Children's health resources in languages other than English

These resources have been developed with the assistance of the Brisbane Refugee Health Advisory Group, our GP Liaison Officers, a dietician, a speech pathologist, early childhood educators, and people with lived experience.   

Australia has a diverse mix of cultural backgrounds and over 50% of the Australian population was born overseas or has one parent who was born overseas. People from multicultural backgrounds, particularly non-English speaking backgrounds, face a range of challenges including low English proficiency, adjustment to a new country and loss of close family bond and sense of community. 

People from multicultural backgrounds also often face barriers to accessing and navigating the Australian Health Care and Education Systems through: 

Unfamiliar health and education systems 
Lack of interpreter access 
Insufficient support to navigate these systems

In 2026 Brisbane North PHN is building on the success of our previous Multicultural Health Initiative by undertaking a Multicultural Children's Health initiative.  The initiative includes 3 bilingual, downloadable resources that are available to providers in the Brisbane North region.   

Printed copies of student and parent resources are available for providers in the Brisbane North PHN region. Please check the PHN locator here prior to submitting your request.