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The Health Letter is a free newsletter for you to use with your clients. Print copies for your waiting room or a class handout. (New themed newsletters regularly.)

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Depression/Depresion Brochure – NEW! Developed with the Volunteer Healthcare Clinic http://www.volclinic.org/ in Austin, Texas.  An easy-to-read brochure that includes a description of depression, experiences relevant to recent immigrants, what to do, and resources available in the Austin area.  This pdf version with a blank last page allows you to fill in resources from your own area.

Download this free resource here [depression brochure PDF] [depression brochure Spanish PDF]

Recycle in Austin Brochure – NEW! This brochure was developed by CHEC partner Carmen Retzlaff after she went on a Mathews Elementary kindergarten field trip to Ecology Action in Austin and realized how many adults in Austin don’t know where to or what can be recycled. In English and Spanish—use in Austin or develop one of your own for your community! (2007 - updated 2008)

Download this free resource here. [recycle brochure PDF] [recycle brochure Spanish PDF]

African American Heritage Month Mini-Cookbook: Healthy Recipes with Rich History – NEW! This 12-page cookbook includes heart-healthy recipes and interesting historical information linked to traditional foods. CHEC partner Carmen Retzlaff created this for the Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services Department [http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/health/ ] when she worked there as a public health educator, in response to a desire for a positive health promotion resource for African American Heritage Month. Print it for your clients in February. (1992)

Download this free resource here. [African American Heritage Cookbook PDF] 

Focus Group Guide - Focus groups can inform your program design, provide a forum for stakeholder input and evaluate the program process. With this guide, learn techniques for gathering data you can use. Understand what focus groups can tell you and what they can't. Is a focus group what you want or a structured interview? (2002)

Download this free guide here. [PDF]

[Printing instructions: This item is intended as a booklet, so should be printed two-sided. Fold the pages across the short side and nest the pages so that the page numbers are in order.]

HIV Knowledge and Training Survey - How much does your staff really know about HIV and the populations affected? The field is rapidly changing and many clinic staff have a hard time keeping up. Use this survey and answer key to gauge your agency's training needs and design a training or trainings around the results. This tool was developed with funding from the Center for Health Training through the DHHS Office of Population Affairs in Region VI.

[PDF] Download this free survey with answer key here.


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