initial summaries leading to full detailed factsheets on: Alzheimer's disease, Vascular dementia, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Fronto-temporal dementia, CJD, AIDS-related dementia, Alcohol dementia, Head injury and Treatable conditions which may cause dementia-like symptoms. Some leaflets are available in Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese.
This resource was last checked on: 12 April 2011
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Facts for Families
Provides concise and up-to-date information on social and mental health issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families available in English, Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Icelandic, Malay, Polish, Spanish, Urdu.
This resource was last checked on: 03 November 2011
Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro (AIMaC)
Cancer information in the Italian language
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Asthma UK
Factsheets on all aspects of asthma in a variety of languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Korean, Kurdish, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Black Health Initiative
Provides online detailed guides to NHS services in UK including GP, dental, pharmacies, mental health, women's services, children's services, sexual health information. Available in: Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Kurdish, Lingala, Portuguese, Pashto, Shona, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya, Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 09 January 2012
Books Beyond Words
A series of books for adults and adolescents who cannot read or who have difficulty reading, books include information on medical topics, keeping healthy, about the body, bereavement, crime.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Bowel Cancer UK
A UK site offering information factsheets on bowel cancer and support. Information also available in Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 18 May 2011
Breast Cancer Care
This UK site has detailed information about breast cancer and many links to other sites. Information is available in Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 18 May 2011
British Liver Trust
A UK site which has detailed information about liver-related diseases including: Budd-Chiari, Cirrhosis, Gallstones, Gilbert's Syndrome, Haemochromatosis, Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, Porphyria, Wilson's Disease. Also has factsheets in Bengali, Cantonese, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu.
This resource was last checked on: 11 April 2011
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