Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Costello Syndrome Family Network's main focus is parent-to-parent support. The network also helps qualified researchers learn about Costello syndrome by sharing research opportunities for parents to consent to include their children's information. Through a listserve, bi-annual conferences and the published peer-reviewed articles based on information shared by parents, network families can better understand their children's syndrome and refine the "best practice" toolkit to care for and raise them. The network offers referrals, inquiry responses, and reference information. The network operates in the United States and internationally. The Web site is available in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, in addition to English.

Keywords: Congenital abnormalities, Non-English language materials, Spanish language materials, Support groups, Syndromes

Annotation: This Web site provides health information in these languages: American Sign Language, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Marshallese, Portuguese Brazilian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Topics include disaster preparedness, diagnostic tests, diseases and conditions, exercise and rehabilitation, food and diet, general information, health and wellness, home care, pain and comfort, pediatrics, pregnancy and baby care, safety, stress and coping, and surgeries and treatments. It has been developed by nine Ohio-based and national health organizations.

Keywords: Asian language materials, Consumer health information, Non-English language materials, Spanish language materials

Annotation: The New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service provides information and services to help health professionals communicate with non-English speaking communities throughout New South Wales, Australia. Resources are provided in these languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bengali, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Creole, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dinka, Dutch, English, Farsi, Fijian, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Kirundi, Koori, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Maori, Oromo, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Pushto, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Sinhalese, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Tamil, Tetum, Thai, Tigrigna, Tongan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Materials include print, audio, and video.

Keywords: Asian language materials, Australia, Consumer education materials, Government agencies, International health, Non-English language materials, Spanish language materials

Annotation: The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) is an organization of teratology Information Services (TIS) located throughout the United States and Canada. OTIS provides pregnancy risk education prior to and during pregnancy in efforts to improve pregnancy outcomes, increase infant and child health, and decrease birth defects, mental retardation, and learning disabilities. The organization provides a toll-free 800 number of counseling and education and offers more than 60 fact sheets for consumers (some are available in Spanish and French) on topics such as flu, cancer, depression, chicken pox, alcohol, and the effects of drug exposure during pregnancy. A complete list of TIS sites is posted on the Web site.

Keywords: Spanish language materials, Teratology, Information services, Non-English language materials, Teratogens