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Useful CALD Resources
Cultural profiles
Name of resource and author
CALD Resources (2010), Waitemata
District Health Board (WDHB)
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
A New Zealand website providing
e-resources developed to support
health practitioners and others
working with CALD groups to
increase cultural competence.
http://www.caldresources.org.nz/info/
ResourceLanding.php
A CD can be ordered to support the
website resources.
P: +64 9440 6926
F: +64 9486 8347
E: cald@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Community Profiles for health care
providers (2011),Queensland Health
This website provides links
to handbooks that will assist
healthcare workers and others
working with CALD groups to better
understand cultural differences.
A series of 18 cultural profiles are
provided as well as handbooks
specifically addressing Sikh, Muslim
and Hindu.
.pdf files can be downloaded as a
booklet or specific chapters of interest.
Home and Personal Care Kit
(2004), Migrant Information Centre,
Eastern Melbourne and Home and
Community Care (HACC)
This kit is aimed at home and
personal care workers, to enable
them to communicate in a culturally
sensitive way; however the cultural
and religious fact sheets are
useful for anybody working with
CALD groups. Also includes useful
references for further reading.
Cultural Resources webpage. The
kit can be found under the heading
‘Cultural Profiles’
Information for new Muslim students
and staff (2010), Flinders University
Information provided by Flinders
http://www.flinders.edu.au/oasis/
University including a list of halal food groups/muslim/home.cfm
outlets and restaurants in Adelaide.
Multicultural Handbook of Food,
Nutrition and Dietetics
Short resource on how to pack
healthy lunchboxes for children.
Queensland Health,
Community Nutrition Unit
(2007 and updated 2010)
People of Arabic, African and Asian
backgrounds.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/
multicultural/default.asp
P: +61 7 3328 9010
E: QTMHC@health.qld.gov.au
http://www.miceastmelb.com.au/
culturalresources.htm
Available in PDF from the following link:
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/
multicultural/public/nutrition.asp scroll
down to ‘Healthy Lunches’ and click on
required language.
Contact HELPP: P (08) 7421 9975 www.wecanhelpp.com.au
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Healthy Eating and Lifestyle
Name of resource and author
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Anaemia is not having enough iron
in your blood (2003), Association
for Services to Torture and Trauma
Survivors Inc. (ASeTTS) WA
A picture based information sheet
on the causes and symptoms of
anaemia.
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/Anaemia%
20Pamphlet.pdf
Choose water as a drink (2011),
NSW Health
A simple fact sheet that promotes
the consumption of water as a
drink for children in a variety of
languages.
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
publication_details/8925.asp
Eat fewer snacks and select healthier A simple fact sheet that promotes
alternatives (2011), NSW Health
and provides options for healthier
snack alternatives in a variety of
languages.
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
publication_details/8920.asp
Eat more fruit and vegetables (2010),
NSW Health
A simple fact sheet that
promotes the consumption of the
recommended number of serves
of fruit and vegetables for children
– includes what is a serve, tips to
get children to eat fruit and vegies
and ways to include these in meals
and snacks. Provided in a variety of
languages.
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
publication_details/8730.asp
Factsheets and brochures (2011),
NSW Food Authority
Consumer factsheets and brochures
on a wide variety of health
related topics in several different
languages.
http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.
au/consumers/consumer-resources/
factsheets-and-brochures/
P: 1300 552 406
E: contact@foodauthority.nsw.gov.au
Five ways to a healthy lifestyle
(2011), NSW Health
A guide to healthy eating and
physical activity in a variety of
languages.
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
publication_details/8910.asp
Healthy Shopping Tour DVD (2011),
Ethnic Communities Council of
Queensland (ECCQ)
How to plan shopping and interpret
food labels. For consumers and
available in several different
languages.
http://www.eccq.com.au/what-we-do/
health/chronic-disease/resources-2/
healthy-shopping-tour-dvd
DVD can be ordered by:
P: (07) 3255 1540
E: cdadmin@eccq.com.au
Lifescripts (2010), Department of
Health and Ageing
Consumer resources addressing
SNAP (smoking, nutrition, alcohol
and physical activity) risk factors
that have been translated into
Vietnamese, Chinese, Italian, Greek
and Arabic.
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/
publishing.nsf/Content/lifescripts-trans
Contact HELPP: P (08) 7421 9975 www.wecanhelpp.com.au
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Healthy Eating and Lifestyle
Name of resource and author
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Resources by language (n.d.),
NSW Health
Search for resources by language
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
on a variety of health related issues. mhcs/languages.html
Victorian Refugee Health Network
(n.d.)
Main link to nutrition section which
includes a range of resources such
as brochures on healthy eating and
food safety, calcium, vitamin D and
iron.
http://www.refugeehealthnetwork.org.
au/resources/Nutrition
Stories in basic English that support
healthy eating messages and
being active for new arrivals, ESL
teachers, Community workers and
health professionals.
Order form available at: http://www.
nutritionaustralia.org/sites/www.
nutritionaustralia.org/files/qld/Brochure_
Your%20Healthy%20Life.pdf
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Nutrition education program which
targets CALD groups where English
is a second language. It is designed
to be delivered by people with no
nutrition background. Consists
of a flip chart with accompanying
script, PowerPoint and Presenters
Handbook.
The program is currently being trialled
with CALD participants. Final resources
will be available on the HELPP website
early in 2013
Your Healthy Life (n.d.) Nutrition
Australia
P: (03) 9389 8908
E: info@refugeehealthnetwork.org.au
Food Literacy Programs (FLiPs)
Name of resource and author
HELPP Nutrition Education for CALD
groups (2012) Healthy Eating Local
Policies and Programs (HELPP)
P: (08) 7421 9975
W: www.wecanhelpp.com.au
E: helpp@flinders.edu.au
Seven modules:
• Food handling
• General healthy eating
• Cooking & processing methods
• Label reading
• Nutrients at risk
• Food and your teeth
• Key food safety steps.
Fairfield Refugee Nutrition Project:
Resource Training Manual (2007),
NSW Refugee Health Service, NSW
Health
Lesson plans on:
• Bad Foods and Better Alternatives
• Food Experiences in Australia
• Food Literacy and Sampling
• Food Storage and Safety
• Lunchbox Workshop
• Cooking Traditional Foods
in Australia
• Food Groups
• Food Pyramid
• Group Cooking
• Supermarket Tour
Complete document can be
downloaded at:
http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/services/
refugee/pdf/NutritionProgramManual.
pdf
Contact HELPP: P (08) 7421 9975 www.wecanhelpp.com.au
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Food Literacy Programs (FLiPs)
Name of resource and author
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Good food for new arrivals (2012),
Association for Services to Torture
and Trauma Survivors Inc. (ASeTTS)
WA
Training modules developed for
service providers working with
new arrivals to build the cultural
competency and capacity of workers
in relation to delivering healthy
eating messages.
http://nutrition.asetts.org.au/packageoverview/resources/
Healthy Food in the First Seven
Days (2009), Nourishing New
Communities, Queensland Health,
Multicultural Health
Provides resources to assist workers
and volunteers working with newly
arrived refugees in the first six
months. Some information specific to
Queensland.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/
multicultural/health_workers/nutritn_
res.asp
Living Strong, What’s in food? Fat &
Sugar Content (2008), Queensland
Government
A healthy lifestyle group-based
program for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders communities.
Promotional materials and an
evaluation of the program are also
available.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/lightenup/
living_strong
My Heart, My Family, Our Culture
(2008), Heart Foundation
Resources for health professionals
working in Aboriginal Health.
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.
edu.au/key-resources/programsprojects?pid=754
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Poster consisting of the 5 key food
safety steps, designed for people
from a range of backgrounds and is
available in 68 languages including
Persian, Malay and Dari.
The poster can be downloaded and
printed from the WHO website:
Provides an education session to
train workers and volunteers on food
and kitchen safety who work with
newly arrived refugees in the first
six months.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/
multicultural/health_workers/nutritn_
res.asp#Food
A comprehensive kit dealing with
all aspects of food safety, including
posters. Available in several
languages and aimed at charities
and community groups that provide
food.
Printed copies available.
Poster displaying the safe storage
of perishable foods. Available
in several different languages
including some with MP3 Audio.
Scroll down to Safe Food, Safe
Kitchens http://www.health.qld.gov.au/
multicultural/public/nutrition.asp
P: (08) 9227 2700
E: nutrition@asetts.org.au
P: (07) 3328 9010
E: multicultural@health.qld.gov.au
E: lighten_up@health.qld.gov.au
for how to order resources
Food Safety
Name of resource and author
Five keys to safer food (n.d.),
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Food and Kitchen Safety for Newly
Arrived Refugees (2009), Nourishing
New Communities, Queensland
Health, Multicultural Health
Food Safety Information Kit –
Charities and Community Groups
(2010), Government of South
Australia, Department of Health
Safe Food, Safe Kitchens (2007),
Queensland Health, Community
Nutrition Unit
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/
publications/consumer/5keys/en/
P: (07) 3328 9010
E: multicultural@health.qld.gov.au
E: food@health.sa.gov.au
or download from
http://www.health.sa.gov.au/pehs/Food/
kit-charities-community.htm
Contact HELPP: P (08) 7421 9975 www.wecanhelpp.com.au
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Lunchbox Resources
Name of resource and author
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Food safety and healthy lunchbox
ideas for you and your family (2009),
Uniting Care Burnside, NSW Refugee
Health Service and The Smith Family
A resource booklet for fathers with
English as their second language
about food safety and healthy
lunchboxes.
The poster can be downloaded and
printed from the WHO website:
Healthy Lunches, Queensland Health
(2010), Community Nutrition Unit
Short resource on how to pack
healthy lunchboxes for children.
Aimed at people of Arabic, African
and Asian backgrounds.
Available in.pdf from the following link:
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/
publications/consumer/5keys/en/
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/
multicultural/public/nutrition.asp
scroll down to ‘Healthy Lunches’ and
click on the required language
P: (07) 3328 9010
E: multicultural@health.qld.gov.au
Lunchbox checklist (2010),
NSW Health
Checklist to help children
understand which foods make up
a healthy lunch box provided in
different languages.
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
publication_details/7725.asp
Nutrition for kids (2005),
NSW Health
Fact sheets that provide basic
information about lunchboxes and
the five food groups in a variety of
languages.
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
publication_details/7640.asp
School Lunchbox posters (2004),
Association for Services to Torture,
& Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS)
Pictorial posters showing culturally
appropriate foods to include in a
healthy lunchbox.
African poster:
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/School%20
lunch1-af.pdf
Asian poster:
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/School%20
lunch2-as.pdf
Australian poster:
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/School%20
lunch3-oz.pdf
Middle Eastern poster:
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/School%20
lunch4-me.pdf
Select healthier snacks (2010),
NSW Health
A simple fact sheet that promotes
the consumption of healthy snacks
for children - includes tips on
making quick and easy healthy
snacks that appeal to children.
Provided in a variety of languages.
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/
publication_details/8740.asp
Contact HELPP: P (08) 7421 9975 www.wecanhelpp.com.au
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Recipes and Food
Name of resource and author
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Cultural Recipes (n.d),
Migrant Information Centre –
Eastern Melbourne
A collection of recipes from different
communities living in the eastern
region of Melbourne. Cultures in the
recipe book include Afghan, Karen,
Bangladesh, Pakistani, German,
Sudanese and Anglo-Australia.
http://www.miceastmelb.com.au/
documents/CulturalRecipesbooklet.pdf
Finding familiar foods: list of
common foods’ (2004), Association
for Services to Torture and Trauma
Survivors
List of common Middle Eastern and
African foods and their alternate
names.
Middle Eastern foods
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/nutrition/
Documents/Arabic%20food%20list.pdf
Living Strong, Healthy Lifestyle
Cookbook (2008), Queensland
Government
A picture based recipe book that
supports the Living Strong Program.
More than Nutrition: Culture &
Cuisine from Ethnically Diverse
Regions (2012), HELPP
This booklet focusses on the cuisine Available for download via the link
of various cultures, eating customs
below:
and common ingredients.
www.wecanhelpp.com.au
Religious food requirements (2012),
HELPP
This fact sheet gives a summary
of the food requirements for some
widely known religions.
Available for download via the link
below
Shopping for Groceries: Where
can I get my groceries from around
Adelaide? (2012), HELPP
A list of ethnic grocery stores in
Adelaide.
Available for download via the link
below:
SBS Food Safari (2008)
This website gives a good summary
of regional cuisines including key
ingredients and cooking utensils.
Click on the cuisine tab and select the
region or country of interest.
This booklet focusses on recipes
using exotic herbs and spices. For
a full list of suppliers please consult
the HELPP local groceries list.
Available for download via the link
below:
The Cook’s Thesaurus (2006)
This website lists a range
of ingredients including fruit
and vegetables, synonyms,
pronunciations, and suggested
substitutions.
http://www.foodsubs.com/
Try this instead… (2012), HELPP
A pictorial resource showing
alternatives to some foods used in
ethnic cooking. Also includes links
to useful websites.
Available for download via the link
below:
Spice it up: Recipes using exotic
herbs and spices (2012), HELPP
African foods
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/nutrition/
Documents/African%20food%20list2.
pdf
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/lightenup/
living_strong
E: lighten_up@health.qld.gov.au
for how to order resources
www.wecanhelpp.com.au
www.wecanhelpp.com.au
http://www.sbs.com.au/food/foodsafari/
about
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Other
Name of resource and author
Overview and target group
Accessing the resource
Calendar of Cultural and Religious
Dates (2012) Australian Government,
Department of Immigration and
Citizenship
This calendar is aimed at raising
awareness of the various
celebrations that are important to
different cultures.
http://www.immi.gov.au/living-inaustralia/a-multicultural-australia/
calendar-australia/
Health Translations Online Directory
(n.d), State Government of Victoria
Search engine provided by the
State Government of Victoria for
resources on specific topics in
different languages.
www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au
Other languages (2011),
Department of Health and Ageing
A tool to translate short pieces of
text or whole websites into over 25
different languages.
http://health.gov.au/internet/
main/publishing.nsf/content/
other+languages-1
Smarter serve: good food for
our community (2012), Local
Government Association of
Queensland
This resource was produced
specifically for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander councils to assist with
the provision of healthier food at
council related events.
Resources and materials can
be downloaded from: http://
www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.
au/key-resources/promotionresources?lid=23263
Swap it, Don’t stop it! (n.d.),
Australian Government
A suite of resources including
brochures and a 12 week planner
that support the government’s Swap
it, Don’t stop it!, social marketing
campaign that have been translated
into over 15 different languages.
http://swapit.gov.au/resources/otherlanguages
The Department of Immigration
and Citizenship (n.d.), Australian
Government
Database and resources, providing
the general public with statistics and
information on permanent arrivals to
Australia.
http://swapit.gov.au/resources/otherlanguages
Together here for a healthier life…
improving migrant health in regional
South Australia (2012), Government
of South Australia, SA Health
A storybook documenting the
work carried out by the Country
Health SA Local Health Network
(CHSA LHN) in four regional areas
(Riverland, Murray Bridge, Adelaide
Hills and the South East) with local
organisations in 2012.
Primary Prevention Co-ordinator
To order resources in different
languages E: info@swapit.gov.au
To order resources in difference
languages E: info@swapit.gov.au
Population Health Development
Portfolio
Country Health SA
Local Health Network
P: (08) 8226 6641
Contact HELPP: P (08) 7421 9975 www.wecanhelpp.com.au
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