St. Joseph's Medical Center: Consumer Heatlh

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• The Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides comprehensive guidance on addressing language assistance services in health care settings.
• The Office Guide to Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients  is a booklet by the American Medical Association that offers practical advice for addressing communication barriers in health care settings.
• Assessing Translation—A Manual for Requesters  provides a roadmap to help health care organizations improve the quality of their translated materials
• LEP.gov provides federal guidance in providing language access.
• The American Translators Association  allows you to search for local translators (for written materials) and interpreters (for verbal communication).The Certification Commission for of Healthcare Interpreters  has a searchable registry of certified interpreters, as does the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters .

• MedlinePlus by the National Institutes of Health.
• Healthy Roads Media  provides materials in handout form, audio, and video in several languages.
• Health Information Translations  provides materials in 18 different languages, including American Sign Language video.