On this site, you or your relatives are able to find important information about cardiac diseases and treatments in multiple languages
Information from the British Cardiac Society
Very thorough small book, 40 pages long, in several Pakistani languages. Deals primarily with information on heart medication.
Coronary Arteriography (CAG)
Information for patients receiving a coronary artery examination conducted at Gentofte Hospital, Rigshospitalet or Bispebjerg Hospital. See booklet in English Arabic Serbo-Croatian Turkish
Pacemaker og ICD unitThe company Biotronic has published material on pacemakers and ICD units in 23 languages. i.e.:
Click here to find the material: www.biotronik.de
Nitroglycerine sprayThe pharmaceuticals company Pohl-Boskamp has created a multilingual brochure, which can be obtained by contacting the company. See booklet: Turkish Arabic part 1 Arabic part 2 Heart Disease - how treatments can help
Brief introduction to atherosclerosis (the narrowing of your coronary arteries) and the treatment options: PCI, CABG, medicine. Revised by NSW Health 11.10.2004.
Booklets in the following languages: English Arabic Farsi Turkish Serbo-Croatian Macedonian, Polish Spanish
WHO: Avoid heart attacks and strokes Published in 2005 by WHO, World Self Medication Industry (WSMI), World Heart Federation (WHF), and International Stroke Society (ISS). 48 pages booklet designed for global use: English Arabic Chinese French Russian
Quit smokingThe ward can offer a variety of Nicotine substitution products.The Danish Health Service in 2006 published pamphlets with advice on how to stop smoking. Available in several languages. See pamphlets in: Danish Arabic English Farsi Serbo-Croatian Somali Turkish Urdu
NHS Asian Tobacco Helpline offers telephone assistance for those who need help to stop smoking. Booklets are also available in several Pakistani languages and another 24 languages.The booklets can be downloaded here ==>
DVD on exercise The Danish Diabetes Association and Public Health in Copenhagen have produced a fitness DVD especially for women with a different ethnic background than Danish. The DVD is both in Danish, Arabic, Somali, Turkish and Urdu. Read more ==>
Healthy food Recipes in Arabic, Somali, Turkish and Danish
The Danish Diabetes Association has translated a number of delicious healthy recipes into Arabic, Somali and Turkish. The recipes come from the association's own cookbooks, filled with healthy recipes that taste good. Read the recipes here ==> Booklet on cholesterolPublished by The Danish Heart Association, Hjerteforeningen. In Somali Turkish og Arabic. Order from Hjerteforeningen or download from this page ==>
The Danish organisation FINFO is provided by the Danish Library Centre for Integration, and offers you a closer look at eight topical issues that are of concern to ethnic minorities in Denmark.Visit FINFO´s homepage on healthcare to learn about the Danish health system in your own language (English, Bosnian, Somali, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Albanian).FINFO co-operates with a wide range of associations, organisations and bodies of central and local government. Go to www.finfo.dk for the most comprehensive and complete collection of multilingual materials and leaflets with information for ethnic minorities in Denmark.The Danish health system (2006) This booklet which is about the Danish health system was prepared by the Danish Cancer Society in collaboration with "Sundhedsstyrelsen". The booklet has been prepared in Danish and multiple foreign languages so it can be used in conjunction with advice and guidance of ethnic minorities. The pamphlet can be read in Somali, Turkish, Farsi, Urdu, Arabic og English and Bosnian / Serbian / Croatian.
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Emergency multilingual phrasebook (2004)
Brief questions and answers. Also for professionals. Published by British Red Cross, with the advice and funding from the Department of Health. In 36 languages. read ==> More InformationThe homepage for Cardiac Rehabilitation