Health Information in Nepali

[Gary Shostak]

Does anyone know of Health Information often called Patient Information Sheets in Nepali?
Looking for Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and dental health. Not just looking for generic material translated into Nepalese. Also want information understands traditional ideas about a South Asian diet and has recommendations for changes that makes sense to someone raised on Dal Bhat.

If not is Nepali, then in English but written for South Asians. We could do the translation & make them available to others.

Thanks.

Gary Shostak

[Doug Hall]

Gary,

I don't know of any info myself, but you could call the Language Bank in
Concord NH. They have many Nepali interpreters, some of whom may know of
materials they or others have written for this purpose.

More info here:
http://www.lssne.org/LanguageBank.aspx

Also, I hope you are aware of Aksharica, the Nepali language newsletter
published twice a month by Nepali volunteers in Manchester NH for the
benefit of the Bhutanese all around the US. They have included short
articles about many health issues in the 19 issues they have produced so
far. All those newsletters are online. They are professional produced
and beautifully formatted. I am currently trying to find money to
compile many of their practical "this is what you need to know" articles
into a book to be a companion volume to the dictionary.

www.aksharica.com

Doug

On 6/13/2011 4:54 PM, Gary Shostak wrote:
> Does anyone know of Health Information often called Patient Information Sheets in Nepali?
> Looking for Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and dental health. Not just looking for generic material translated into Nepalese. Also want information understands traditional ideas about a South Asian diet and has recommendations for changes that makes sense to someone raised on Dal Bhat.
>

> If not is Nepali, then in English but written for South Asians. We could do the translation& make them available to others.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gary Shostak
>

[Gary Shostak]

Hi Doug,

Will f/u Language bank. I know that at least 1 family gets Ashrica in hard copy by mail. Doubt if others do. Will publicize the website.

Thanks,

Gary

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[Chrissy Kohrt]

I will forward to my Patan Hospital contacts and ask as well.  Chrissy Kohrt

[Gary Shostak]

Thanks Chrissy. That’s great.

[Dr B]

Namaste,

I have a Nepali and English translation of a health questionnaire designed for the emergency room. (I did the translation myself, along with lots of Nepali help.)

Will this help?

Namaste,

Barry Bialek, MD

Nepal 1974 - 77

[Gary Shostak]

Hi Barry,

This may be useful to some but I was asked for information on these 4 diseases by a Bhutanese refugee who now has a job as a community health outreach worker with the Dept of Public Health. The information would be prevention/education oriented & handed out at health fairs, health centers frequented by the refugee population and community centers they’d go to for English classes & other services. It would also be used as handouts for people diagnosed with or at risk for these diseases while seeing a practitioner.

I think what you’ve done would be useful to ER & the community health center staff & would be happy to pass it along to see if they can use it. So please send it along & I will share it.

Thanks.

Gary Shostak, MPH

Nepal 67-69

[Jacoby, John]

Just FYI...

I was speaking to the Public Health Officer here at Newark Airport. He
indicates that there had been a slowing of refugees due to security
issues especially with refugees from Iraq. That has apparently been
cleared - at least for the refugees from Bhutan -and we can expect to
see an increase in arrivals over the Summer.

John Jacoby

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Hi Barry,

Thanks.

Gary Shostak, MPH

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[Ralph Parker]

Do you have any more dictionaries-We have 5 families in Roswell Georgia.
Three of the men are illeterate The children can really utilize th
dictionary. Two families live next to each other and can share. There
are 8 children between the 2, Two families have been here 8 months and
until last week, had no jobs, They passed Match Grant period and the
agency is using emergency funds to pay rent, One family may not have
anyone employable, It is by far the worst situation i have seen.

Roswell is 15 miles north of Atlanta. They are living in a not so great
apartment complex that is 90% Hispanic. One family has been robbed
already. Roswell is essentially a high income well regarded suburb with
great schools and programs except in the "Little Mexico" area where they
live.

The state is mandating a more geographic spread of refugees beyond
Clarkston-Decatur.

[Doug Hall]

Ralph,

I have plenty of dictionaries. I reprint each time the supply gets low.
Right now I have about 1,000 in stock. The books can be ordered at
www.nepalidictionaryproject.org

Doug

[Ralph Parker]

These folks do not have any money and I do not believe Lutheran
Ministries of Georgia has any.
Thanks.