Health Information in English
General Health
- Health booklet for asylum seekers: www.medi-bild.de/pdf/asyl/Gesundheitsheft_Asyl.pdf
- Health care for newly arrived asylum seekers (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2247&L=1
- Precautions against cancer (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2228&L=1
- Healthy teeth (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2227&L=1
- Explanatory videos Diabetes: www.youtube.com/user/diabeteszentrum/playlists?disable_polymer=1
- Good for us - Prevent obesity by means of exercise, diet and relaxing: https://shop.bioeg.de/tut-uns-gut-uebergewicht-vorbeugen-mit-bewegung-ernaehrung
- Medical support for migrants and refugees: medizin-hilft.org/de/patienten
- Dental care for asylum seekers: www.kzvb.de/zahnarztpraxis/asyl
- Information for patients: www.patienten-information.de/kurzinformationen/kip-in-englischer-sprache
- Refugee Toolbox – online aid library: www.medbox.org/refugee/toolboxes/listing
- icunet – Visiting the doctor in Germany: www.icunet.group/beim-arzt-in-deutschland
- The AOK Portal for Immigrants. Welcome to Germany! en.zuwanderer.aok.de/home
- Liste medizinischer Dolmetscher (Datei auf deutsch): www.bdue.de/fileadmin/files/PDF/Publikationen/BDUe_Fachliste_Medizin.pdf
- Welcome to Germany – Information for Immigrants: www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/EN/Publikationen/Broschueren/willkommen-in-deutschland.pdf
- Leitfaden Diabetes: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/LF_Diabetes_E_web.pdf
- Wegweiser Gesundheitsvorsorge für Asylsuchende Ausgabe Bayern: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MiMi_Asylsuchende_E.pdf
- Hospice and palliative care: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Palliativwegweiser-englisch-web-2016-09.pdf
- A guide for migrants for Medical Rehabilitation: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Reha-Migrantenwegweiser-Englisch-web-2016-10.pdf
- Your own personal Organ Donor Card: https://shop.bioeg.de/flyer-mit-integriertem-organspendeausweis
- Become an organ sponsor - Answers to important questions: https://shop.bioeg.de/flyer-organ-und-gewebespende-kurz-und-kompakt-erklaert
Children’s and Family Health
- Gelbes Heft - Kinderuntersuchungsheft auf Englisch: www.g-ba.de/downloads/17-98-4365/2017-09-04_GBA_Kinderuntersuchungsheft_Web_ENG_WZ.pdf
- Mutterpass englische Übersetzung: www.g-ba.de/downloads/17-98-4071/2016-02-16_Mutterpass_englisch_WEB_WZ.pdf
- Vaccinations – Protecting your child against infectious disease: https://shop.bioeg.de/pdf/D81000438.pdf
- DVD "Vom Essen, Spielen und Einschlafen": www.bzga.de/infomaterialien/kinder-und-jugendgesundheit/dvd-vom-essen-spielen-und-einschlafen
- Short. Brief - Material für parents of babies (age 0-1) and toddlers (age 1-3): www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=303fd610e5e6e938bed7127b1e6fa7ab
- Flu vaccination. Vaccination during pregnancy protects both the mother and unborn child: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=45e5a8212b38cd4860a17e7eaa2db7a4
- On a short fuse? Never shake your baby: https://www.elternsein.info/fileadmin/user_upload/elternsein.info/pdf/NZFH-Schuetteltrauma-Flyer-englisch.pdf
- 10 opportunities for your child. What you should know about the early detection examination U1 to U9: https://www.migration-gesundheit.bund.de/fileadmin/Dateien/pdfs_neu_2022/kindergesundheit/11135470_eng.pdf
- Leaflets for pregnant women and parents: www.gesund-ins-leben.de/inhalt/fremdsprachige-medien-und-materialien-29408.html
- Pregnant? Zero Alcohol! A small sacrifice for a bundle of joy! www.schwanger-null-promille.de/en
- Welcome to our day care center: www.der-paritaetische.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/doc/170815_kita_broschuere_multilingual.pdf
- Parents and child (video): www.kindergesundheit-info.de/infomaterial-service/filme/eltern-und-kind/parents-and-child
- Bedtime (video): www.kindergesundheit-info.de/infomaterial-service/filme/einschlafen/bedtime
- Complementary food (video): www.kindergesundheit-info.de/infomaterial-service/filme/beikost/complementary-food
- Play (video): www.kindergesundheit-info.de/infomaterial-service/filme/spielen/play
- Learning to speak (video): www.kindergesundheit-info.de/infomaterial-service/filme/sprechen-lernen/learning-to-speak
- Healthy children (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2226&L=1
- Pregnancy and birth (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2223&L=1
- Maternal Health: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WW_Mütter_E_web.pdf
Sexual Health
- Safe and Sure – Contraception for Her and Him: https://shop.bioeg.de/pdf/13060070.pdf
- Be safe – The Pill + Mishaps: https://shop.bioeg.de/pdf/13063011.pdf
- Be safe - Condoms + Mishaps: https://shop.bioeg.de/pdf/13063009.pdf
- Sexuality and sexual health: https://www.liebesleben.de/en/sexuality-and-sexual-health/
- HIV Transmission – HIV facts and myths: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=f0d4cea9ef3f16ab4e0229b33081d454
- The morning-after pill: https://www.profamilia.de/en/topics/contraception/morning-after-pill
- Equal Rights for People with Different Sexual Orientation and Gender Identitiy in Germany: www.der-paritaetische.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/doc/asb_nrw_broschuere_gleichberechtigung.pdf
- Brief information abortion – in line with the counselling provision: www.profamilia.de/fileadmin/publikationen/ePub/kurzinfo_schwangerschaftsabbruch_englisch/html5.html#/1
- Contraception: www.profamilia.de/fileadmin/publikationen/ePub/verhuetung_englisch/html5.html#/1
- HIV brochure: www.medi-bild.de/pdf/hiv/HIV%20ESP_Webseite.pdf
Healthcare System
- Health insurance in Germany: https://www.informedhealth.org/health-insurance-in-germany.html
- Our health care system (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2222&L=1
- handbook germany: handbookgermany.de/en.html
- A guide to the German health care system: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/LF_Gesundheitsprojekt_E.pdf
Addiction
- When gambling becomes an addiction – information on gambling addiction: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=3f4e27b43d92dbd059d490512db3991f
- Gambled away - Information for young people on gambling addiction: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=4602ace49a34cb8f6d6e21fe2d651b44
- Don’t know what to do? – Help for family and friends of gambling addicts: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=b323ee16c8aabb3da8e8f78903e98609
- Information on gambling addiction: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=c9275c8cc58abba9e9b0f50aa63cfd3f
- Information about alcohol and other drugs: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=ace48583546a3771422ef53f193b941f
- Gambling all you've got - All about sports gambling: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=a102ee372a3cfe4ea58dc6d624e99a3f
- Explainer video for refugees: "Why could smoking cannabis get dangerous for me?": www.hls-online.org/fileadmin/video/cannabis/hls-cannabis_en.mp4
- Explainer video for refugees: "Why could drinking alcohol get dangerous for me?": www.hls-online.org/fileadmin/video/HLS%20Alkohol%20und%20Flüchtlinge%20V15%20SFX%20English.mp4
- An offer to all who would like to help someone close to them - alcohol, medication, tobacco, illegal drugs, addictive behaviour: www.dhs.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Broschueren/Ein_Angebot_an_alle-Englisch.pdf
- Addiction aid (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2248&L=1
- Video: Alcohol – less is better: www.caritas.de/hilfeundberatung/ratgeber/sucht/alkohol/english
- A guide for addiction aid: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Wegweiser-Suchthilfe-Englisch-web-2017-07.pdf
Mental Health
- Information about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: www.migesplus.ch/publikationen/wenn-das-vergessen-nicht-gelingt
- Flight and Trauma (film): www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFN8MsONC2U and www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kP-qLhKok (self help)
- Refugee Trauma help – Information for refugees: www.refugee-trauma.help/en
- Welcome refugeeum - Fleeing your home. Loss. Distressing experiences: refugeeum.eu/en
- A Guide for Refugee Parents: www.bptk.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20160408_BPtK_RatgeberFluechtlingseltern_englisch.pdf
- Anxiety – a normal feeling or a mental disorder: www.patienten-information.de/mdb/downloads/kip/englisch/angststoerungen-englisch-kip.pdf
- Trauma induced disorders ans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders: www.mimi-bestellportal.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Leitfaden-Trauma-Englisch-web-2017-06.pdf
- Mental health (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2225&L=1
Infection Prevention
- Tips for hygiene – the easy way to stay healthy: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=b38485d93814d9cfca808f64d12c11e0
- Flu vaccination. Yearly vaccinations for people with chronic illnesses: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=510bc92a88b3106e688be448e4134133
- Flu Vaccination – Protect yourself. Annual vaccination for people over 60: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=21d9deb297d356e60e63be54391ad28c
- Vaccinations – Protecting your child against infectious disease: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=8dcaadef68a8fd18119c4914e8b6a5eb
- Flu vaccination. Vaccination during pregnancy protects both the mother and unborn child: www.bzga.de/pdf.php?id=45e5a8212b38cd4860a17e7eaa2db7a4
- Protective Vaccination – A Multilingual Guide: www.medbox.org/refugees-migrants/protective-vaccination-multilingual-guide-to-vaccination/toolboxes/preview?q=
- Preventing infections (film): www.drk-gesundheitsfilme.de/index.php?id=2224&L=1
- Vaccination calendar: www.rki.de/DE/Content/Infekt/Impfen/Materialien/Downloads-Impfkalender/Impfkalender_Englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Rights
- New to Germany? Your rights – a simple explanation: www.einfachmeinrecht.awo.org/en/node
- Equal rights for all women: www.der-paritaetische.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/doc/frauenrechte/Frauenrechte_Brosch_Englisch.pdf
- Release from oath of secrecy (form): www.fruehehilfen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/fruehehilfen.de/pdf/Publikation-NZFH-Dokumentationsvorlage-Schweigepflichtentbindung-Englisch-18.pdf