Multilingual Resources for Diverse Communities

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Mental health resources and services 

It's normal for situations like novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to affect your mental health. Everyone will experience these events in their own way. It is completely natural to feel stress and concern during these times, so it is important to practice positive coping strategies.

Resources and services for newcomer and diverse population

Multilingual mental health supports are also available on the Multilingual Mental Health Resources for Diverse Communities webpage.

For information on how to cope with and reduce stress and anxiety, how to talk to your children about COVID-19 and how to support yourself as well as your loved ones' mental health, please visit our Mental Health and COVID-19 webpage. Here you will also find a list resources and services for newcomer and diverse populations. 

mRNA Vaccine Handout

Hand washing and hand sanitizing 

Hand hygiene is the most important way to prevent you and others from getting sick due to an infection. Hand hygiene means to keep your hands clean by washing them often with soap and water or by using a hand sanitizer. Good hand hygiene is essential to reduce the spread of infection in your home, day cares, schools, work, stores, buses and trains, elevators and other public places.

More information and resources on how to prevent the spread of germs are available on our Stop the Spread of Germs page.

Cough etiquette

To stop the spread of germs that can make others sick, you should always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and put your used tissue in a waste basket. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hand.

More information and resources on cough etiquette are on Stop the Spread of Germs page.

Self-isolation

Please see Self-Isolation Instructions for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage by Ottawa Public Health for information. 

Somali, Arabic and Chinese Hub pages 

Somali Hub - Ottawa Public Health

Arabic Hub - Ottawa Public Health

Chinese Hub - Ottawa Public Health

COVID-19 vaccine myths videos

COVID-19 Vaccine myths

Dispelling the most common COVID-19 vaccine myths and conspiracy theories (English only)

Toute la vérité sur les mythes démystifié

19 الأفكار الخاطئة حول لقاح كوفيد

Khuraafaadka tallaalka COVID-19

COVID 19 疫苗神话

Multilingual mental health videos

Please watch these videos for ideas of ways to support your mental health and that of your loved ones. These videos are available in English, French, Arabic, Mandarin and Somali.