Program Materials

Hablamos Juntos Program Materials

It is important to us here at Hablamos Juntos that both the gravity of the issue and our program efforts be readily understood. Here you will find access to materials that have been developed about the work we are doing.

• Hablamos Juntos Program Overview
• Language Services Issue Brief Affordable Language Services: Implications for Health Care Organizations (2005)
• Non-English Materials Issue Brief Developing Better Non-English Materials: Understanding the Limits of Translation (2005)
• Universal Symbols for Healthcare Environments (2005)
• Physician Perspectives on Communication Barriers Insights from Focus Groups with Physicians Who Treat Non-English Proficient and Limited English Proficient Patients (2004)
  • Full Report
  • Executive Summary
• Symbol Usage In Health Care Settings for People with Limited English Proficiency
  • Universal Symbols In Health Care Workbook, Best Practices for Sign Systems (December 2005)
  • Part One: Evaluation Of Use Of Symbol Graphics In Medical Settings. (April 2003)
  • Part Two: Implementation Recommendations (April 2003)
  • Part Three: Symbols Design Technical Report (September 2005)
• Translation as a Strategy for Effective Communication with Patients and Clients: A How-To-Guide (2003)
• Effective Patient-Provider Communication Across Language Barriers: A Focus on Methods of Translation (2003)
• Development of an Instrument to Test the Cultural Adequacy of Health Related Written Material for Latinos in the USA (2003)
• Bridging the Communication Gap: Provider to Patient Written Communication Across Language and Cultural Barriers (2002)
• Interpreter Training Programs (2002)
• Language Testing Options (2002)
• Models For The Provision Of Language Access In Health Care Settings. (2002)
• Patient and Provider Perspectives On Language Barriers – Telephone Survey Results (2001)
  • Report
  • Powerpoint
• Population Change for Hispanics from 1990 to 2000 by State - Fact sheet (2001)
• Hablamos Juntos More Than Words (2002)
• Hablamos Juntos Demonstration Sites (2002)