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Translator and Interpreter Organizations - Medical

National Counsel on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC)
NCIHC is dedicated to promoting culturally competent professional health care interpreting as a means to support equal access to health care services for individuals with limited English proficiency.

Society of Medical Interpreters
SOMI is dedicated to promoting professionalism and excellence in interpretive services to enhance the provision of health and social services to individuals with limited English proficiency.

Diversity RX
DiversityRX is dedicated to promoting language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program
CCHCP addresses broad cultural and linguistic issues that impact the health of racial and ethnic communities through cultural competence training, interpreter training, research projects, community coalition building, and other services.

Hablamos Juntos
Hablamos Juntos is dedicated to improving patient-provider communication for Latinos. It is a national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

California Health Care Interpreters Association
CHIA is dedicated to increasing equal access to health care services by developing and promoting the healthcare interpretater profession, advocating for culturally and linguistically appropriate services, and providing education and training to healthcare professionals. Note the publication Standards for Healthcare Interpreters: Ethical Principles, Protocols, and Guidance on Roles and Intervention.

Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association
MMIA is committed to equal access to quality health care for all people and to the advancement of professional medical interpreting.

Minnesota Medical Association: Language Assisted Interpreter Services
MMA provides physician membership with a summary of responsibilities under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with regard to Limited English Proficiency, including a summary of principles established in the Department of Health and Human Services" Policy Guidance published on August 30, 2000.

Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters of Central New York (MAMI)
MAMI is dedicated to providing culturally competent health care to limited English proficient individuals in Oneida and Herkimer counties in Central New York.


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