Increasing Public Awareness - Public Service Announcement The IMIA would like to encourage all interpreters and stakeholders who are language access advocates to please share this PSA in every presentation you do. To access the PSA, please go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=twINuqacDdY or watch below:
IMIA Public Service Announcement for Spanish speaking Patients Script by Izabel Arocha & Presentation by Tina Pena Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=gFIQHsR-2yQ or watch below
Using a Medical Interpreter This video, made by internal medicine residents at Mayo Clinic-Rochester, is meant to be a demonstration of all of the common mistakes that can be made by medical personnel when dealing with a non-english speaking patient. What problems do you see in this encounter? View at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=D9s3sl5AoMg or watch below:
The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a 7 minute video: "How Effective Healthcare Communication Contributes to Health Equity". This video offers a helpful introduction for all healthcare providers on how culture, language and health literacy support the elimination of disparities and promote health equity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOZLf-RYvHk
IMIA Patient Education Initiative Educate patients about their rights by giving them the IMIA Please Call an Interpreter Cards. Go to http://www.imiaweb.org/store/default.asp to purchase.
