RE: Looking for ideas on efficient bi-lingual board meetings

[Guest guest]

One possible source for guidance would

be the head start programs working with migrant communities since they have the

same criteria for board and advisory committee structure/composition as migrant

health clinics. I’ve served on three such boards over the years and have seen different

methods as to how meetings are conducted. In a previous life, back in the 1970’s

and until Reaganomics hit this country, I worked with what was known as the Rio

Grande Federation of Community Health Centers. One of our functions was to do board

and committee training. We had developed materials but I did not keep them.

There may be some available in clinic files.

Good luck,

Alfonso

Alfonso López-Vasquez, Director

Community Partnerships & Diversity

Assistant Professor

Pacific University

2043 College Way

Forest Grove, OR 97116

(503) 352-3104

(503) 352-2291 (fax)

-----Original Message-----

From: Sologaistoa

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Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 10:39

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Looking for ideas on efficient bi-lingual board meetings

I just got this message today from the

President of the board of one of the migrant health centers in my region. I

wonder if anyone has good ideas or resources to address this issue.

We have a 1/2 and 1/2 board made up of

Spanish speaking

(They know more English than we do

Spanish) and English. We have a

great deal of trouble getting documents

translated and ready for

meetings, and etc., and then having

interpreters at the meetings.

Additionally, this creates very long

meetings. How do other clinics

Handle these problems? Have you

encountered any tips/suggestions or

Success stories for making the board

meetings an efficient use of time

for all?

Kay

Sologaistoa, M.S.

Southeast

Migrant Health Coordinator

Florida Association of

Community Health Centers (FACHC)

433 N. Magnolia Drive

Tallahassee, Florida

32308

(850) 942-1822

ext. 208

(850) 519-1190

(Cell)

erin@...

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