Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide - Definitely has something for everyone.

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The DHHS Office of Minority Health recently announced the release

of an interactive Web-based learning tool designed to help health professionals

plan, implement, and evaluate language access services (LAS) within their

organizations. The “Health care Language Services Implementation

Guide” is available at no cost to health care providers (access requires

registering) at www.thinkculturalhealth.org or

directly at https://hclsig.thinkculturalhealth.org/user/home.rails.

The Guide features an interactive content presentation, multimedia-based case

studies that underscore the importance of LAS, and interactive worksheets to

help with planning, implementation, and evaluation of LAS in your organization.

OMH has sponsored the

development of this guide to help healthcare organizations implement effective

LAS to meet the needs of their patients with limited English proficiency (LEP),

thereby increasing their access to health care. The guide can help you get

started. As your community and your organization evolve over time, you can use

the guide to assist you with the evolution of your LAS. The guide lays out the

basic steps for implementing LAS, and the process for carrying out each step is

explained in detail and supplemented with links to resources and tips on

alternative ways to complete the step. Sample resources include interpreter

qualifications checklist, examples of Medical Interpreter job descriptions,

funding sources for LAS, policies and procedures for working with interpreters,

and many others. A must see for anyone serving limited english populations!

Ruiz

Director, Health

Systems

National

Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

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Bethesda, MD

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