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NLCP News
The Alliance of Community Health Plans recognized the Health Care Interpreter Certificate Program (HCICP), along with KP’s Qualified Bilingual Staff Model, for Making the Business Case for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care in 2006.
In 2007, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) awarded KP their Innovation and Excellence Community Leadership Award for the HCICP.
In 2009, NLCP’s “Language & Culture Series: Health Care Interpreter Training Program” was awarded the 30th Anniversary Classic Telly Award. This award was specially presented to recognize the 30th anniversary of the Telly Awards and was awarded to fewer than 3% of all work submitted since 1978.
Kaiser Permanente News
Culturally Competent Care: Kaiser Permanente Opens Spanish-Speaking OB-GYN Module in San Jose (01/13/2011, YouTube)
HCI/ Language Access News
Pacific Interpreters Partners with First Contact 9-1-1 to Improve Language Access for 9-1-1 Call Centers (06/20/2011, PRWeb, Lanham, MD)
Young Somali immigrant misses certain foods and constant sun, but appreciates life in diverse Pelican Rapids (06/20/2011, MinnPost.com, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN)
Diverse Salt Lake population provides much-needed interpretation services at hospitals, clinics (06/19/2011, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
Language Line Services Launches 'Language Access Center for Excellence' as a Healthcare Resource (06/14/2011, PR Newswire, New York, NY)
Overcoming language barriers at the hospital (05/11/2011, Timesunion.com, Albany, NY)
Parents' Limited English May Prolong Child's Hospital Stay (05/05/2011, U.S. News - Health)
CMC nursing graduate realizes need for bilingual skills (05/04/2011, Glenwood Springs Post Independent, CO)
Unviersity looks to up diversity in its clinical trials (04/27/2011, The Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota, MN)
Interpreters and Translators - Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition (2010, Bereau of Labor Statistics)
Colleges see 16% Increase in Study of Sign Language (12/08/2010, the New York Times)
When the Patient Gets Lost in Translation (04/23/2009, the New York Times)
Language Barriers Are Hindering Health Care (11/23/1997, the New York Times)
US Health Care News
Broad Racial Disparities Seen in Americans' Ills (01/13/2011, the New York Times)
U.S. Alters Rule on Paying for End-of-Life Planning (01/04/2011, the New York Times)