Pratima Devichand wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I would like to know about existing health resources in Canada
> that are available in different languages.  I would liek to focus
> on resources for people from different cultures for whom english may
> be a second language.
>
> I am the coordinator of the Cultural Health Information &
> Interpreting Service (Nova Scotia) where one of many goals is to
> partner with health organizations and produce health resources in
> different languages and using culturally appropriate language.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions that you may have about topics
> that urgently need to be covered, and also samples that we could use
> as guides in developing resources for Nova Scotia.
>
> Thanks
> Pratima
>
> Pratima Devichand, Project Coordinator
> Cultural Health Information & Interpreting Service
> 1541 Barrington St., Suite 401, Halifax, NS  B3J 1Z5
> Phone: (902) 425-5532   Fax: (902) 425-6604
> Email:  [log in to unmask]


Pratima - you might try contacting the Peel Regional Health Department
(Janette Smith to start with but she might point you to someone else).
They have done work related to heart health with the Punjabi community.

905-791-7800

Good luck -

Nancy Dubois