I am a community developer working with the mulitcultural advisory committee with the Vancouver Richmond Health Board. And I too would be very interested in hearing about multicultural resources that people have developed....what about if we start compiling any known health resource lists that are current? > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Currie > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 6:10 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Canadian Health Resources > > Edmonton has a "cultural broker" program with women from 7 cultural > communites providing health education and support for immigrant > families. > Part of their role has been to translate and culturally adapt health > information. Infant car seat safety, nutrition, birth control,and > prenatal > health are only some of the materials completed. I would be very > interested > in partnering and sharing. > Leeann Currie > Coordinator of the Culturally Responsive Perinatal Care and Family > Support > Program > Edmonton Alberta > > ---------- > > From: Sao Ricardo <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Canadian Health Resources > > Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 11:06 AM > > > > Hi Pratima, > > > > > 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. > > If you you're interested in the articles at http://www.bodywise.net, > let > us > > know how we could work together. > > -- > > Sincerely, > > Sao Ricardo, Publisher > > http://www.bodywise.net > > Worldwide health news - the facts without the fluff! > > Phone: 401-885-1659 > > Fax: 401-885-9513