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Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report

Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.

Building Community and Improving Health in Low-Income Las Vegas Neighborhoods

May 29, 2013 | Program Results Report

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health worked to build community and improve health in low-income Las Vegas neighborhoods by providing minigrants and technical assistance to grassroots community organizations.

Classes to Improve Health Literacy for Immigrants in Lincoln, Neb.

July 30, 2011 | Program Results Report

A 12-week health literacy course in Lincoln, Neb., sought to teach immigrants the basic medical information and vocabulary necessary to lead healthier lives.

Developing Universal Symbols for Health Care Facilities

May 13, 2011 | Program Results Report

Project staff worked with a design team to create and test a set of universal graphic symbols to help people with limited proficiency in English find their way around health care facilities.

What Language Services Mean to Patients

April 6, 2011 | Program Results Report

"We would never have gotten this information if the doctor had just gone in with broken Spanish," said Beth Ebel, M.D. "Often you don't know what you're getting into with medicine. If you don't know the nuances of the situation it can be a problem."

Telephone Interpretation Services Can Serve Hospitals Well

April 6, 2011 | Program Results Report

As the project manager at the University of Michigan said: "We could just grab the phone when patients came in who spoke languages for which we don't have an interpreter."

Testing a New Model of Health Care Interpreter

November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report

Inova, a not-for-profit health care system based in northern Virginia that includes hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers and other health-related organizations, established the role of the patient navigator to meet their needs.

Developing a Telephone Contact Center for Spanish-Speaking Health Plan Members

November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report

Through Hablamos Juntos, Molina saw an opportunity to pilot "TeleSalud," an in-house telephone contact center where Spanish-speaking members could access health care advice 24 hours a day.

Creating a Video-Medical Spanish Interpreting System in Six Rural Nebraska Counties

November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report

The participating hospitals were connected to a videoconferencing system through a new statewide communications network known as the Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network.

Radio Bilingue Develops Health Programming and Plans a Health Desk

January 23, 2009 | Program Results Report

Radio Bilingue produced a body of health programming and developed a strategic plan for creating a health desk to expand its health focus.

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