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Bilingual Patient Education Materials
Portfolio of 11 low literacy, bilingual one page handouts developed for use as a patient education tool supplement in migrant health centers. Topics are: Teens can say no to sex, Planning your Family, Rules for Health Eating, High Blood Pressure, Skin Emergencies, Work Injuries, Heat Illness, Alcohol and Children, Diabetes, Care of Teeth, and Tips to Reduce Stress. Available by downloading for free or for cost by mail. The complete portfolio is available for download: Bilingual Patient Education Materials |
Alcohol and Children
This illustrated and easy to read handout explains the effects of alcohol on children. Learn the signs of alcohol use in young ones and how to teach your child to say "no" to alcohol.
This illustrated and easy to read handout explains the effects of alcohol on children. Learn the signs of alcohol use in young ones and how to teach your child to say "no" to alcohol.
Let's Talk About Alcohol
This tool provides easy to understand information about how alcohol affects your health, how to recognize when there is a drinking problem, and learn what can help you to drink less. The teaching tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet, and activities.
This tool provides easy to understand information about how alcohol affects your health, how to recognize when there is a drinking problem, and learn what can help you to drink less. The teaching tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet, and activities.
Allergies
Allergies
In the digital story, Miguel tells his story of managing his allergies. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles and is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals.
In the digital story, Miguel tells his story of managing his allergies. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles and is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals.
- Bilingual Digital Story: La historia de Miguel: Cómo controlé mis alergias / Miguel's Story: How I managed my allergies
- Click Here to Download this Digital Story.
Arthritis
Health Tips - Arthritis
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally - appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about what arthritis is, symptoms to watch for, as well as prevention and management tips.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally - appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about what arthritis is, symptoms to watch for, as well as prevention and management tips.
English & Spanish
Let's Talk About Arthritis/ Hablemos sobre Artritis
The Let's Talk About Arthritis program is a prevention and self-management program on Arthritis designed specifically for the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker population. It is designed to be implemented by Community Health Workers. Available in English and Spanish.
The Let's Talk About Arthritis program is a prevention and self-management program on Arthritis designed specifically for the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker population. It is designed to be implemented by Community Health Workers. Available in English and Spanish.
Asthma
Managing Asthma Triggers
This interactive tool is a great resource for helping patients understand what asthma triggers are and how to monitor which ones most affect them. It also offers self management strategies and a space for a personal plan of action.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
This interactive tool is a great resource for helping patients understand what asthma triggers are and how to monitor which ones most affect them. It also offers self management strategies and a space for a personal plan of action.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
Asthma
This digital story allows the viewer to recognize the asthma symptoms, possible triggers, and what can be done to maintain asthma symptoms under control.
This digital story allows the viewer to recognize the asthma symptoms, possible triggers, and what can be done to maintain asthma symptoms under control.
- Bilingual Digital Story: Controlando mi Asma / Managing My Asthma
- Click Here to Download this Digital Story.
Healthy Environment, Healthy Lungs
This is a comprehensive educational program especially designed for community health workers and is a culturally sensitive English and Spanish program. The toolkit will give program planners the guidance they need to implement a successful asthma education program. The kit contains a curriculum and a flipchart that will be available for purchase.
Note: This toolkit is being updated and is currently unavailable for purchase. Please check back soon!
This is a comprehensive educational program especially designed for community health workers and is a culturally sensitive English and Spanish program. The toolkit will give program planners the guidance they need to implement a successful asthma education program. The kit contains a curriculum and a flipchart that will be available for purchase.
Note: This toolkit is being updated and is currently unavailable for purchase. Please check back soon!
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Cervical Cancer Screening
La Prueba Pap / The Pap Test
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Colorectal Cancer Screening
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Health Tips - Cervical Cancer
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about what cervical cancer is, what the main causes and symptoms are, and how to get tested and other preventative steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing cervical cancer.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about what cervical cancer is, what the main causes and symptoms are, and how to get tested and other preventative steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing cervical cancer.
English & Spanish
Child Care
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Healthy Mommy- Healthy Baby / Mamá Sana-Bebé Sano
Author: Vasquez, Madge Date Published: 1999 This portfolio of 10 camera-ready, bilingual presentations was developed for use as a patient education tool to supplement and enhance existing teaching methods in migrant health centers and in outreach programs. It was developed with the intention of providing health care practitioners an easy, low cost method for providing health education to lower literacy patients who speak English or Spanish. |
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Diabetes: Information for Healthy Living/La Diabetes: Información para una Vida Saludable
Available as a CD-ROM This is a bilingual and interactive learning tool produced by NCFH. This tool can be used by health centers in their waiting rooms as part of a learning kiosk, it can be given to patients to view at home, or it can be used by a nurse, doctor, or diabetes educator to guide a newly diagnosed patient through the disease. You can order copies of the CD-ROM in our online store. |
Diabetes
This easy to understand illustrated handout explains possible symptoms of diabetes and how to get help managing the disease.
This easy to understand illustrated handout explains possible symptoms of diabetes and how to get help managing the disease.
Diabetes
This patient education brief gives readers the key steps to follow on how to manage and control their diabetes. It also provides tips on when to call a doctor or 911 as well as common diabetes terms. The digital story teaches viewers what diabetes is and key steps needed to control diabetes.
This patient education brief gives readers the key steps to follow on how to manage and control their diabetes. It also provides tips on when to call a doctor or 911 as well as common diabetes terms. The digital story teaches viewers what diabetes is and key steps needed to control diabetes.
- Bilingual Digital Story: Apoyando a Mi Mama Con Su Diabetes / Supporting My Mother with Her Diabetes
- Click Here to Download this Digital Story.
Health Tips - Childhood Diabetes
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue helps parents understand what diabetes is and symptoms to watch for in their children, as well as health eating tips and suggestions.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue helps parents understand what diabetes is and symptoms to watch for in their children, as well as health eating tips and suggestions.
English & Spanish
Keeping Diabetes Under Control
This interactive tool provides a brief overview of the most basic Diabetes self management strategies along with a health tracking tool designed for patient and provider interaction. This tool can be included in the patient welcome packet and provided during one on one education on treatment, and follow-up.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
This interactive tool provides a brief overview of the most basic Diabetes self management strategies along with a health tracking tool designed for patient and provider interaction. This tool can be included in the patient welcome packet and provided during one on one education on treatment, and follow-up.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
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Meal Planning for People with Diabetes/Planificación de Comidas para Personas con Diabetes
This low literacy tool teaches patients with diabetes how to make healthier meal choices for diabetes management. This bilingual booklet developed by NCFH teaches patients with diabetes how to make healthier meal choices for diabetes management. Click here to download. |
For additional resources on prediabetes and diabetes, check out our Diabetes Resource Hub.
Health Tips - Be Prepared! Learn about Thunderstorms and Lightning
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about severe weather and what steps you can take to stay safe.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about severe weather and what steps you can take to stay safe.
English & Spanish
The Basics of Birth Control Methods
A handout and teaching tool that explains various birth control methods and myths. The easy to understand teaching tool, consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet, and activities.
A handout and teaching tool that explains various birth control methods and myths. The easy to understand teaching tool, consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet, and activities.
Planning Your Family
This illustrated handout with comprehensive worksheets, explains various family planning solutions.
This illustrated handout with comprehensive worksheets, explains various family planning solutions.
Female Health
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Cultivando la Salud
NCFH is proud to offer one of our premiere health education programs, Cultivando la Salud. Cultivando la Salud is an evidence-based program that has been proven effective in increasing mammography, clinical breast exam, and Pap test screening rates among farmworker women nationwide. This breast cancer education program was developed specifically for farmworker women 50 years and older and centers on the community health worker model, but Cultivando la Salud has also been utilized with other Hispanic communities nationwide and with women 40 years of age and older. Its overall goal is to reach farmworker women (and other Hispanic women) with culturally appropriate breast and cervical cancer screening messages and encourage them to get screened. |
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First Aid
Health Tips - Diseases That Are Spread by Mosquitos
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about diseases that can be spread by mosquitos, their symptoms, and what steps you can take to minimize your chances of being bitten by a mosquito.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about diseases that can be spread by mosquitos, their symptoms, and what steps you can take to minimize your chances of being bitten by a mosquito.
English & Spanish
Health Tips - First Aid in Agriculture
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about first aid and scenarios where it can be used during emergencies at in an agricultural setting.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about first aid and scenarios where it can be used during emergencies at in an agricultural setting.
English & Spanish
Health Tips - First Aid at Work
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about first aid and scenarios where it can be used during emergencies at work.
English
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about first aid and scenarios where it can be used during emergencies at work.
English
Health Tips - Heartburn/GERD
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about heart burn, acid reflux, and GERD and treatment and management options for each.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about heart burn, acid reflux, and GERD and treatment and management options for each.
English & Spanish
Health Tips - Respiratory Infections
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about different respiratory infections and their symptoms. It also talks about the different treatment options available.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about different respiratory infections and their symptoms. It also talks about the different treatment options available.
English & Spanish
How Can I Get Sick from the Heat?
The easy to read teaching tool explains the different warning signs associated with various forms of heat induced sickness and how to treat and prevent them. The teaching tool, consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet, and activities.
The easy to read teaching tool explains the different warning signs associated with various forms of heat induced sickness and how to treat and prevent them. The teaching tool, consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet, and activities.
Skin Emergencies
This illustrated handout explains how to treat minor skin injuries from various causes, like bee stings, cuts and scratches, burns and allergic reactions.
This illustrated handout explains how to treat minor skin injuries from various causes, like bee stings, cuts and scratches, burns and allergic reactions.
What Do I Do If I Get an Insect Bite?
This easy to read teaching tool explains how to treat insect bites and what to look for in case of an allergic reaction, and how to prevent insect bites. The teaching tool, consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet, and activities.
This easy to read teaching tool explains how to treat insect bites and what to look for in case of an allergic reaction, and how to prevent insect bites. The teaching tool, consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet, and activities.
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Factsheet
This factsheet provides basic information about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and includes commonly used health insurance vocabulary, key dates to remember, and important information about Medicaid. It provides different case scenarios to help patients understand different aspects of ACA and how they may be affected. Available in English. |
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Cómo Obtener Servicios en su Centro de Salud/ How to Get Care at Your Health Center
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Financial Responsibility Tool for Health Centers.
Sometimes a patient can be easily confused or misinformed about their own financial responsibility when visiting your health center. NCFH has created a low-literacy tool for all Migrant & Community Health Centers on your patients' financial responsibility. The tool covers how and what patients should expect to pay as well as an easy-to-understand infographic on the Sliding Fee Scale. Available in English & Spanish |
Health Tips - Health Care Centers
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about the different health care options you have and which ones will be a good fit your needs.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about the different health care options you have and which ones will be a good fit your needs.
English & Spanish
Health Tips - Patient Centered Health Home
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about what a patient centered health home is and what you might experience in a health home during and after a visit.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about what a patient centered health home is and what you might experience in a health home during and after a visit.
English & Spanish
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Hogar de Salud Centrado en el Paciente / Patient Centered Health Home
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Quality Health Care Overview
This tool is a great resource for introducing new and existing patients to your health care home. It explores the definition of quality health care and describes what information may be asked of them and how its obtained and tracked to help in improving their healthcare services and health status.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
This tool is a great resource for introducing new and existing patients to your health care home. It explores the definition of quality health care and describes what information may be asked of them and how its obtained and tracked to help in improving their healthcare services and health status.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
Sliding Fee Discount Program
NCFH and Farmworker Justice have created this customizable, low-literacy tool for all Migrant & Community Health Centers to help explain your patients' financial responsibility - how and what patients should expect to pay during their visit - focusing on the sliding fee scale discount program.
Available in English, Haitian Creole, & Spanish
NCFH and Farmworker Justice have created this customizable, low-literacy tool for all Migrant & Community Health Centers to help explain your patients' financial responsibility - how and what patients should expect to pay during their visit - focusing on the sliding fee scale discount program.
Available in English, Haitian Creole, & Spanish
A Visit to the Doctor
This easy to understand tool explains when, why, and how to visit a doctor, with comprehensive worksheets.
This easy to understand tool explains when, why, and how to visit a doctor, with comprehensive worksheets.
Heart Health
Heart Failure
In this story, we follow Ada, a woman who shares her account of dealing with heart failure, the challenges she faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
In this story, we follow Ada, a woman who shares her account of dealing with heart failure, the challenges she faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
- Bilingual Digital Story: Insuficiencia Cardíaca/Heart Failure
- Click Here to Download this Digital Story.
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure/ Presion Sanguinea Alta
Illustrated handout explaining what high blood pressure is and how to treat it.
Illustrated handout explaining what high blood pressure is and how to treat it.
High Blood Pressure Digital Story
This digital story, narrated in Spanish with English subtitles, educates the viewers about living with and managing high blood pressure. In the story, we follow Roberto, a 46-year-old man, who shares his account of managing his high blood pressure, the challenges he faces, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals.
As one of the Clinical Performance Measures, Health Centers must document and track the percentage of patients aged 18-85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled during the measurement period.
This digital story, narrated in Spanish with English subtitles, educates the viewers about living with and managing high blood pressure. In the story, we follow Roberto, a 46-year-old man, who shares his account of managing his high blood pressure, the challenges he faces, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals.
As one of the Clinical Performance Measures, Health Centers must document and track the percentage of patients aged 18-85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled during the measurement period.
- Bilingual Digital Story: La Presión Arterial Alta /High Blood Pressure
- Click Here to Download this digital story.
Taking Care of Your High Blood Pressure
This interactive tool is a great resource for monitoring high blood pressure along with self management strategies and information.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
This interactive tool is a great resource for monitoring high blood pressure along with self management strategies and information.
The tool is available in both English & Spanish.
High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol
In this story, we follow Nereyda, a woman who shares her account of dealing with high cholesterol, the challenges she faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
In this story, we follow Nereyda, a woman who shares her account of dealing with high cholesterol, the challenges she faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
- Bilingual Digital Story: Cómo Manejo mi Colesterol Alto/How I Manage My High Cholesterol
- Click Here to Download this Digital Story.
Hygiene
Wash Your Hands and Get Rid of Germs
This easy to read teaching tool explains how and why it is important to wash your hands. The teaching tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to read teaching tool explains how and why it is important to wash your hands. The teaching tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
Health Tips - Exercise
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about the benefits of good diet and exercise and what you can do to get started in creating a healthier life.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about the benefits of good diet and exercise and what you can do to get started in creating a healthier life.
English & Spanish
Health Tips - Stress
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about stress and different management strategies.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about stress and different management strategies.
English & Spanish
Insect and Rodent Control: Keeping Them Out
The teaching tool explains how and why pest control is important to your health. The easy to undertand tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
The teaching tool explains how and why pest control is important to your health. The easy to undertand tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
Keeping Your Home Clean
The teaching tool explains the how to and why you should keep your home clean. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
The teaching tool explains the how to and why you should keep your home clean. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
Keeping Your Home Safe: Electrical Safety
The easy to understand teaching tool provides tips for the safe use of small electrical appliances and other common electrical house hold items. The tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post test, a worksheet and activities.
The easy to understand teaching tool provides tips for the safe use of small electrical appliances and other common electrical house hold items. The tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post test, a worksheet and activities.
The Refrigerator and Your Health
The comprehensive teaching tool explains why it is important to refrigerate certain foods, how to determine if food is spoiled and how it affects your health. The tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
The comprehensive teaching tool explains why it is important to refrigerate certain foods, how to determine if food is spoiled and how it affects your health. The tool consist of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
Rules For Healthy Eating
The illustrated handout provides information about healthy eating habits.
The illustrated handout provides information about healthy eating habits.
Storing Your Medicines Safely
This easy to understand teaching tool explains proper storage of medicines and why it is important. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to understand teaching tool explains proper storage of medicines and why it is important. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
Tips to Reduce Stress
The illustrated handout provides easy to understand information about what stress is and different ways to relax and reduce stress.
The illustrated handout provides easy to understand information about what stress is and different ways to relax and reduce stress.
You Can Prevent Food Poisoning
The teaching tool explains what food poisoning is and how to prevent it in your home. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tool, a worksheet and activities.
The teaching tool explains what food poisoning is and how to prevent it in your home. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tool, a worksheet and activities.
Health Tips - Men's Health
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about health topics specific to men.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about health topics specific to men.
English & Spanish
Mental Health
Depression
In this story, we follow Angel, a man who shares his account of dealing with his depression, the challenges he faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
In this story, we follow Angel, a man who shares his account of dealing with his depression, the challenges he faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
- Bilingual Digital Story: Como Superé Mi Depresión /How I Over Came My Depression
- Click Here to Download this Digital Story.
Let's Talk About Anxiety
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different causes of anxiety and different treatment options. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different causes of anxiety and different treatment options. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
Let's Talk About Depression
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different causes of depression and different treatment options. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different causes of depression and different treatment options. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
Let's Talk About Mental Health
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different mental health situations and different help options. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different mental health situations and different help options. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
Care of Teeth
The illustrated handout explains various oral health care techniques.
The illustrated handout explains various oral health care techniques.
A Healthy Mouth
The easy to understand teaching tool explains why it's important to have good oral hygiene and how to maintain good oral health. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
The easy to understand teaching tool explains why it's important to have good oral hygiene and how to maintain good oral health. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
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Healthy Smiles for a Lifetime/Sonrisas Saludables para Toda la Vida
This is an oral health curriculum for the training of community health workers. It focuses on preventing common dental problems such as tooth decay and gum disease and the barriers that keep farmworkers from being able to enjoy good dental health. |
Lower Back Pain
In this story, we follow Teresa, a woman who shares her account of dealing with lower back pain, the challenges she faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
In this story, we follow Teresa, a woman who shares her account of dealing with lower back pain, the challenges she faced, and tips on how to succeed. The video is a great educational resource for community health workers, clinicians, and other health care professionals. The video is narrated in Spanish with English subtitles.
- Bilingual Digital Story: Cómo Manejo mi Dolor de Espalda /How I Manage My Lower Back Pain
- Click Here to Download this Digital Story.
Health Tips - Sexual Orientation
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about how to address the subject of sexual orientation with others in a respectful way.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about how to address the subject of sexual orientation with others in a respectful way.
English & Spanish
Let's Learn about HIV/AIDS
The easy to understand teaching tool explains the difference between HIV & AIDS and how they are contracted and how to prevent infection. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
The easy to understand teaching tool explains the difference between HIV & AIDS and how they are contracted and how to prevent infection. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
Teens Can Say No to Sex
The illustrated handout helps parents talk to teens about abstinance.
The illustrated handout helps parents talk to teens about abstinance.
What is an STD?
The easy to understand teaching tool explains what STD's are and how they are contracted and how to prevent infection. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
The easy to understand teaching tool explains what STD's are and how they are contracted and how to prevent infection. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
Nicotine and Your Health
This easy to understand teaching tool explains how nicotine effects your health. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to understand teaching tool explains how nicotine effects your health. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
Health Tips - Eye Safety
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about the importance of eye safety while working and what types of eye protection are appropriate for the type of work being done.
English & Spanish
Health Tip's is a bilingual, quarterly publication that focuses on health topics and issues prominent to the farmworker and the general Hispanic population. It makes use of low-literacy and culturally appropriate terminology to present the latest, most updated information on health topics. This issue talks about the importance of eye safety while working and what types of eye protection are appropriate for the type of work being done.
English & Spanish
FRESCO: Farmworkers Reducing Exposure to Sun and Cooling Off
The FRESCO Program aims to provide community health workers with the skills and knowledge to effectively use the FRESCO materials to encourage farmworkers to make simple, practical, and lasting changes to protect themselves from heat and sun while they work in the field. This kit includes lesson plans, a curriculum and a flipchart that are available for purchase.
The FRESCO Program aims to provide community health workers with the skills and knowledge to effectively use the FRESCO materials to encourage farmworkers to make simple, practical, and lasting changes to protect themselves from heat and sun while they work in the field. This kit includes lesson plans, a curriculum and a flipchart that are available for purchase.
Heat Illness
This illustrated handout explains the symptoms of heat illness and what to do if you experience heat illness.
This illustrated handout explains the symptoms of heat illness and what to do if you experience heat illness.
Protect Your Back While Working
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different causes of back pain and how to prevent and treat back pain. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to understand teaching tool explains different causes of back pain and how to prevent and treat back pain. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment test, a worksheet and activities.
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Tips for a Healthy Back / Consejos para un Espalda Saludable
Author: Gomez, Viola; Hendrikson, Ed; Mullay, Karen B. Dr.; Meyers, Jim Dr.; Brannen-Smith, Tammy Date Published: 1997 Back pain affects many of us and makes it difficult for us to work. Sometimes back pain may be caused by the work that we do. But there are symptoms that let us know when our backs have been hurt and treatments to help us feel better. This bilingual tip sheet offers illustrated tips to maintain a healthy back, tips to recognize back injury, and tips to manage the injury. It also contains some information about the Call for Health Program. |
What You Need to Know about Pesticides
This easy to understand teaching tool explains how pesticides effect your health, how to treat exposure to pesticides, and how to protect yourself when handling pesticides. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
This easy to understand teaching tool explains how pesticides effect your health, how to treat exposure to pesticides, and how to protect yourself when handling pesticides. The tool consists of a lesson plan, pre and post assessment tests, a worksheet and activities.
Work injuries
This illustrated handout provides tips for back pain.
This illustrated handout provides tips for back pain.