Writing in plain language matters. In Canada, it’s reported that nine million people have limited literacy skills, with over half of Canadians reading below a high school level. This is just one of the reasons why it is important to offer additional support to patients and families with easy-to-read, straightforward patient pamphlets. For more information about creating or updating patient pamphlets, please visit the Content Creator Toolkit. Please contact Pamphlets@nshealth.ca with any questions. You can search for pamphlets by title, keyword, or four-digit pamphlet number in the pamphlets catalogue, or view the complete listing of active titles in our Print Code Index.
The following pamphlets were updated or created in July 2024.
Digestive System
WI85-1188 PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Tube - VG Site
Previous title: PEG Tube (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
WI85-0273 Esophageal Motility Pressure Studies - VG Site
Previous title: Esophageal Motility Pressure Studies
Emergency & Public Health
WA85-2416 NEW Mobile Primary Care Clinics - Lunenburg County and Queens County
Previous title: Mobile Primary Care Clinics: Bridgewater
French Translations (en français)
FF85-1950 Réseau de soutien et cercle de soins - Partager l’information et travailler ensemble (English: WM85-1849)
FF85-1797 Soins à dispenser après votre intervention de chirurgie plastique (English: WO85-1680)
FF85-1879 Brosse à dents et fil dentaire (English: WU86-1865)
FF85-1881 Le tabagisme et la santé de la bouche (English: WU85-1867)
FF85-1965 Deuxième nuit du bébé (English: WP85-1931)
FF85-1106 Manger sainement après une transplantation (English: LC85-0107)
Gynecology & Reproductive Health
WP85-2010 Stillbirth - Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Hindi Translations
HI85-2415 NEW Hospital Fees for Out-of-Country Visitors [Hindi] (English: WX85-2393, En français: FF85-2394, Arabic: AR85-2395, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2396, Ukrainian: UK85-2397, Russian: RU85-2398, Spanish: SP85-2399, German: GE85-2400)
Hospitals
WX85-1974 How can I prevent a fall at a hospital appointment?
Previous title: Falls Prevention in the Hospital - Digby General Hospital, Roseway Hospital, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Mental Health & Addictions
WM85-2417 NEW The Clubhouse
Nephrology
WQ85-0538 Managing Your Fluid Intake in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Previous title: Managing Your Fluid Intake in Chronic Kidney Disease
WQ85-2418 NEW Cyclosporine for Glomerulonephritis
WQ85-2419 NEW Prednisone for Glomerulonephritis
WQ85-2420 NEW Mycophenolate for Glomerulonephritis
WQ85-2421 NEW Azathioprine for Glomerulonephritis
WQ85-2423 NEW Rituximab for Glomerulonephritis
WQ85-2424 NEW Tacrolimus for Glomerulonephritis
Nervous System
WL85-2174 Perseveration after an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Nursing Units
WZ85-1838 Women and Children’s Health Unit - Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Nutrition & Food
LC85-0628 Nutrition Guidelines for Hemodialysis
LC85-1955 Low-iodine Eating Guidelines
Previous title: Reading Food Labels for a Low Iodine Diet
Oral Health
WU85-1865 Brushing and Flossing (En français: FF85-1879)
WU85-1867 Tobacco and Oral Health (En français: FF85-1881)
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
WB85-1698 Late Phase Total Hip Exercises
Skin Care
WR85-2425 NEW PUVA Phototherapy
WR85-2426 NEW UVB Phototherapy
Surgery
WO85-0199 Caring for Your Sutures (Stitches) - Halifax Infirmary
WO85-1680 Care After Your Plastic Surgery Procedure (En français: FF85-1797)
The following pamphlets were archived in July 2024:
LC85-1199 Giving Tube Feedings at Home with a Nasogastric Tube (En français: FF85-1917)
FF85-1917 Alimentation par sonde naso-gastrique à domicile (English: LC85-1199)
WA85-1868 How to Talk to Your Kid About Sexuality and Healthy Sexual Choices (En français: FF85-1882)
FF85-1882 Comment parler aux enfants de la sexualité et de l’importance de faire des choix sains (English: WA85-1868)
WX85-1614 Preventing and Treating Travellers' Diarrhea
WC85-1618 Rabies
WX85-1828 Do you know how to help people who are blind, deafblind or partially sighted?
WV85-2032 Your Child’s Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy Surgery - Valley Regional Hospital
WT85-1024 Veterans' Oral Health Program - Information for Veterans and Their Families
If a pamphlet that has been archived is still needed, please let us know as soon as possible and we will work with you to make it available again.
Librarian Educator
Central Zone
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