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created by non-profit health agencies and organizations. The authoring
agency/organization is listed to the right of the document title in "()".
For information on how information is selected for inclusion, please see
the SPIRAL Selection Criteria.
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*Disclaimer: The information provided here does not imply
medical recommendation or endorsement. The information provided should
not be used as a substitute for consultation with a health care provider.
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inclusion, please see the SPIRAL Selection
Criteria.
Other web sites with 
Hmong resources:
24 Languages Project: Health Education Brochures in Multiple Languages
Asian and Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool
Emergency and Community Health Outreach (ECHO)
MEDLINEPlus: Health Information in HmongRefugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
| AIDS/HIV | |
| Asthma | |
From Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota:
| Cancer | |
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Cervical Cancer: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Services, California)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Gynecologic Cancers: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Servcies California)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Ovarian Cancer: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Services, California)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Uterine Cancer: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Services, California)
Documents: Hmong | English
| Children/Teens | |
See also:Asthma 
,
Vaccinations 
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Babies Cry (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Balancing TV & Computer Time with Play Time (College of Natural Resources, U. of California - Berkeley)
Document: Hmong | English -
Chickenpox (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document: Hmong | English -
Children Need to Play & Move Their Bodies Everyday (College of Natural Resources, U. of California -Berkeley)
Document: Hmong | English
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Choking child (1 to 8 years) (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document: Hmong - English -
Croup (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Diarrhea (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Ear Ache [Otitis Media] (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English Healthy Weight for My Child (College of Natural Resources, U. of California -Berkeley)
Documents: Hmong | English-
Hearing and Speech Development (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Hearing Tests (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Impetigo (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Lead - Your Safe Home (University of Minnesota Extension)
Hmong
- English -
Lead Poisoning: Steps to Lower Your Child's Blood Lead Poising (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Lice (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Meningitis (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Pain in Children and Adolescents (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Sore Throat (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Upper Respiratory Infections (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Vomitting (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document:
Hmong
| English
| Dental Care | |
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Health History Form (MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Keeping Your Teeth Healthy - For Adults (California Dept. of Health Services)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Keeping Your Teeth Healthy - For Children (California Dept. of Health Services)
Documents: Hmong | English
| Diabetes | |
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Diabetes Nutrition (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Managing Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Document:
Hmong
| English -
Prevent Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Take Care of Your Heart (American Diabetes Association)
Documents: English
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Hmong -
Two Reasons to Prevent Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents:
Hmong
| English
| Exercise | |
- Stay Active and Feel Better (National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute/Healthy Roads Media)
Documents: Hmong | English
Video: Hmong | English
Audio: Hmong | English
| Food Safety | |
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Keep Your Food Safe/Pov Hwm Koj Cov Zaub Mov (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Healthy Roads Media)
Document:
Hmong | English
Audio: English | Hmong -
Salmonellosis (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Document: Hmong | English (HTML) -
What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Documents: Hmong | English
| Hepatitis | |
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Hepatitis A (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Document: Hmong | English (HTML) -
Hepatitis A Vaccine (U.S. Centers for Disease Control/ Immunization Action Coalition)
Document:
Hmong | English -
Hepatitis B (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Document: Hmong | English (HTML) -
Hepatitis B Vaccine (U.S. Centers for Disease Control/ Immunization Action Coalition)
Document:
Hmong | English -
Hepatitis C (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Document: Hmong | English (HTML)
| Influenza ("Flu") | |
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Influenza (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Document: Hmong | English (HTML) -
Live Intranasal Influenza Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Immunization Action Coalition)
Documents: Hmong | English
| Injury Prevention | |
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Carbon Monoxide (University of Minnesota Extension Service)
Hmong - English -
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Choking child (1 to 8 years) (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Document: Hmong - English -
Cockroaches (University of Minnesota Extension Service)
Hmong - English Cover Your Cough (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Documents: Hmong | English-
Germ Stopper [Flyer] (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Giardiasis (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Document: Hmong | English (HTML) -
Head Injury (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Health History Form (MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)
Documents: Hmong | English -
"Healthy Habits" [Poster/Flyer] (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Pov Hwm Koj Cov Zaub Mov/Keep Your Food Safe (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Healthy Roads Media)
Document: English | Hmong -
Lead (University of Minnesota Extension Service)
Hmong - English -
Molds (University of Minnesota Extension Service)
Hmong - English -
Preparing for emergencies (Minneapolis Health and Family Support, Emergency Preparedness)
Document: Hmong | English -
Radon (University of Minnesota Extension Service)
Hmong - English -
West Nile Virus: Avoid Mosquito Bites to Avoid Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Documents: Hmong | English -
West Nile Virus: What You Need to Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Documents: Hmong | English
| Medication | |
| Nutrition | |
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Asian Food Pyramid (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Better Health Begins with You (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Better Health for Mother and Baby
(Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Better Nutrition for Mature Adults
(Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Cut Down on Salt and Sodium (National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute/Healthy Roads Media)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Diabetes Nutrition (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Fast Food & Soft Drinks: How to Make Healthier Choices (College of Natural Resources, U. of California -Berkeley)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Food Pyramid (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
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Food Stamp Information: Fact Sheet of Eligibility for Seniors and Disables Persons (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Good Food for Kids (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents:
Hmong
| English -
Healthy Food Options: What to Eat More Of and What to Eat Less Of
(College of Natural Resources, U. of California -Berkeley)
Documents: Hmong - English -
Healthy Weight for My Child (College of Natural Resources, U. of California -Berkeley)
Documents: Hmong | English
| Senior Health | |
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Food Stamp Information - Fact Sheet of Eligibility for Seniors and Disables Persons
(U.S. Department of Agriculture - USDA)
Documents: Hmong | English - What is Hospice? (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) | |
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Chlamydia (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Documents: Hmong | English (HTML) -
HIV Infection (Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services)
Documents: Hmong | English
| Tuberculosis (TB) | |
From the Minnesota Department of Health:
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Active Tuberculosis (TB) Disease (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Instructions for Collecting Sputum for TB (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Mantoux Skin Test (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong | English -
TB Contact Investigations (Minnesota Dept. of Health)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
PDF Document:
Hmong
|English
(HTML)
| Vaccinations | |
From the Centers for Disease Control and the Immunization Action Coalition:
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Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccine
Document:
Hmong | English -
HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine
Documents: Hmong | English -
Live Intranasal Influenza Vaccine
Documents: Hmong | English -
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine
Document:
Hmong |
English - Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
Document:
Hmong | English
| Women's health | |
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Cervical Cancer: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Services, California)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Gynecologic Cancers: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Servcies California)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Ovarian Cancer: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Services, California)
Documents: Hmong | English -
Uterine Cancer: What Women Need to Know (Office of Women's Health - Dept. of Health Services, California)
Documents: Hmong | English
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Cove Community Health Center and Tufts
University Hirsh Health Sciences Library is supported by a grant
from the New England Region
of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine under contract
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Last
updated: May 29, 2008 - ALV
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