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Video: Vermont Language Justice Project: How to Use the Pharmacy Videos

Author(s): Vermont Language Justice Project
Date: October 25, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Healthcare
The Vermont Language Justice Project produced a very useful set of videos on how to pick up medications from the pharmacy. They are available in 15 languages.

Toolkit: Get the Facts Campaign

Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: September 29, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
These resources, created by National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM), provide service providers with tools to spread facts about the COVID-19 vaccination. This campaign includes a variety of guides, tip sheets, and videos translated into 30+ languages. In the links you will find materials covering the following:  Social Media Short Fact Sheet …

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Tip Sheet: Monkeypox (MPV) What You Need to Know

Author(s): State of Washington Department of Health
Date: September 19, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Monkeypox
This tip sheet, created by the Washington State Department of Health, provides clients with information regarding monkeypox and is available in 13 languages. 

Guide: Starting School in the United States: A Guide for Newcomer Students’ Families

Author(s): Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Date: September 19, 2022
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education
Starting School in the United States: A Guide for Newcomer Students’ Families, a new resource from REL Northwest, provides answers to many questions newcomer families typically have about the U.S. school system. Specifically, the guide (which is available in four languages) offers research-based guidance on the registration process, how families can get involved in their …

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Tip Sheet: Get the Facts: Vaccines for Children and Youth

Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
This tip sheet provides information about vaccines for children and youth. Among other information, it conveys that children and youth will be safest when they are vaccinated; that the vaccine protects everyone, including children and youth, from getting COVID-19; that vaccines are safe for children and youth; and that mild side effects are normal.
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Tip Sheet: Get the Facts. Delta Variant: What You Need to Know

Author(s): National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM)
Date: June 15, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
This fact sheet provides information about the Delta variant of COVID-19. This information includes that viruses are always changing; that many variants of the COVID-19 virus have already been discovered and are being monitored; that the Delta variant is one of the COVID-19 variants that scientists are monitoring; and that vaccines, wearing a mask, social …

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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
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 …

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Tip Sheet: Lead Warning – Lead Can Poison Your Child

Author(s): State of Washington Department of Health
Date: June 2, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning
This information sheet for newcomer families provides information about lead poisoning, the symptoms of lead poisoning, who should be tested for lead poisoning, and the dangers of not testing after lead exposure.

Tip Sheet: Prevent Lead Poisoning

Author(s): State of Washington Department of Health
Date: June 2, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Healthcare, Lead Poisoning
This information sheet describes potential sources of lead poisoning, ways to avoid lead poisoning in the home, and testing for lead poisoning.

Tip Sheet: My Child’s Lead Test Result

Author(s): State of Washington Department of Health
Date: June 1, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Lead Poisoning
This information sheet includes a quiz to assist newcomer families in understanding their child’s lead test results along with a guide about how to protect children from lead poisoning.