Minnesota Refugee Health Provider Guide
Medical Interpreters
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Provider guide: chapter eleven
Appendices
Resources
Provider guide: chapter eleven
- Working with
Medical Interpreters (PDF: 547KB/6 pages)
The need for clarity and understanding is paramount in a clinic or hospital, where life-and-death-decisions hinge on immediate, accurate communications.
Appendices:
- Laws Governing the Use of Medical Interpreters (PDF: 21KB/1 page)
Summary of the federal and state laws that govern the use of medical interpreters.
Resources:
- Addressing Language and Culture: A Practice Assessment for Health Care Professionals (PDF: 1.04MB/40 pages)
An assessment tool developed by the California Academy of Family Physicians to assist health care professionals with addressing language barriers or cultural differences with patients. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Limited English Proficiency: A Federal Interagency Website
Information, tools, and technical assistance regarding limited English proficiency and language services for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of federal programs and federally assisted programs, and other interested parties. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Interpreting Stakeholder Group
Mission: “To improve the delivery of spoken language interpreter services in Minnesota, and to promote the professionalization of the interpreting industry as a whole.” ISG meets monthly. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Exchange: Translations and Resources for Better Health
Multilingual health resource exchange based in Minnesota. Participating partners are able to download multilingual health resources on the site; guests to the web site are able to learn more about health education for LEP audiences and view the materials list. Attention: Non-MDH link
- National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
Mission: "The NCIHC is a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to promote and enhance language access in health care in the United States." Attention: Non-MDH link
- National Help Law Program Library
The National Health Law Program NHelp web site includes language access resources that can assist health professionals in their work. Attention: Non-MDH link
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