California Healthcare Interpreting Association

Interpreter and Translator Associations Sites

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
International Medical Interpreters Association
The Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters
For judicial, medical, conference community interpreters.
Hablamos Juntos
An organization dedicating to improving communication between Spanish-speaking patients and English-speaking doctors in the US.
Critical Link
A conference for community interpreters, including healthcare interpreters.
International List of Translators' Associations and Organizations
American Translators’ Association
Northern California Translators Association

Government Agencies Involved in Language Access

Federal HHS Office for Civil Rights
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil Rights, promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination.
California Department of Health Services
California Department of Managed Healthcare
Maintains licensing, financial, and quality data for health care plans in the state. Also helps resolve any consumer complaints against any health care plan.
California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
A volunteer board that advises the Governor and the Legislature on strategies for reducing the number of uninsured persons in the state.
www.lep.gov/
Provides resources for technical assistance regarding Limited English Proficiency and language services for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of federal programs and federally assisted programs.
California Office of the Patient Advocate
Charged with informing and educating consumers about their rights and responsibilities as HMO enrollees.

Resources for Vocabulary Improvement

Yahoo Dictionaries
List of Online Dictionaries
The Internet Dictionary Project
Terminology Collection Online Dictionaries
Japanese Glossary

Healthcare Access/Cultural Competence Organizations

The California Endowment,
California-based statewide health foundation whose mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
Asian Health Services
Asian-American Health
Cambodian (Khmer), Laotian, Vietnamese, More Links (Site by Charles Kemp at Baylor University)
California Health Collaborative
Clinica Tepati
Non-profit, student-run clinic that provides free primary health care services to the uninsured population of Sacramento and the surrounding area.
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Cultural Diversity in Nursing Practice
Part of American Nurses Association’s Nursing World site.
Culturally Effective Pediatric Care:
Education and training issues from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
EthnoMed
University of Washington (Seattle) site for foreign-language health, ethnocultural health and medicine site links.
LEP Research & Resources
Latino Health Access
Based in Santa Ana.
Multicultural Health Communication Service
Mi Pediatra
Pediatric info in Spanish
National Library of Medicine
Current bibliographies in Medicine - Asian - Pacific Islander American Health.
National Health Law Program
A national public interest law firm containing resources on the internet regarding for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities.
Pan American Health Organization
Regional Office of the World Health Organization
Resources for Cross-Cultural Health Care
The Center for Study of Latino Health & Culture at UCLA Department of Medicine
The CLAS Room
The National Center for Cultural Competence
The National LEP Advocacy Task Force

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