Dear All,
Thanks for all you responses re Swine Flu. Here are a few of them.
Information obviously needs to be consistent with national guidance and
local strategies. It is also useful if it any tools produced are easy to
adapt in order to accommodate any changes in situation or guidance
Easy to Read Leaflet (Wakefield PCT). See attached.
Easy to Read Leaflet in Russian (DH South East for W.Sussex PCT). See
attached
Swine Flu Leaflet in Sorani Kurdish (Bristol PCT). See attached
Distribution of appropriate-language leaflets and announcements at
Friday Mosque.
Co-ordinated work with Equality and Diversity leads in Local
Authorities and Strategic Health Authorities
YouTube video on GP website aimed at local Bangladeshi population
(Tameside GP). See link: www.htmc.co.uk/pages/pv.asp?p=htmc0157
Translated leaflets and information from US website (may be a useful
base for adapting/translating uncommon languages not yet available
from DH) www.diversitypreparedness.org
Using communication channels with voluntary organizations and
asylum-seeker teams
Training the Trainer ‘key messages’ sessions – for people working
with the most marginalized – homeless / drug users/ destitute asylum
seekers.
Community language radio stations
Focus groups to discuss health beliefs, practices, perceived needs
and identify barriers (there is a plan to do this with Kurdish
groups in the NW). Anyone considering it with other groups?
Swine Flu Leaflets in Arabic, Bengali,Chinese - simple, Chinese -
traditional, Farsi/Dari, French, Gujurati, Polish, Portugese,
Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tukish, Urdu, Welsh
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/pages/otherlanguages.aspx
Please feel free to disseminate and share anything happening in your
locality.
(See attached file:
Easy_to_read_version_of_swine_flu_advice_6_May_09[1].ppt)(See attached
file: Swine Flu leaflet in Russian.ppt)(See attached file: swine flu
leaflet_kurdish sorani.pdf)
Alison Ricketts
Regional Co-ordinator for Health & Migration
DH North West
14th Floor, City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M1 4BE
Tel: 0161 952 4049
(Mon-Thurs)
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