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The Minnesota Department of Education has a link to interpreters, they are not however necessarily trained in Medical Translation, here is a link to their Spanish interpreters:
Minnesota Department of Education, Interpreter Database
Here are some links to some phone language lines:
http://www.languageline.com
http://www.languagefon.com/
The University of MN offers a Certificate Program in Interpreting and may be able to offer recommendations or resources: http://www.cce.umn.edu/creditcourses/pti/aboutpti/
Link to Trained Interpreters Available for Assignments from the University
Here is some good resources which may be helpful for "information" about interpretive services: http://www.cce.umn.edu/creditcourses/pti/downloads.html

Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN) - Other sites of interest.
This is a link to The Department of Defense (DoD) Special Needs Parent Tool Kit, which contains 110 pages of comprehensive information and tools geared towards helping military families with special needs children navigate the maze of medical and special education services, community support and benefits and entitlements: Department of Defense Special Needs Parent Tool Kit
The Follow-Along Program helps you know if your child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and acting like other children the same age.
Early Childhood Services Directory provides information on resources that may help families, providers and others working with children and families.

It's My Choice; a Transition guide from the MN Council on Developmental Disabilities (PDF: 90 pages / 3.06MB)
The Institute for Community Integration at the University of MN: http://ici.umn.edu/all/helptool.html#profiler
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition; Creating Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities to Achieve Successful Futures: http://www.ncset.org/publications/default.asp#parent
The Healthy and Ready to Work National Center: http://www.hrtw.org/
PACER Center's Transition web site: http://www.pacer.org/tatra/index.asp
Recent transition fact sheets for youth from the Waisman Center in Wisconsin. The focus is on education: http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/hrtw/YFS.pdf (PDF: 14 pages / 2.57MB)
Topics include:
-- preparing for technical college
-- preparing for 4-year college
-- the role of DVR and getting a job
-- getting involved in your IEP
-- staying out of trouble
-- contacting your legislator

A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Minnesota:
http://healthinsuranceinfo.net/mn.pdf (PDF: 39 pages / 225KB)
PACER Center's Health Information Center: http://www.pacer.org/health/index.asp
Health and Disability Advocates seeks to assure that low-income older adults, children and adults with disabilities lead secureand dignified lives. HDA advocates for policies that promote economic security and provide health coverage: http://www.hdadvocates.org
Who's Who in the Health Care System: A Resource Guide for Minnesotans: http://www.ombudmhmr.state.mn.us/who/who_sec1.htm
Managing your Health Care, from the Office of the MN Attorney General (PDF: 34 pages / 400 KB)
Your Rights as a Patient in an HMO, from the Office of the MN Attorney General
Information on Social Security Disability: http://www.ssa.gov/disability
Information on Medical Assistance in Minnesota from www.quickbrochures.net
Information on Medical Assistance from the Department of Human Services Web site: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us

This is a link to the National Center for Cultural Competence. There are many good tools on this site for improved care for diverse populations. I encourage everyone to look at these resources.
National Center for Cultural Competence: http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc

Minnesota's Medical Home Learning Collaborative - Final Report more...>

Medical Home Team Spotlights more...>

Assessment Tools to improve your Medical Home more...>

Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home more...>>

If you have questions or comments about this page, please contact Children and Youth with Special Health Needs at health.cyshn@state.mn.us