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Other web sites with 
Japanese language resources:
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Languages Project: Health Education Brochures in Multiple Languages
Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse
Health Information Translations
Health Translations Directory (Victorian State Government, Department of Human Services, Australia)
Japanese Family Health Program (University of Michigan)
MEDLINEPlus: Health Information in JapaneseNSW Health Department Multicultural Health Communication Service
Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
| AIDS/HIV |
| Asthma |
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Asthma - the Basic Facts (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English - Peak Flow Meter/Using the Zone System (University of Michigan - Japanese Family Health Program)
Japanese
| Bone and Joint Care |
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Exercises for Your Back from Health Information Translations (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanese | English -
One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test (International Osteoporosis Foundation)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Cancer |
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Cancer Related Fatigue (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Cancer Treatment Side Effects (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Changes in Taste and Smell with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Dry Mouth with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Loss of Appetite with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Mouth Care with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Nausea and Vomiting with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Skin Cancer:How to Enjoy the Outdoors without Damaging Your Skin (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Sore Mouth or Throat with Cancer Treatment(Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese - English -
Weight Gain with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese - English -
Weight Loss with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese - English
| Children/Teens |
- Booster Seat Safety (Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center - Seattle, Washington)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Chickenpox (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Children's infectious diseases (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Good Food for Kids (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Head Injury (University of Michigan - Japanese Family Health Program)
Japanese -
Head Injury: Prevention (University of Michigan - Japanese Family Health Program)
Japanese -
Head Lice (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Helping your child with counting (New South Wales Department of Education and Training - Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Hives (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Impetigo (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Infectious diseases in children (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Insect Bites (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Is Your Child Ready for a Seatbelt? Think Again! (Washington State Booster Seat Coalition)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Play is all about learning - A guide to play for parents of children 0-2½ years (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Play is all about learning - A guide to play for parents of children 2½-5 years (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Self-esteem in young children under five (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Skin Care in Babies and Young Children (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Tinea [Ringworm and Athlete's Foot] (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English (HTML) -
Warts in Children (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English (HTML)
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Baby Walkers and Play Centres (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Birthmarks (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English (HTML) -
Caring for your new baby at home (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Candida (Thrush) in Babies (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Cradle Cap [Infantile Seborrhoeic Dermatitis] (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Nappy Rash (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English (HTML) -
Play is all about learning - A guide to play for parents of children 0-2½ years (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Sad Feelings After Childbirth (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Traveling with a Baby (University of Michigan - Japanese Family Health Program)
Japanese
| Dental Health |
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Health History Form (MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Mouth Care with Cancer Treatment (Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese-English -
Sore Mouth or Throat with Cancer Treatment(Health Information Translations)
Documents: Japanese - English -
Toothache (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanese - English
| Diabetes |
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Diabetes Nutrition (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Diabetic Foot Care (American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Two Reasons to Prevent Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Women and Diabetes (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/American Diabetes Association)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Domestic Violence |
| Exercise |
- Exercises for Your Back from Health
Information Translations (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanese | English
| Eye Care |
- Glaucoma (University of Michigan - Japanese Family Health Program)
Japanese
| Foot Care |
| Heart Health |
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Angina from Health Information Translations (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanese | English -
Heart Angioplasty from Health Information Translations (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanese | English -
Nitroglycerin from Health Information Translations (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanese | English -
Take Care of Your Heart. Manage Your Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Hepatitis |
From the Centers for Disease Control and the Immunization Action Coalition:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
| Influenza |
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Avian Influenza - 'Bird Flu' (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English - Influenza - are you at risk? (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Injury Prevention |
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Baby Walkers and Play Centres (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Bioterrorism (BT) Preparedness: Agents, diseases & threats (Hawaii State Department of Health)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Food Safety Training (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Video in English with captions available in: Japanese | English -
Handwashing [Poster] (University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Head Injury: Prevention (University of Michigan - Japanese Family Health Program)
Japanese -
Health History Form (MetLife Dental and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Insect Bites (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Is Your Child Ready for a Seatbelt? Think Again! (Washington State Booster Seat Coalition)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens (Partnership for Food Safety Education - Washington, DC)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Your Guide to Food Safety (Department of Human Services - Victoria, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Medication |
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Taking Medicines Safely (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanese | English -
Using Herbs (Health Information Translations)
Documents available in: Japanse | English -
Using Medicine Wisely (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Japanese | English
| Men's Health |
| Mental Health |
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Beyond Sadness: A Guide to Depresion (University of Michigan Depression Center)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Depression during Pregnancy and Early Parenthood (NSW Health Dept. - Australia )
Documents: Japanese | English -
Guide to food and mood (MIND - National Association for Mental Health, UK)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Guide to managing stress (MIND - National Association for Mental Health, UK)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Healing the Spirit: Treatment of Depression Among the Asian Elderly
(Asian Pacific Fund in partnership with the Stanford Geriatric Education Center and AARP)
Japanese | English -
How to cope with sleep problems (MIND - National Association for Mental Health, UK)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Sad Feelings After Childbirth (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Nutrition |
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Asian Food Pyramid (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Better Health Begins with You (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Better Health for Mother and Baby (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Better Nutrition for Mature Adults (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Diabetes Nutrition (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese| English -
Food Pyramid (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Food Stamp Information - Fact Sheet of Eligibility for Seniors and Disables Persons
(U.S. Department of Agriculture - USDA)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Good Food for Kids (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English - Guide to food and mood (MIND - National Association for Mental Health, UK)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Senior Health |
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Better Nutrition for Mature Adults (Nutrition Education for New Americans Project)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Food Stamp Information - Fact Sheet of Eligibility for Seniors and Disables Persons
(U.S. Department of Agriculture - USDA)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Healing the Spirit: Treatment of Depression Among the Asian Elderly
(Asian Pacific Fund in partnership with the Stanford Geriatric Education Center and AARP)
Japanese | English
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) |
See also: AIDS/HIV
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Genital Herpes (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Substance Abuse |
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Reasons to quit smoking (NSW Health Dept. - Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Smoking and Pregnancy (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Tuberculosis (TB) |
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Tuberculin Test (Mantoux Test) (Queensland Health - State of Queensland, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Tuberculosis Disease Overview (Queensland Health - State of Queensland, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Tuberculosis (TB) Medications (Queensland Health - State of Queensland, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Tuberculosis Neonatal BCG Vaccination (Queensland Health - State of Queensland, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English - Tuberculosis Vaccination (Queensland Health - State of Queensland, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Vaccinations |
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Chickenpox Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Hepatitis A Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Hepatitis B Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Hib Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Polio Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Tetanus and Diptheria Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control/Immunization Action Coalition)
Document: Japanese | English -
Tuberculosis Neonatal BCG Vaccination (Queensland Health - State of Queensland, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Tuberculosis Vaccination (Queensland Health - State of Queensland, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English
| Women's Health |
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Contraceptive pills for women (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Postpartum Hair Loss (St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne, Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Sad Feelings After Childbirth (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English -
Smoking and Pregnancy (NSW Health Dept.- Australia)
Documents: Japanese | English - Women and Diabetes (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/American Diabetes Association)
Documents: Japanese | 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
NLM-00-101/SMS.
Last
updated: August 26, 2008 - ALV
Translated by TBA
Questions/Comments? ©2008