Chinese health information

• Misinformation video Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• If you need language support when calling government agencies you can ask for a free interpreter. This resource from the Ministry for Ethnic Communities(external link) explains each step of the process, provides an example, and tips for communities on how to use an interpreter for better communication English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• What is acne? National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)

• Key facts about anxiety, panic and phobias, Royal College of Psychiatrists Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Simple steps to calm your emotions, THIS WAY UP, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link) Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link)
• Effective ways to express yourself, THIS WAY UP, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link) Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link)
• Five helpful steps for tackling your problems, THIS WAY UP, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link) Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link)
• Controlled breathing, THIS WAY UP, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link) Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link)
• Progressive muscle relaxation, THIS WAY UP, New South Wales Multicultural Health Communication Service, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Australia Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link) Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link)

• What is gout? National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
  
• What is osteoarthritis? National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• What is rheumatoid arthritis? National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Chinese(external link)(external link) English (external link)(external link)
• Love your hips ACC, NZ Chinese(external link)(external link)

• Before school check: Information for parents and guardians, Health Ed NZ Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link), Chinese Traditional,(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Keeping an eye on your child's vision, Health Ed NZ Chinese simplified(external link)(external link) Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link) English (external link)(external link)
• Keeping an eye on your child's hearing, Health Ed NZ Chinese simplified(external link)(external link) Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link) 
• Breastfeeding your baby, Health Ed NZ Chinese Simplified(external link) English(external link)
• Virus action plan (child) He Ako Hiringa, NZ, 2023 English(external link), Chinese (simplified) (external link)

• Children’s health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Epoetin factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 726 KB], Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 787 KB], English [PDF, 245 KB]

• Alendronate factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2021 Traditional Chinese [PDF, 704 KB], English [PDF, 280 KB]

• Questions to ask your doctors, Cancer Society NZ Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link), Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link)
• A range of resources from the American Cancer Society.(external link)(external link)

• Key facts about depression, Royal College of Psychiatrists Chinese(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)

• Starting insulin for people with type 2 diabetes, SafeRx, Waitematā District Health Board NZ Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Find time to prevent diabetes(external link)(external link), NIDDK Chinese [PDF, 3.1 MB] 
• Diabetes prevention, Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa Chinese Mandarin(external link)(external link)
• Type 2 diabetes factsheet, Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa Chinese Mandarin(external link)(external link)
• Diabetes type 2 brochure, Healthify He Puna Waiora and Mediboard, 2023 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 836 KB], Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 945 KB], English [PDF, 542 KB] [PDF, 544 KB]
• Empagliflozin factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2021 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 732 KB], Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 867 KB], English [PDF, 224 KB]
• Diabetes video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

Get Active Each Day NSW Government, Australia, 2021 English(external link)(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Supporting Aotearoa's rainbow people – A practical guide for mental health professionals, Rainbow Mental Health, NZ Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)

• Dabigatran for atrial fibrillation factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2020 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 646 KB], Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 678 KB], English [PDF, 231 KB]
• Heart attack medication information, SafeRx, Waitematā District Health Board NZ Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Cholesterol(external link) Heart Foundation NZ
• Managing high blood pressure(external link) Heart Foundation NZ
• Heart disease video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• BCG vaccine: Information for parents, Health Ed NZ Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link) Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• BCG vaccine: After care for parents, Health Ed NZ Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link) Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Immunise your child on time, Health Ed NZ Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link) Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• The tuberculin skin test, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)
  
• Tuberculosis: factsheet, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link), Chinese Simplified(external link)
• Polio vaccine: What you need to know, Medline Plus Chinese(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)
• Immunisations video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)
  

• What are knee problems? National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Chinese(external link)(external link), English(external link)(external link)

• Ward communication tool – Chinese (simplified)(external link) – Queensland Health, Australia

• Fact Sheet: Measles, National Public Health Service – Northern Region Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link) English [PDF, 375 KB]
• Protecting yourself against measles video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified),(external link) Chinese (traditional)(external link)
• What is measles? video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Medicines information for heart failure, Waitematā District Health Board NZ Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Warfarin: What you need to know, Waitematā District Health Board NZ Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link) 
• Medicines information for coronary artery disease (heart attack), Waitematā District Health Board NZ Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Understanding morphine and other opioid medicines Palliative Outcome Initiative English(external link), Simplified Chinese(external link)(external link)
• Paxlovid factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 571 KB], English [PDF, 226 KB]
• Paxlovid factsheet for people with kidney problems Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 562 KB], English [PDF, 156 KB]
• Remdesivir factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 335 KB], English [PDF, 129 KB]
• Rivaroxaban for atrial fibrillation factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora NZ, 2024 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 605 KB], Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 639 KB], English [PDF, 218 KB]
• Trastuzumab (Herzuma) Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 242 KB], English [PDF, 85 KB]
• Anti-viral medication video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Vasectomy, Family Planning NSW Chinese/English(external link)(external link) 
• Men's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Information on a range of mental health conditions, Royal College of Psychiatrists Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Embrace Multicultural Mental Health(external link)(external link) – Australian website with information about mental health in multiple languages
• Mental health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

Choose healthy snacks(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link) NSW Government, Australia, 2021 English(external link)(external link)(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link)(external link)
Eat More Fruit and Vegetables(external link)(external link) NSW Government, Australia, 2020 English(external link)(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link)
Which milk is best for me?(external link) Heart Foundation NZ

• Older person's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• What is back pain? National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Chinese(external link) English(external link)
• Ibuprofen factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 501 KB], English [PDF, 290 KB]

• A range of resources(external link)(external link) from the Palliative Outcome Initiative, NZ 
• Assisted dying(external link) Health & Disability Commissioner NZ, 2022
• 10 Myths about Palliative Care Infographic Canadian Virtual Hospice, 2021 English(external link), Chinse (Traditional)(external link)

• Calcium resonium factsheet Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ, 2022 Chinese (simplified) [PDF, 759 KB], Chinese (traditional) [PDF, 1008 KB], English [PDF, 288 KB]

• Diaphragm, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese/English(external link)(external link)
• The contraceptive injection: DMPA (depo-provera & depo-ralovera), NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese/English(external link)(external link) (pdf, 2 pages)
  
• The copper IUD, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese/English(external link)(external link)
• The male condom, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese/English(external link)(external link)
  
• The combined pill, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese/English(external link)(external link)
  
• The vaginal ring (NuvaRing), NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Chinese/English(external link)(external link)

What you can do to sleep better – bilingual information(external link)(external link) Health Information Translations, US, 2020 Chinese (simplified)(external link)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)(external link)

• Serious skin infections in children, Starship Children's Health, NZ Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)

• Don't smoke in your car – Simplified Chinese version(external link)(external link) HealthEd, NZ

• What are sprains and strains? National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Chinese(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)

• Virus action plan (adult) He Ako Hiringa, NZ, 2023 English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link)
• Virus action plan (child) He Ako Hiringa, NZ, 2023 English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link)
• COVID-19 lessons learned so far video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Immunise against HPV (Cervical cancer vaccine girls, 12–18 years), Health Ed NZ Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link) Chinese Traditional(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• BreastScreen Aotearoa, Health Ed NZ Chinese Simplified(external link)(external link) English(external link)(external link)
• Common vaginal and vulval conditions, Family Planning NSW Chinese/English(external link)(external link) 
• Menstruation (periods) and how you can manage it, Family Planning NSW Chinese/English(external link)(external link)
• Women's health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Youth health video, Ministry for Ethnic Communities English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)

• Your eyes Glaucoma NZ English(external link), Chinese (simplified)(external link), Chinese (traditional)(external link)