Cultural Competency

Back row, left to right: Said Tani, Mikhail Zhukov, Patrice Ndikumana, Ainaka Luna, Alla Potashnikova. Front row, left to right: Hooda Al-Nahhas, Yam Mishra, Guylaine Daoust (instructor), Rita Neopaney. Missing from photo: Sonia Laboy

Champlain Valley AHEC Medical Interpreter Training Class, October 2011

Champlain Valley AHEC has just completed its first 60 hour training program for medical interpreters using a new curriculum and training materials developed by Cross Cultural Communications Systems, Inc. (CCCS, www.cccsorg.com). Our program offers a new and more comprehensive method of teaching medical interpretation, and now includes a mental health component and a new approach to language coaching. The fall class's bilingual participants spoke a variety of languages besides English including Russian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Somali, and Nepali.

New Reference Guide Available for Latino Migrant Farm Workers in Franklin County

We are proud to present A Quick Reference Guide: Healthcare Access for Latino Migrant Farm Workers in Franklin County, Vermont. Developed by 2nd year UVM College of Medicine students David Larsen and Peter Cooch, the guide is available in either Spanish of English. This guide answers Frequently Asked Questions about healthcare access in Franklin County as well as giving information on how to make a medical or dental appointment, how to get low-cost care at NoTCH (Northern Tier Centers for Health), what to bring and what to expect at your appointment and tips on follow-up care and referrals.

English Version - A Quick Reference Guide: Healthcare Access for Latino Migrant Farm Workers in Franklin County, Vermont

Spanish Version - Un Guía de Referencia Rápida: Acceso a la Atención de Salud para Trabajadores Migrantes Latinos y Latinas en el Condado de Franklin, Vermont

 

Champlain Valley AHEC Hosts a Workshop for Vermont Medical Interpreter Trainers

On April 30 and May 1, 2011 Champlain Valley AHEC invited the president and primary instructor of Cross Cultural Communications Systems (CCCS) to present information about a new curriculum they have developed for the training of medical interpreters. Vermont's trainers intend to incorporate the CCCS curriculum into their trainings for medical interpreters.

Pictured from L to R are: Jeanine Bunzigiye; Vera Durarte Outeiro, Primary Instructor, CCCS; Maria Mercedes Avila; Zarita Araujo-Lane, President CCCS; Linda Li; Jacq Rose; Tracey Tsugawa; Guylaine Daoust. (missing from photo: Judy Wechsler from Champlain Valley AHEC)

2011 Cultural Competency for Health Care Providers Manual Available Online!

Cultural Competency for Health Care Providers manual... (.pdf file)

 

Multilingual Swine Flu Resources Available

Vermont Department of Health Multilingual Swine Flu Resources

The Vermont Department of Health is making efforts to reach out to all Vermonters with helpful information about swine flu. For up to date information on swine flu in Vermont, please visit healthvermont.gov/panflu/SwineFlu.aspx.

For people who do not speak English of who have limited English skills, the Vermont Department of Health website lists reliable links (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization) to information in other languages.

Below please find links to information about swine flu prevention and care in Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Somali, Swahili and Vietnamese. The Vermont Department of Health is working to provide additional resources in more languages and will post them to their site at healthvermont.gov/panflu/multilingualresources.aspx as they become available.

Spanish

www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/es/index.html

www.cdc.gov/germstopper/es/home_work_school.htm

www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/influenza-porcina-usted.htm

French

www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_27/fr/index.html

Chinese

www.who.int/csr/disease/swineful/zh/index.html

www.cdc.gov/germstopper/chinese/pdf/home_work_school.pdf

Russian

www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/ru/index.html

Arabic

www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/ar/index.html

Somali

VTH1N1-General_info_Somali.pdf

Swahili

VTH1N1-General_info_Swahili.pdf

Vietnamese

H1N1_General-Vietnamese.pdf

 

Resources for Practices

• VT Interpreter Task Force Trainings (Champlain Valley region; periodically offered), “How to Work Effectively With Limited English Proficiency Persons and Interpreters”. Contact: Tracey Tsugawa, Vermont Human Rights Commmission, 800-416-2010, x23.

• Vermont Medical Society “Interpreter Issues and Resources”