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Category Archives: Resources

Rural Health Literacy Tookit

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Anton JonesOctober 21, 2024

Rural communities are likely to have higher levels of poverty and lower levels of education that increase the risk for low health literacy. So, like the tools we have to do our daily jobs, we also need tools to assist … Continue reading →

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October is Health Literacy Month

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Anton JonesOctober 4, 2024

October is Health Literacy Month and we are proud to announce that due to the efforts of the MN Health Literacy Partnership (MNHLP), a program of Literacy Minnesota, Governor Walz signed a proclamation declaring October as Health Literacy Awareness Month! … Continue reading →

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Psych First Aid for Crisis and Trauma

Posted on May 28, 2024 by TonySchmitzMay 28, 2024

Get free virtual classes on psychological first aid  to support people after public emergencies, disasters or personal crisis and trauma. Presented by M Health Fairview Community Advancement, the two hour training is designed for community members and health care professionals, … Continue reading →

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Substance Abuse in Refugee, Immigrant Communities: Learn More

Posted on February 6, 2024 by TonySchmitzFebruary 6, 2024

Get the low-down on substance abuse issues in refugee and immigrant communities at the Tuesday, February 13 meeting of the Minnesota Immigrant and Refugee Health Network. Set for 9:30 to 11 am, this online and phone session will bring you … Continue reading →

Posted in Refugees/Immigrants, Resources

For Refugee Community Outreach Workers: Safety Tips

Posted on January 22, 2024 by TonySchmitzJanuary 22, 2024

The world of commotion that drives refugees from their homes sometimes spills over into their new home here, with distress and tensions that can have an impact on community sponsors, volunteers and resettlement office staff. Here’s a webinar on basic … Continue reading →

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Posing a Potentially Awkward Question

Posted on December 18, 2023 by TonySchmitzDecember 18, 2023

Sometimes it’s the little things that can mess you up. Case in point: sensitively asking where your recently-arrived immigrant patient is from or may recently have been. This information allows you to offer country-specific screenings for asymptomatic conditions that can … Continue reading →

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Free Covid Test Kits from Site in Multiple Languages

Posted on November 13, 2023 by TonySchmitzNovember 13, 2023

Sad to say, it’s still handy to have Covid test kits around the house. Here’s a way for your limited English clients to order up a free batch in their first language. Steer them toward this Minnesota Department of Health … Continue reading →

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Rich Set of Resources for Afghan Refugees

Posted on November 6, 2023 by TonySchmitzNovember 6, 2023

Hoping to understand and work more effectively with recent Afghan refugees? Take a look at this deep collection of respiratory illness-related information and resources available via the University of Minnesota’s National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM). With … Continue reading →

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Get Covid Videos in ASL

Posted on October 30, 2023 by TonySchmitzNovember 2, 2023

Here’s a trove of colorful ASL videos from the Minnesota Department of Health. The numerous offerings include topics such as: Protect Your Child from Covid 19 Vaccines and Kids What Teens Should Know What Are Breakthrough Cases? What Are Covid … Continue reading →

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The Pandemic: What MDH Learned about Cultural Communication

Posted on October 16, 2023 by TonySchmitzOctober 16, 2023

What were the wins, challenges and lessons learned as the Minnesota Department of Public Health’s Refugee and International Health program grappled with the pandemic’s effect on refugee, immigrant and migrant (RIM) populations? Get an assessment at this webinar, Cultural Communications … Continue reading →

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Language Access: Learn the Law

Posted on October 9, 2023 by TonySchmitzOctober 9, 2023

There’s still time to register for a free online training course that explores the laws that govern language access for limited English speakers, scheduled for this Wednesday, October 11, starting at 10 am. The webinar will outline providers’ legal obligations … Continue reading →

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Learn How to Sharpen Online Communication

Posted on October 2, 2023 by TonySchmitzOctober 2, 2023

Here”s a free class from Yale University that can help you use social and behavioral insights to create, implement and evaluate health communications online. Digital Media for Health Outcomes is designed as an evidence-based tutorial on the key steps to … Continue reading →

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Hazy Days, Health Risks: Info in Spanish, English

Posted on August 7, 2023 by TonySchmitzAugust 7, 2023

Those hazy days that result from distant fires raise an obvious question: what can I do to protect myself and my family both indoors and outdoors? Here’s information in Spanish and English that offers steps you and your patients can … Continue reading →

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Stress and Self-Care: Get Tips on How to Cope

Posted on July 31, 2023 by TonySchmitzJuly 31, 2023

Are you or your co-workers worn down by the stress of trying to meet the needs of immigrant and refugee communities? Here’s information that can help, to be offered by the Metro Immigrant and Refugee Health Network in a WebEx … Continue reading →

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How to Keep Women Alive: Give Them Money

Posted on June 1, 2023 by TonySchmitzJune 1, 2023

A global study recently published in the magazine Nature reveals a solution to lowering death rates among women: make cash grants to them and their families. In countries making such payments, deaths among women fell by 20 percent, while deaths … Continue reading →

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Info to Get Patients Back on Well-Baby Track Post COVID

Posted on May 15, 2023 by TonySchmitzMay 15, 2023

Did your patients postpone well-child visits and immunizations during three years of worry about COVID-19? Here are reminders in Hmong, Spanish and Somali that explain why they should get back on track. This Minnesota Council of Health Plans website explains … Continue reading →

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Health Info: Make It Easy to Understand

Posted on April 3, 2023 by TonySchmitzApril 3, 2023

Here’s help on getting your health messages across in a way that most people can understand. Check out a new resource from the Public Health Communications Collaborative, Plain Language for Public Health. Clear communication helps beat back harmful health-related fabrications. … Continue reading →

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COVID Treatment in Translation Via Telehealth

Posted on March 6, 2023 by TonySchmitzMarch 6, 2023

English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish speakers can get easier access to care and treatment — and suffer less risk of serious disease — through a telehealth partnership between the Minnesota Department of Health and Cue Health. Here’s how it works. … Continue reading →

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Staggering Infant Death Disparities and a Path Toward Equity

Posted on February 19, 2023 by TonySchmitzFebruary 23, 2023

If you’re on the lookout for shocking statistics, here are some from a recent New York Times story, Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds. For the richest white mothers, 173 babies die before … Continue reading →

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Learn How to Fight Health Misinformation

Posted on February 13, 2023 by TonySchmitzFebruary 13, 2023

Here’s a free virtual symposium sponsored by the National Library of Medicine that will help you beat back the plethora of misinformation that keeps people from getting quality care. Set for April 4-6, a team of presenters will provide information … Continue reading →

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Long COVID Info, Translated

Posted on February 5, 2023 by TonySchmitzFebruary 5, 2023

This just in from the Minnesota Department of Health: short videos about the vexatious issue of long COVID, translated into Spanish, Somali, Hmong and English, available here. These videos are a contribution to narrowing the disparities of long COVID on … Continue reading →

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Free Covid Treatment; Guidance in Hmong, Somali, Spanish, English

Posted on January 2, 2023 by TonySchmitzJanuary 2, 2023

So you’ve tested Covid positive but wonder what your next move should be. Here’s help — for free, and in English, Hmong, Spanish and Somali — for Minnesota residents who have shown Covid symptoms within the past five days. Download … Continue reading →

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Guaranteed Income for Refugees: A Pilot Project

Posted on October 8, 2022 by TonySchmitzOctober 11, 2022

What happens when newly-arrived refugees get a year-long guaranteed income? An International Institute of Minnesota pilot project is aimed at getting an answer. Intended as a bridge to a stable life in their new home, the program will direct $750 … Continue reading →

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Get Translated Monkeypox Materials

Posted on September 19, 2022 by TonySchmitzSeptember 19, 2022

dStuck in your search for translated health education materials for monkeypox? Here are resources to get you started when treating patients with limited English. From the Minnesota Department of Health: The basics covered in English, Hmong, Somali, Spanish. (Scroll to … Continue reading →

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Getting the Word Out on Resources You Offer

Posted on September 12, 2022 by TonySchmitzSeptember 12, 2022

We’ve previously highlighted the excellent on-line news source, Sahan Journal, as a way to keep up with deep information on the immigrant experience in Minnesota. Here’s another way to make use of this resource as you look for ways to … Continue reading →

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A Treasure Chest of Low-Lit Health Videos

Posted on August 15, 2022 by TonySchmitzAugust 15, 2022

Here’s a treasure chest of low literacy health information videos from Georgia State University. Developed with refugees and cultural community members, this toolkit features short videos in 14 languages that cover topics such as blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, nutrition, a … Continue reading →

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COVID Vaccine Toolkit for Kids Six Months and Older

Posted on June 26, 2022 by TonySchmitzJune 26, 2022

Looking for direction on talking points and answers to tough questions about the newly-approved COVID vaccines for kids six months and older? Here’s a package from the Public Health Communications Collaborative that features an updated children and vaccination toolkit, with shareable … Continue reading →

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A Trove of COVID Materials

Posted on June 11, 2022 by TonySchmitzJune 11, 2022

If you’re looking for a deep repository of COVID materials in translation, it’s worth making this Minnesota Department of Health site your first call for help. With fact sheets, videos, posters and signs, plus toolkits, it’s a solid collection of … Continue reading →

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Get Tips on Psychological First Aid

Posted on May 23, 2022 by TonySchmitzMay 23, 2022

Here’s a two-hour training that can help you support people suffering from life’s many disorienting events. M Health Fairvew is sponsoring a Psychological First Aid webinar set for Wednesday, June 15, 1 – 3 p.m. that will give you tools … Continue reading →

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Forum: How Climate Change Will Affect Poor, People of Color

Posted on April 4, 2022 by TonySchmitzApril 4, 2022

As with so much else, when it comes to the impact of climate change, communities of color and the poor will be disproportionately affected by less access to clean air, safe drinking water and shelter, and nutritious food. Find out … Continue reading →

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Translated: Get Kids Vaxed, Enter $100K Education Drawing

Posted on March 14, 2022 by TonySchmitzMarch 14, 2022

Here’s another tool you can use to urge parents to get their kids vaccinated. Five 5-11-year old Minnesotans who have finished the COVID vaccination series are eligible to enter a drawing for a $100,000 scholarship package at any public or … Continue reading →

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In Translation: COVID At-Home Test Overview

Posted on February 28, 2022 by TonySchmitzFebruary 28, 2022

Need a translated overview of COVID at-home rapid tests for limited English speakers? Here’s a one-page Minnesota Department of Health info sheet in English and multiple other languages available for download. COVID-19 At-Home Rapid Test Overview iHealth (English).pdf COVID-19 At-Home … Continue reading →

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Help Patients Use N95 Respirators Right

Posted on January 31, 2022 by TonySchmitzJanuary 31, 2022

N95 respirators are the gold standard for keeping COVID-19 at bay. But as with so many things, there’s a right way and a wrong way to use them. Here’s expert guidance from the CDC, in English, and translated into Simplified … Continue reading →

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Help Your CHWs Fight COVID Disinformation

Posted on January 3, 2022 by TonySchmitzJanuary 3, 2022

Does your organization send Community Health Workers into the field? If so, here’s a pair of webinars that will give them the tools to help combat the plethora of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations. Set for noon, Thursday, January 13 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Refugees/Immigrants, Resources

Remind Your Visitors: Mask Up!

Posted on December 5, 2021 by TonySchmitzDecember 5, 2021

Need a colorful reminder to mask up for visitors to your facility? Here are simple, printable posters in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hmong, Karen, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Health. Materials and … Continue reading →

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A Deep Dive into Translated COVID-19 Materials

Posted on November 1, 2021 by TonySchmitzNovember 1, 2021

In case you haven’t noticed, the Minnesota Department of Health offers a deep repository of translated COVID-19 education materials in one convenient location. Take a look at translated Stay Safe Minnesota materials here. You’ll find pieces on testing, vaccination, masking … Continue reading →

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Why Get Vaccinated, in Translation

Posted on October 18, 2021 by TonySchmitzOctober 18, 2021

Here’s a package of infographics from the Minnesota Department of Health that may help convince reluctant limited English speakers to get vaxed up against COVID-19. The pieces explain that the vaccination is safe, can keep the vaccinated from getting seriously … Continue reading →

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COVID: Monoclonal Antibody Info, Translated

Posted on October 10, 2021 by TonySchmitzOctober 18, 2021

Struggling to explain monoclonal antibody therapy as a COVID treatment to patients who speak primarily Hmong, Somali or Spanish? Take a look at these easy-to-read info sheets from the Minnesota Department of Health. COVID-19 Medication Monoclonal Antibodies handout(ENGLISH).pdf COVID-19 Medication … Continue reading →

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COVID Resources for Afghan Refugees

Posted on September 13, 2021 by TonySchmitzSeptember 13, 2021

Find a variety of health education pieces related to COVID for recently arrived Afghan refugees in Pashto, Dari, Farsi and English at the University of Minnesota’s National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants website. Resources include basic fact sheets, … Continue reading →

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An Emotional Approach to Public Health Messaging

Posted on August 23, 2021 by TonySchmitzAugust 23, 2021

For a different idea on how to approach public health messaging, check out this video on violence against women, sung by the Mexican singer Silvana Estrada for the organization La Red Nacional de Refugios. Find the translated version of the … Continue reading →

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Video: Health Officials of Color Promote Vaccine

Posted on August 16, 2021 by TonySchmitzAugust 16, 2021

Need an extra jolt to convince people of color to get vaccinated? Here’s a video featuring public health officials and physicians of color explaining that COVID vaccines are safe and effective, and that getting vaccinated is socially responsible. The video … Continue reading →

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Mental Health, in Translation

Posted on June 28, 2021 by TonySchmitzJune 28, 2021

As it turns out, Australia is a font of translated health material, including difficult-to-find mental health resources. Take a look at this site — Beyond Blue — for both translated information sheets in numerous languages, plus material directed toward lesbian, … Continue reading →

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Translated Infographic: Why Vax Is Safe

Posted on June 14, 2021 by TonySchmitzJune 14, 2021

Are safety concerns preventing your clients and patients from getting the COVID vaccination? Here’s an infographic translated into 15 languages that points out that the COVID vax is the result of years of research, and was subjected to extensive clinical … Continue reading →

Posted in Refugees/Immigrants, Resources

Stay on Top of the World’s Turmoil

Posted on June 1, 2021 by TonySchmitzMay 29, 2021

Looking to stay abreast of where the next groups of refugees and asylees are likely to come from? One top source for news of tough times in other countries is the International Rescue Committee website. By its description, IRC “responds … Continue reading →

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Find that Pfizer Vax for Kids

Posted on May 24, 2021 by TonySchmitzMay 24, 2021

Governor Tim Walz is urging Minnesotans to get a Pfizer vaccination for their 12- to 15-year olds. But if your patients and clients say, Yeah, but where do I get it? what’s your answer? An easy way to find out … Continue reading →

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A Vault of COVID Materials from MDH

Posted on March 22, 2021 by TonySchmitzMarch 22, 2021

Looking to boost your ongoing COVID information campaigns? Take a look at this repository offered by the Minnesota Department of Health.  In addition to Stay Safe Minnesota logos, social media content and newspaper ads, you’ll find health education materials translated … Continue reading →

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Get This Free Ad Council COVID Toolkit

Posted on March 15, 2021 by TonySchmitzMarch 15, 2021

Want to get your COVID-related messaging out as effectively as possible? Here’s a toolkit from the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative that features downloadable graphics, plus messaging recommendations, do’s and don’ts, and tips about language and tone. The non-profit Ad … Continue reading →

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Black Physicians Make the Case for COVID Vax

Posted on March 8, 2021 by TonySchmitzMarch 8, 2021

For Black patients who need convincing that it’s a good, safe move to get a COVID-19 vaccination, here’s a video from the Black Physicians Network of Columbus, Ohio that makes the case. Dozens of Ohio Black physicians in this short … Continue reading →

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