Medicines information for multicultural communities Medicines information for multicultural communities

We recognise that medicines information can be difficult to find or access if English is not your first language. Federation of Ethnic and Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) and NPS work together to help you find useful medicines information.

You can:

• Order a free bilingual Medimate booklet in Chinese, Greek, Italian and Vietnamese. The Medimate booklet can help you to find, understand and use information about medicines.
• Order a free bilingual Medicines List in simplified and traditional Chinese, Greek, Italian and Vietnamese. Medicines List can help you keep track of your medicines.
• Book a free medicines information session for senior members of your community to help you and your friends learn about medicines.
• Download our ESL teaching resource that can be used in English language classes with adult learners. This resource includes short stories, activity workbooks and audio files about using medicines safely.

MedicinesTalk articles you might find useful:

• Families get to know their medicines in Chinese, Greek and Vietnamese around the kitchen table
• Older Italians hungry for information
• Chinese migrants learn about medicines
• Bridging language gaps in Launceston

Families get to know their medicines program

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• Participation and inclusion in health promotion practice: The Multicultural Community Quality Use of Medicines Program Reprinted with permission from Australian mosaic.
• Improving understanding of medicine use in CALD communities — Reprinted with permission from Australian mosaic.

Get to know your medicines campaign — Targeting Chinese- and Italian-speaking seniors

From 1 September 2008, we are running a national campaign with Chinese- and Italian-speaking seniors (aged 50+) sharing information about the risks and benefits of medicine use and how to minimise risks and use medicines safely.

The campaign includes:

• Radio advertising and interviews through SBS National, 2AC, 2CR, 3CW and Rete Italia.
• Community education seminars through Chinese and Italian organisations.

We also have a number of translated information resources to assist people in managing their medicines.

Find out more about this campaign.

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