Developed by the Cambridge Advanced Practice Center for Emergency Preparedness, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. This sturdy and colorful brochure allows you to determine what language is spoken (15 choices); clinic signage included, as well as screening and treatment diagrams. The NYS Department of Health has also developed The POD Quick Card, which is similar in nature. The NYSDOH requests that you contact them for permission to adapt the Quick Card for any other use.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes revised Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons
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- lep_guidance080403.pdf (95.19 KB)
Simple 2-pages of tips for providers working with health care interpreters both trained and untrained.
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- Tips_for_Providers.pdf (29.27 KB)
Standards of practice are a set of guidelines that define what an interpreter does in the performance of his or her role. These standards describe what is considered “best practice†by the profession and ensure a consistent quality of performance.
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"I speak XXX language" cards in 38 different languages to use to help identify a patient's native language. This tool could be very helpful, but only when dealing with literate populations.
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- ISpeakCards2004.pdf (312.83 KB)
An educational institution approved by the government of Guatemala. The program is based on one-to-one communication, which increases the learners confidence in their spanish language learning experience.
Health Information Translations is a collaborative initiative to improve health education for limited English proficiency patients.