Health Resources in Many Languages

Health Information

AboutKidsHealth by The Hospital for Sick Children

• Homepage
  Languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

• Mental Illness and Addiction Information in Other Languages
  Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Tigrigna, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese

Diabetes UK (United Kingdom)

• Diabetes Information in Different Languages and Formats
  Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Sylheti (with Bengali subtitles), British Sign Language (BSL), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Tamil, Urdu, Welsh

Embrace Multicultural Mental Health by Mental Health Australia (Australia)

• Translated Information About Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
  Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Hazargi, Italian, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Nepali, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese

Ethnomed (United States)

• Homepage
  Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, Chamorro, Chinese, English, Filipino, Japanese, Hmong, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Nepali, Oromo, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and links to external resources in other languages

Healthify by Health Navigator New Zealand (New Zealand)

• Translations
  Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Cook Island Māori, Dari, Farsi, Fijian, Filipino, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Māori, Mongolian, Persian, Punjabi, Rotuman, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tungaru, Tuvaluan, Urdu, Vietnamese

Health Information Translations (United States)

• Easy-to-Read, Shareable Health Education in 15+ Languages
  Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Multilingual, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

HealthLink BC

• HealthLinkBC Files Health Fact Sheets
  Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese. Consult the index for each language under “Support in other languages”

interCultural Online Health Network iCON by University of British Columbia

• Homepage
  Languages: Chinese, English, Punjabi

Lab Tests Online by Association for Laboratory Medicine (United Kingdom)

• Global Sites (in 11 languages)
  Languages: Czech, English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish

Macmillan Cancer Support (United Kingdom)

• Cancer Information and Help in Your Language
  Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Traditional), Dari, Farsi, Gujarati, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Welsh

Medline Plus (United States)

• Health Information in Multiple Languages
  Languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Burmese, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese — Simplified (Mandarin dialect), Chinese — Traditional (Cantonese dialect), Chuukese, Dari, Dzongkha, Farsi, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hmong, Ilocano, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Korean, Lao, Malay, Marshallese, Nepali, Oromo, Pashto, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Samoan, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Tongan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish

Minnesota Department of Health (United States)

• Translated Materials
  Languages: Amharic, Arabic, American Sign Language, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Chinese, Dari, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Nepali, Oromo, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tibetan, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese

New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service (Australia)

• Find a Resource in Your Language
  Languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Assyrian, Auslan, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chaldean, Chin, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dinka, Dutch, English, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, Fijian, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hazaragi, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Kannada, Khasi, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Konkani, Korean, Kurdish Kurmanji, Kurdish Sorani, Lao, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Nuer, Oriya, Oromo, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Pashto, Romanian, Rohingya, Russian, Rwandan, Samoan, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovakian, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sudanese, Swahili, Tamil, Telegu, Tetum, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Tongan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

NHS Inform (United Kingdom)

• Health Information in Other Languages and Formats
  Languages: Arabic, Bengali, British Sign Language, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dari, English, French, Gaelic, Hindi, Kurdish – Sorani, Latvian, Lithuanian, Pashto, Polish, Punjabi, Roma, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

Queensland Health (Australia)

• Multicultural Health Topics
  Languages: Amharic, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, French, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Samoan, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese

Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom)

• Translations
  Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Kurmanji (Kurdish), Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Somali, Sorani (Kurdish), Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Welsh

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (United Kingdom)

• Translated Patient Information
  Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Marathi, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sindhi, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh

Royal College of Psychiatrists (United Kingdom)

• Translations of our Mental Health Information
  Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), French, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu

SantéBD by Coactis Santé (France)

• Les BD en langues étrangères [Health education comic strips in foreign languages]
  Languages: English, French, German, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish

Stroke Association (United Kingdom)

• Information in Other Languages
  Languages: Bengali, British Sign Language, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, English, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Slovakian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Welsh

University Health Network

• Health Information in: Chinese / French / Italian / Portuguese / Spanish / Vietnamese
• Health Information in Other Languages
  Languages: Cambodian, Chinese, English, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Thai, Vietnamese

University of Washington Medicine (United States)

• Health Online Patient and Family Education Materials
  Languages: Under Advanced Search, in the language field: Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Dari, English, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Somalian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Vietnamese

Victoria State Government Department of Health (Australia)

• Health Translations
  Languages: Acholi, Afrikaans, Akan, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Auslan (Australian Sign Language), Bemba, Bengali (Bangla), Bhutanese, Bislama, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano (Bisaya), Chaldean, Chin, Chin Falam, Chin Hakha, Chin Tedim, Chinese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Congolese Swahili, Creole, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dinka, Dutch, Dzongkha, English (easy/plain), Estonian, Faili, Farsi (Persian), Fijian, Finnish, French, Gaelic (Irish), German, Gilbertese, Greek, Gujarati, Hakka, Harari, Hausa, Hazaragi, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Juba Arabic, Karen, Karenni, Khmer (Cambodian), Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Konkani, Korean, Krio, Kurdish, Kurmanji, Lao, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Maori (Cook Islands), Mizo, Mongolian, Nauruan, Nepali, Niuean, Norwegian, Nuer, Nyanja (Chewa), Oromo, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Rohingya, Romanian, Rotuman, Russian, Samoan, Sango, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Shona, Sicilian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Solomon Islands Pidgin, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Sudanese, Sudanese Arabic, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog (Filipino), Tamil, Telugu, Tetum, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Tiwi, Tok Pisin (Pidgin), Tongan, Torres Strait Creole, Turkish, Tuvalu, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zande, Zomi

Communication Tools

Alberta Health Services

• Communication Kit for Patients, Families and Health Providers (PDF)

Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (France)

• Application MédiPicto: Communication non-verbale patient/soignant [MediPicto App: Nonverbal communication between patients and caregivers]
  Languages: Free app for Apple and Android mobile devices: Pictograms with labels in Armenian, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish

California Department of Social Services Office of Deaf Access (United States)

• Basic Medical [American] Sign Language (PDF)

CISSS de la Gaspésie

• Health Passeport Santé — English/French

Eastern Health (Australia)

• Cue Cards in Community Languages
  Languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bosnian, Burmese, Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dinka, Dutch, English, Filipino (Tagalog), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hakha – Chin, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Kirundi, Korean, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Maori (Cook Island), Maori (New Zealand), Nepalese, Nuer, Oromo, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Tetum, Thai, Tigrigna, Tongan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish

Massachusetts General Hospital (United States)

• Point-to-Talk Booklets
  Languages: Arabic, Chinese (traditional), French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

National Register of Public Service Interpreters (United Kingdom)

• Language Identification Chart

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Australia)

• Multilingual Cancer Glossary
  Languages: Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), French, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese

Portail des francophones de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

• Health Passport — English/French

Queensland Health (Australia)

• Ward Communication Tool
  Languages: Arabic, Auslan (Australian Sign Language), Bosnian (may also be suitable for Croatian and Serbian speakers), Burmese, Chin Zomi, Chinese (simplified), Dari, Dutch, Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hazargi, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Kirundi, Korean, Lao, Malay, Polish, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Vietnamese

SantéBD by Coactis Santé (France)

• Banque d’images [Image bank]

State of Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (United States)

• Create My Own Communication Card

University of Washington Medicine (United States)

• Inpatient Language Cards
  Languages: Amharic, Chinese, Farsi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Somalian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
• Outpatient Language Cards
  Languages: Amharic, Chinese, Farsi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
• Pain Assessment Scales
  Languages: Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

World Health Organization

• Unified Medical Dictionary
• Health Workforce-Related Terminology – Multilingual

Indigenous Languages

Montreal General Hospital — MUHC

• Services for Indigenous Patients
  Languages: Booklet available in English, French, and Inuktitut; audio recording available in Cree

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay

• Health Tips
  Languages: Cree, English, French

Government of Nunavut

• Patient Translation Guides
  Languages: Inuktitut / English ; Inuinnaqtun / English ; French / English
• Infectious Diseases Factsheets
  Languages: English, French, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut
• I Respect Myself
  Languages: Sexual health patient education, glossary, and anatomical drawings in English, French, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut

interCultural Online Health Network iCON by University of British Columbia

• iCON Indigenous
  Note: Indigenous cultural safety resources in English

Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services

• Tukisiutik Application (Medical Glossary)
  Languages: Free app for Apple and Android mobile devices: Symptom index, pain rating scale, and anatomical glossary in English, French, Inuktitut audio, syllabics, and Roman script (Qaliujaaqpait)

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada

• Kaggutiq Inuit Cancer Glossary (PDF)
• Tukisiviit: Do You Understand (Inuit Sexual Health Glossary) (PDF)
  Languages: English, Five major dialects of Inuktitut

Piruqatigiit Resource Centre, Nunavut

• Our Resources
  Languages: Patient education on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Neurodiversity in English, French, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut

University of Manitoba

• Indigenous Health: Health Information in Inuktitut
  Languages: English, Inuktitut

You may also wish to consult our Indigenous Health Resources page.

Best Practices

British Columbia Provincial Health Services Authority

• Best Practice Tips: Working Effectively with Interpreters and Captioners
• Clear Communication in our Multilingual Context: Utilizing Health Care Interpreters (Webinar)
• Deaf Culture and Community: Working with Deaf People in Healthcare (Webinar)

Canadian Paediatric Society

• Position Statement: Access to Appropriate Interpretation Is Essential for the Health of Children
• Providing Culturally Safe Care
• Using Interpreters in Health Care Settings

Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence (United States)

• Dos and Don’ts: Guidelines for Clinicians Working with Interpreters in Mental Health Settings

CIUSSS de la Capitale Nationale

• To Work Efficiently with an Interpreter

CIUSSS West-Central Montreal

• L’interprétariat en tant que mode d’intervention en santé et en services sociaux [Interpreting as a Mode of Intervention in Health and Social Services]

Government of Quebec

• Language Adaptation in Health Care and Health Services: Issues and Strategies
• Orientations ministérielles concernant la pratique de l’interprétariat dans les services de santé et les services sociaux au Québec [Ministerial Guidelines on the Practice of Interpreting in Health and Social Services in Quebec]

Migrant & Refugee Health Partnership (Australia)

• Guide for Clinicians Working with Interpreters in Healthcare Settings

New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service (Australia)

• Best Practice Guide to Create a Multilingual Health Resources
• Developing Health Resources for People from Refugee Backgrounds

NHS England (United Kingdom)

• Best Practice Guide When Using Interpreters

Related Topics

• • Be Involved in Your Care
  • General Health Information
  • Indigenous Health Resources

You may also consult our resources in French or our list of general health sites.