LibGuides: Creating Patient Education Resources: Translations

Translations

In a province as diverse as Nova Scotia, every Nova Scotia Health department, clinic, and service area can benefit from having their patient education resources available in a language other than English. We currently have pamphlets available in 10 languages, including:

Arabic	French
Simplified Chinese	Spanish
Mi'kmaw	Russian
Ukrainian	German
Vietnamese	Hindi

The Patient Education Team is available to help support the translation of any Nova Scotia Health patient education pamphlet, and will guide your team through the process. We handle the request, formatting, and processing of every new and updated patient education pamphlet translation. This is so that a translated pamphlet has the same look and feel, and formatting as the English version.

Requirements:

The English version of the pamphlet must be up-to-date before translation can begin. Check with the Patient Education Team first if you are not sure if your pamphlet is current.
Requests must be submitted to the Patient Education Team. The Patient Education Team uses a professional translator to coordinate these requests in collaboration with Language Services.
Translation costs are paid by the requesting department, unit, or clinic. Funding from French-language services may be available to translate pamphlets into French.
- Note: When the English version of a pamphlet is updated, each translation of the pamphlet must also be updated, inferring additional costs.

To request a translation:

Once an English pamphlet is approved and published, email the Patient Education Team (pamphlets@nshealth.ca)

Include which language(s) you would like the pamphlet to be translated into
Indicate if you would like a quote before initiating the translation
Include the cost centre to be invoiced