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Tip Sheet: Get the Facts: COVID-19 Testing
Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
This tip sheet provides information about the benefits of getting a COVID-19 test, when to get tested, and the typical process testing uses. Among other information, the tip sheet conveys that even if you are vaccinated, you can get infected with COVID-19 and may not know it because you may not feel sick; that when …
Tip Sheet: Get the Facts: Vaccines are Safe for Couples, Pregnant Women, and New Parents
Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health
This two-page fact sheet addresses concerns related to the COVID-19 vaccine and fertility and parenthood. It conveys that getting vaccinated is one way you can stay strong and healthy so you can continue to provide for your family. When you get vaccinated you also protect your children, because it makes you less likely to infect …
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Tip Sheet: Pregnancy & Lead
Author(s): State of Washington Department of Health
Date: June 1, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Date: June 1, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
This information sheet discusses lead poisoning, pregnancy, risks of lead poisoning during pregnancy, and tips on how to keep babies safe from lead poisoning in the home.
Video: Childhood Lead Poison Prevention
Author(s): King County
Date: April 7, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning
Date: April 7, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning
A video teaching the dangers of lead poisoning in children, how to prevent lead poisoning, and ways in which a parent can contact their medical provider to conduct a lead test.
Tip Sheet: Surma Can Poison Children
Author(s): San Fransisco, University of California
Date: April 7, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning
Date: April 7, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning
This tip sheet warns about lead toxins in common cosmetics and make up products including surma imported from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It includes a caution to use only locally purchased cosmetics.
Tool or Template: Traditional Afghan Ingredients for Ramadan
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 30, 2022
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Food Security and Nutrition
Date: March 30, 2022
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Food Security and Nutrition
This checklist includes a list of traditional Afghan ingredients commonly used during Ramadan. There is also a column that can be used to track which ingredients have been purchased, and additional lines where more ingredients can be added.
Guide: Destination Guides
Author(s): U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Date: March 17, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: March 17, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
These guides provide information on mosques, halal grocery stores, social services, and programming in local communities. These guides are available for the regions listed below. Disclaimer: Destination Guides were developed by the Department of Homeland Security as a part of the response to the Operation Allies Welcome Mission. The documents, including organizations and businesses …
Archived Webinar: Tarjimly Workshop: How to Download and Use the App
Author(s): Tarjimly
Date: February 25, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management
Subtopic(s): Interpretation
Date: February 25, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management
Subtopic(s): Interpretation
Tarjimly is a mobile phone app that connects multilingual speakers, who can remotely volunteer their language skills as translators and interpreters, with people who need interpretation. Tarjimly supports connecting to translators in 120+ languages. The interpreters on Tarjimly are volunteers and there are two options for using the app: free access and premium (paid) access. …
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Toolkit: Mothers x Mothers Health Meetups
Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: February 16, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
Date: February 16, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
Together with the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM), IDEO.org and Refugee Women’s Network co-designed a health meetup called Mothers x Mothers with a group of refugee and immigrant women to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in their communities. With this toolkit, organizations can plan and implement their own Mothers x Mothers meetup …
Tip Sheet: Get the Facts: Omicron
Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: December 28, 2021
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
Date: December 28, 2021
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
This fact sheet conveys that viruses, like the ones that causes COVID-19, are always changing, that a big change is called a variant, and that Omicron is an easily spread variant. It describes how to protect yourself and your family by wearing masks, getting the booster shot, practicing social distancing, washing hands frequently, staying home …
