Health & Human Services Department | 389 Congress Street | Portland, Maine 04101 | (207) 874-8633

minority health program staff:

Kolawole Bankole, M.D., M.S.
Minority Health Program Coordinator/Access Project Director
Tel 207-874-8773
Fax 207.874.8913
Email: bak@portlandmaine.gov

Nelida Berke
Community Health Outreach Worker
(Central and South America/ Latino Communities)
Tel 207-874-8452
Fax 207-874-8913
Email: nrb@portlandmaine.gov

Deqa Dhalac
Community Health Outreach Worker
(Somali/ Sudanese Community)
Tel 207-874-8943
Fax 207-874-8913
Email: ddhalac@portlandmaine.gov

The Program maintains an asthma helpline for both the Somali and Latino communities.  The helpline is available to members of the Somali and Latino Communities with treatment questions and other questions about asthma. 

Latino asthma helpline: 756-8188

Linea amigable de asma para niños y adultos: 756-8188

Somali asthma helpline: 756-8711

Laynka cudurka neefta ama asmada ee caruurta iyo dadka waaweyn: 756-8177

 

 

minority health program resources

contact us

Minority Health Program Main Page

Tuberculosis

Women's Health

Smoking Cessation

Emergency Preparedness

Tuberculosis

“What is a TB test?”
English Spanish
Somali Vietnamese

 “What you should know about taking tuberculosis medicine”
English Spanish
Somali Vietnamese

“Just the facts about BCG and TB”
English Spanish
Somali Vietnamese

“Stop TB infection before it makes you sick”
English Spanish
Somali Vietnamese

“TB disease: You need treatment to make you well”
English Spanish
Somali Vietnamese

"What medical care do I need if I have a positive TB skin test?"
Acholi/Sudanese Arabic Cambodian
Chinese English Farsi
French Russian Serbian/Croatian
Somali Spanish Swahili
Vietnamese    

"Treatment for latent TB infection"
Acholi/Sudanese Arabic Cambodian
Chinese English Farsi
French Russian Serbian/Croatian
Somali Spanish Swahili
Vietnamese    

 

Women’s Health

“Women’s Health Magnet”
Arabic English Russian Spanish
Chinese French Somali Vietnamese

 

Smoking Cessation

“Quit Tips” factsheet
Acholi/Sudanese Khmer Spanish
English Russian Somali
French Serbian/Croatian Vietnamese

“After you Quit”, “Quit Tips”/“After You Quit” two sided factsheet – English

 

Emergency Preparedness

"Hot To Prepare For Emergencies" factsheet
Acholi/Sudanese French Somali
Arabic Russian Vietnamese(1)
English Spanish Vietnamese(2)

 

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