Posted on May 13, 2008 by lisahesp
Today’s New York Times includes a special section, Well, that provides health information covering the human body from brain to toe.
The “Well” articles are a great way for interpreters to review their knowledge about individual body parts and learn more about studies and common recommendations for maintaining health.
The Well home page also includes links to [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by lisahesp
The Health Information Translations site includes lots of bilingual resources with value for medical interpreters, health care organizations, and patients. All materials are available free, in PDF format.
Health care interpreters can prepare for appointments and further their knowledge of medical terminology and procedures by using translated materials in 17 languages, from Arabic to Vietnamese. [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2008 by culturesmart
By far, one of the most useful links for medical interpreters who want to improve their understanding of more commonly used medical terms, conditions, procedures, etc.
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/index.html
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Posted on March 28, 2008 by culturesmart
Posted on November 29, 2007 by culturesmart
Six Killers: Lung Disease: From Smoking Boom, a Major Killer of Women
By DENISE GRADY
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is usually caused by smoking, has become a major killer in women.
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Posted on April 13, 2007 by culturesmart
A new video from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Speaking Together project describes the role that language services play in delivering high quality health care. The video features Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts and Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where medically trained interpreters are contributing to safety and clinical outcomes for patients who speak or understand little English. [...]
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Posted on January 25, 2007 by culturesmart
“Intoxicado” has been called the $71 million word. That’s the award a Florida hospital was to pay in a malpractice suit that left 18-year-old William Ramírez a quadriplegic due to the wrong interpretation of the word.
http://www.thecitizen.info/2007/01/state_needs_hea.html
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Posted on August 16, 2006 by culturesmart
Institute of Medicine Report
The Institute of Medicine’s important report “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care” is available in full online, in PDF format. The report outlines information on disparities and recommendations for beginning to eliminate them.
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/onpi/webextra.nsf/web/minority?OpenDocument
“Public Health Reports”
The July-August 2003 issue of “Public Health Reports” is devoted to health care disparities.
http://www.publichealthreports.org/issuecontents.cfm?Volume=118&Issue=4
The [...]
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