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Este informe ofrece una guía para organizaciones comunitarias y para aquellos que invierten en el cambio social y entienden el poder de los medios de... read more
This report offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community... read more
This “Lessons Learned” publication summarizes the principles and practices gleaned from the New Routes to Community Health project. Learn about the immigrant health and media... read more
MPI’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy has created the
English Language Learner (ELL) Information Center, to provide
informative fact sheets, maps, and state-level data resources that
chronicle... Visit website
In Los Angeles, short videos show Chinese American elders how to navigate the US health care system and deal with language and cultural differences. Partners... View video
Laotian elders tell
their personal stories of dealing with health care communications issues. Introduced by Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang. Our Stories, Our Health produced this... View video
Laotian elders tell their personal stories of dealing with health care
communications issues. Information about using translators is provided by Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang. Our Stories,
Our... View video
Professional interpreters call this new PSA from the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators "Excellent" "Very powerful" "Brilliant." Produced by Fluency. View video
'Speaking American' is a specific Metaphor Project technique for
framing liberal and progressive messages in a broadly accessible way at
the values, 'big idea' level.... Visit website
My main reluctance to getting health care in this country is the English
language, and I suspect thousands of Latinos—especially those who
aren't fully bilingual—might... read more
We have all heard health statistics—and then promptly forgotten
them. We have all experienced
powerful emotions during medical encounters that have prevented us from asking
the “right” questions... read more
This fascinating Census Bureau Press Release summarizes the diversity of language in the U.S. with a link to the full report for those who want... read more
From Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) comes a new, free publication written by Ted Wang: Responding to changing demographics, the public and private... Visit website
A fact sheet from Migration Policy Institute provides info on population size and distribution, a demographic and socioeconmic overview, legal and unauthorized population numbers. Visit website
Help build an online database of cultural competence resources in health care. From Julia Puebla Fortier of DiversityRx:
The challenge: Tell the world about your favorite... read more
Indivisible, the first ever South Asian American anthology of poetry, held its national book launch at San Francisco's Book Smith. Visit website
The day is an opportunity for you and your organization to meet to share stories with others from around the world. We encourage you pass... read more
The last speaker of a tribal language in India just died. For an Indian-American it raises issues about the role language plays in transmitting culture,... Visit website
Our Stories, Our Health produced this video for community health education workshops in Philadelphia. Vietnamese elders tell their personal stories of dealing with this health... View video
Our Stories, Our Health produced this video for community health education workshops in Philadelphia. Vietnamese elders tell their personal stories of dealing with this health... View video
Our Stories, Our Health produced this video for community health education workshops in Philadelphia. Vietnamese elders tell their personal stories of dealing with this health... View video
Our Stories, Our Health produced this video for use in community health education workshops with Vietnamese elders in Philadelphia. Vietnamese immigrants tell their personal experiences... View video
The language of medicine is difficult to understand, even for native English speakers. The names of diseases, medication instructions, and general hospital systems are confusing,... read more
The company’s network pushes the limits of translation technology and has become a favored source for millions. “This technology can make the language barrier go... read more
The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is pleased to announce the launch of a health care resources component within our Language... Visit website
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This report (PDF 3.8MB) offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community health improvement. Spanish-language version is now available. Una versión en español de este informe esta en la web.
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partners.newroutes.org (grantee resources)
A national program of the