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 March 2024.
Arabic Translations
AR85-2154 Ethics Tool (rack card) [Arabic] (Arabic letter size: AR85-2153, English: WX85-2084, En français: FF85-2143, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2169)
Previous title: Patient and Family Ethics Tool
AR85-2153 Ethics Tool: Help with Ethical Issues [Arabic] (English: WX85-2056, En français: FF85-2142, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2168)
Previous title: Patient and Family Ethics Tool - Help with Ethical Issues
Chinese (Simplified) Translations
CH85-2169 Ethics Tool (rack card) [Simplified Chinese] (Letter size: CH85-2168, English: WX85-2084, En français: FF85-2143, Arabic: AR85-2154)
Previous title: Patient and Family Ethics Tool
CH85-2168 Ethics Tool - Help with Ethical Issues [Simplified Chinese] (English: WX85-2056, En français: FF85-2142, Arabic: AR85-2153)
Previous title: Patient and Family Ethics Tool - Help with Ethical Issues
Endocrine System
WK85-2299 Screening for Diabetes During Pregnancy (En français: FF85-2338, Arabic: AR85-2369)
WK85-2300 Screening for Diabetes After Pregnancy (En français: FF85-2339, Arabic: AR85-2370)
WK85-2301 I Have Diabetes and I Can Have a Healthy Baby! Pregnancy Information for Individuals with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes (En français: FF85-2340, Arabic: AR85-2371)
French Translations (en français)
FF85-2014 Préparation en vue d’une opération de l’œil (English: WW85-0134)
Previous title: Préparation en vue de la chirurgie oculaire
FF85-2112 Opération du ptosis (paupière tombante) (English: WW85-1989)
FF85-1792 Cannabinoïdes pour le traitement de la douleur (English: PM85-1350)
FF85-1839 Programme de physiothérapie avant une transplantation du foie (English: WB85-1299)
FF85-1657 Prévention des chutes : liste de contrôle (English: WB85-1649)
FF85-2078 Utiliser de façon optimale la vision qu’il vous reste (English: WW85-1998)
FF85-2247 Aide médicale à mourir (AMM) (English: WD85-2229)
FF85-2389 NEW Mesure ambulatoire de la tension artérielle pendant 24 heures (English: WG85-2073)
FF85-2392 NEW Fierté-Santé (rack card) (English: WX85-1634)
Gynecology & Reproductive Health
WP85-1925 Giving Birth After Your Due Date: Valley Regional Hospital (En français: FF85-1952)
Previous title: Giving Birth After Your Due Date
Hospitals
WX85-2393 NEW Hospital Fees for Out-of-Country Visitors (En français: FF85-2394)
Laboratory Pathology
QV85-0252 Digoxin
QV85-0080 Metformin
QV85-0295 Calcium Channel Blockers
QY85-0668 24-Hour Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area
QY85-1619 Mid-stream Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area
QY85-1630 5-HIAA Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area
QY85-1631 Metanephrine Urine Collection - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area
QY85-1983 Stool Collection for Calprotectin - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Halifax Area
Nervous System
WL85-1732 Before and After Spine Surgery - Halifax Infirmary
Previous title: Lumbar (Back) Surgery
Nutrition & Food
LC85-0127 Managing Fluid Intake
LC85-0528 Signs of Dehydration
LC85-0652 Sample Meal Plan for Kidney Disease
Previous title: Sample Renal Diet Plan
LC85-1159 Drinking Bottled Water Between Meals
Previous title: Drinking Water Between Meals (En français: FF85-2196)
LC85-0527 Safe Eating Guidelines (En français: FF85-2175)
LC85-0624 How to Puree Foods
LC85-0562 How to Thicken Liquids
Oral Health
WU85-1511 Arthroscopic Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Surgery: Jaw Joint Surgery (Outpatients)
Palliative Care
WD85-2229 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) (En français: FF85-2247)
Previous title: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Vietnamese Translations
VI85-2390 How to do a Twin BagTM Exchange [Vietnamese] (English: WQ85-0633, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2214, Russian: RU85-2379)
The following pamphlets were archived in March 2024:
WX85-1681 Hospital Fees for Out-of-country Visitors : Annapolis Valley, South Shore, South West (En français: FF85-1682)
FF85-1682 Frais médicaux pour les visiteurs de l’extérieur du pays : Vallée de l'Annapolis, Rive-Sud, Sud-Ouest (English: WX85-1681)
WX85-1683 Hospital Fees for Out-of-country Visitors : Cape Breton, Guysborough, Antigonish (En français: FF85-1684)
FF85-1684 Frais médicaux pour les visiteurs de l’extérieur du pays : Cap-Breton, Guysborough, Antigonish (English: WX85-1683)
WX85-1685 Hospital Fees for Out-of-country Visitors : Colchester-East Hants, Cumberland, Pictou (En français: FF85-1686)
FF85-1686 Frais médicaux pour les visiteurs de l’extérieur du pays : Colchester-East Hants, Cumberland, Pictou (English: WX85-1685)
WX85-1687 Hospital Fees for Out-of-country Visitors : Halifax Area and West Hants (En français: FF85-1688)
FF85-1688 Frais médicaux pour les visiteurs de l’extérieur du pays : Région d'Halifax et West Hants (English: WX85-1687)
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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