Resources and IFH
Mosaic PCN is dedicated to providing reliable health information to refugees in a variety of ways.
Online health information and resources can be convenient to use, but remember to always ensure that the resources you are consulting are up to date. Below you’ll find some resources that have been translated into different languages to help support your health care journey in Canada.
Health Literacy Resources
The Health Literacy Project was created with the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) and the Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic to reduce barriers to accessing services and improve health literacy outcomes.
Check out the Health Literacy website for multilingual videos on attending the pharmacy and your dental, optometry, family doctor, mammogram, and lab appointments. Printed handouts are available for professionals who support newcomers and/or English language learners, along with resources for patients to manage their health care appointments.
The videos are available in seven different languages including Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Mandarin, Spanish, Tigrinya, and Urdu.
Calgary Local Immigration Partnership (CLIP)
Looking for information about COVID-19? CLIP has multilingual resources available to help you understand the latest updates from the government, financial resources available, and more!
Information is available in Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Farsi, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Oromo, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Alberta International Medical Graduate Association
Multilingual recordings and webinar recordings are available to learn more about COVID-19, physical distancing, and when to seek medical attention.
Languages include Arabic (Egypt, Iraq, Sudan), Bengali, Farsi, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Ilocana, Kapampangan, Malayalam, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Tigrinya, Ukranian, Urdu, and Yoruba.
Canada’s Interim Federal Health program provides temporary health care coverage to refugees resettled in Canada. Find lists of clinics who accept IFH in the disciplines below:
