SWAHS Health Care Interpreter Service (HCIS)
SWAHS Health Care Interpreter Service (HCIS) provides specialist health care interpreter services to Sydney West Area Health Service facilities, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, some non-government organisations as well as some external agencies. The aim of the service is to assist clients from a culturally and linguistically diverse background to access health services by providing professional and confidential interpreting services.
Click on the links below to download HCIS publications;
SWAHS Multicultural Health Network
The SWAHS Multicultural Health Network (MHN) provide strategic direction, consultancy, workforce development, project development and liaison with respect to health care for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Sydney West Area Health Service.
Multicultural Health Network, Information Booklet
This booklet describes the service provided by the Sydney West Area Health Service, Multicultural Health Network (MHN).
Click on the links below to download copies of MHN Resources;
Reports and Resources
Communication Aid for Aged Day Care Services
Early Intervention Services and Resources for CALD Families with Children 0-8 years old in the SWAHS Catchment
East Meets West: Exploring Cultural Diversity in the Blue Mountains
Get to know the Australian Aged Care System, Bilingual Community Education Manual
Part One, Part Two Session One, Part Two Session Two, Part Two Session Three, Part Two Session Four, Part Three, Part Three Handouts, Part Three Overheads, Part Four
Having a baby in Australia? We speak your language. An evaluation of a multicultural information CD about childbirth
Overview of Health Issues for CALD Residents in Rural and Semi-rural Settings in the Blue Mountains, Greater Lithgow, Hawkesbury and Penrith Local Government Areas
Palliative care for a culturally and linguistically diverse community in Wentworth Area Health Service
Southern Sudanese Women's Mosaic Project 'A Safer Path'
Wishes to Wisdom: Southern Sudanese Women's Project Report
Translated Resources
Exercises before and after birth
Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
Information about Vitamin D for pregnant women and new mothers
Arabic, Chinese, Dari, English, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
Home and Community Care (HACC) Services. A Consumer and Carer Handbook
Arabic, Assyrian, English, Farsi, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Maltese, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
Last Updated: 06 Jun 2011
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