Below you will find links to health information translated into Tongan. Some of the following resources are from overseas, so emergency numbers and contact details may differ. In NZ, contact your local health clinic or dial 111 in an emergency.
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Babies & children
- Breastfeeding your baby, Health Ed NZ Tongan English
- Before school check
- Information for parents and guardians, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (Auckland) English (Non-Auckland)
- Keeping an eye on your child's vision, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf, 95 KB)
- Keeping an eye on your child's hearing, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf, 436 KB)
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Cancer
- Understanding cancer, Cancer Society NZ Tongan/English (pdf, 9 pages), 2008
- Early detection is your best protection, Counties Manukau Health, Tongan(webpage)
Dengue fever
Diabetes
- Diabetes in pregnancy: Gestational diabetes, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Tongan English (pdf, 2 pages)
- Keeping well with diabetes, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf, 1.4 MB)
- Starting insulin for people with type 2 diabetes, Waitematā District Health Board NZ Tongan English (pdf, 15 pages)
- Four steps to control your diabetes for life, Medline Plus Tongan/English (pdf, 15 pages)
- Taking care of your diabetes means taking care of your heart, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Tongan English (pdf, 2 pages)
- Two reasons I find time to prevent diabetes: my future & theirs, Medline Plus Tongan English (pdf, 2 pages)
- Diabetes prevention, Auckland District Health Board NZ & Diabetes Projects Trust NZ Tongan English (pdf, 1 page), 2011
- Type 2 diabetes – factsheet, Diabetes NZ Tongan English (pdf, 1 page), 2011
Gout
- Gout information, PHARMAC NZ Tongan English (pdf, 15 pages).
- Stop Gout, Ministry of Health, Tongan (pdf, 12 pages).
Health services
Hepatitis A
Immunisation
- BCG vaccine: Information for parents, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf, 261 KB)
- BCG vaccine: Aftercare for parents, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf, 129 KB)
- Immunise your child on time, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf, 331 KB)
- The tuberculin skin test, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Tongan (pdf, 2 pages) English (pdf, 1 page)
- Tuberculosis factsheet, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service, Australia Tongan English (pdf, 3 pages).
Measles
Meningitis (meningococcal disease)
Oral health
Pacific quit smoking service
- Pacific Quit Smoking Service, Auckland Regional Public Health Service, NZ Tongan/English
- Support to quit Quit NZ, 0800 778 778
Palliative care
- What is palliative care? Palliative Outcome Initiative, NZ Tongan and English (pdf, 2 pages)
- Understanding morphine and other opioid medicines, Palliative Outcome Initiative, NZ Tongan English (pdf, 2 pages)
- Last days of life, Palliative Outcome Initiative, NZ English & Tongan (pdf, 2 pages)
- Living with life limiting illness, Palliative Outcome Initiative, NZ English & Tongan (pdf, 2 pages)
Rheumatic fever
Skin infections
- Serious skin infections in children, Starship Children's Health NZ Tongan English/Maori (pdf, 2 pages)
Sexual health
- Teen sexual health: You and your teenager, Health Ed NZ English (pdf 1.4 MB).
Women’s health
- Immunise against HPV (human papillomavirus), Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf 321 KB)
- BreastScreen Aotearoa, Health Ed NZ Tongan English (pdf, 311 KB)
Warfarin
Learn Tongan
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UniLang Language website - Tongan for beginnersWebsite and community forums designed to help people learn different languages and cultures.Content separated into sections to provide a structured step by step introduction for beginners. |
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Tongan Dictionary
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Find more translated health information at Health Translations, Australia.