Job Opening at CCHCP!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010  -  Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP) is seeking a Community Outreach and Communications Coordinator.
Seattle, WA

2010 IMIA International Conference on Medical Interpreting
Friday, September 3, 2010  -  Sunday, September 5, 2010
Boston, MA

National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations
Monday, October 18, 2010  -  Thursday, October 21, 2010
Baltimore, Maryland

Second Annual Trainers' Symposium
Friday, June 10, 2011
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Las Vegas, NV
to be announced

CCHCP presents at the WSSDVS Annual Conference
On June 16, 2010 Nimisha Ghosh Roy provided a two hour training, “Preparing a Culturally Competent Volunteer Corp” at the annual conference of the Washington State Society of Directors of Volunteer Services. Held in Ellensburg, WA, this conference was attended by directors of volunteer services from hospitals across the state of Washington.
CCHCP, 07/26/2010

CCHCP provides the opening keynote at the WithinReach Cultural Competency Retreat
On July 13, 2010 Nimisha Ghosh Roy presented the opening keynote presentation entitled “The Road Map to Cultural Competency: Navigating the Cultural Competency Journey” at the WithinReach Cultural Competency Retreat. The retreat was held at the Fremont Baptist Church in Seattle, WA and was attended by approximately 25 staff members.
CCHCP, 07/26/2010

Environmental Justice Trainings Completed
Rose Long completed 6 trainings on environmental justice for all 70 staff members of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) in January, 2010. These trainings were the first of two phases of a 6-month project driven by the Agency's ten-year strategic plan. The project strengthens Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's underlying goal of equal access by environmental justice impacted communities through equal representation and meaningful participation. The project with CCHCP was initiated by then PSCAA Executive Director, Dennis McClaren, who has been appointed by President Obama as Regional Director for Region X of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in early February. Interim Director James Nolan is continuing the implementation of phase 2 of this project which is ongoing.
rml, 04/23/2010

CCHCP at the International Medical Interpreter Association (IMIA) Conference
Ira SenGupta and Rose Long presented at the recently concluded 2009 Annual Conference of the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) on Sunday, Oct 11 in Boston, MA. Ms. SenGupta spoke on Language Access' Role in Recruitment and Retention in Cancer Clinical Trials. Rose Long presented on Language Access and its Role in Environmental Justice.
, 10/12/2009

2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter
Ira SenGupta presented the keynote speech -From Cultural Bump to Cultural Congruence: Enhancing Cultural Competence in Health and Human Services- at the recently concluded 2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter in Des Moines. The theme of the annual symposium was -Growth, Change, and Competency in a Culturally Diverse World. About 300 social workers attended the meeting ON April 17, 2009 ably coordinated by Kelli Soyer, Executive Director of NASW, Iowa Chapter.
CCHCP, 06/01/2009

CCHCP Presented at National WIC Association's 26th Annual Conference
Ira SenGupta, Executive Director, recently presented on Cultural Competency and Working Effectively with Interpreters at the 26th Annual Conference of the National WIC Association in Nashville, Tennessee. A rich diversity of people access WIC (Women, Infant and Children) services bringing with them worldviews and approaches to diet and nutrition, pregnancy, breastfeeding, alcohol and drug use, family planning, and healthcare that may be different from the WIC staff who serve them. More than 900 WIC staff and administrators attended the conference on May 24 to 27 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
CCHCP, 06/17/2009

Bridging the Gap Training at the Alaska Immigration Justice Project
On March 9 to 13, 2009, Rose Long, Director of the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Interpreter Training Program at CCHCP, presented the week-long training to 23 participants. The class was a very diverse group, languages represented were Laotian, Yup'ik, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, Nuer, Russian, Hmong, Vietnamese, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Portuguese, and Mandarin. In 2007, the Municipality of Anchorage awarded the Mayor's Community & Non-profit Organization Diversity Award to AIJP. AIJP is dedicated to protecting the human rights of all Alaskans by providing comprehensive immigration legal services and language interpreter services throughout Alaska.
CCHCP, 05/28/2009

Level 1 –

Licensed to train own staff within organization

Location

Authorized Trainer

Albert Einstein Health Care

Philadelphia, PA

Maria Dominguez

ASIST Translation Services

Columbus, OH

Chip Flory

Blue Ridge AHEC

Harrisburg, VA

Bowen Gym Multicultural Community Center

Carbondale, IL

Cecilia Herrera

Champlain Valley AHEC

Burlington, VT

Guylaine Daoust

Good Samaritan Hospital

Lebanon, PA

Maria Cruz

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, NJ

Elizabeth Simunovitch

International Communications, Inc.

Lincoln, NE

Mary Whittle Garay

Johns Hopkins Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

Libby Arcia

Mendocino Coast District Hospital

Fort Bragg, CA

Elizabeth Luevano

Minnesota Language Connection

St. Paul, MN

Patricia Harshfield

La Clinica del Pueblo

Washington, DC

Isabel Van Isschot

Metrohealth Medical Center

Cleveland, OH

Marilyn Alejandro-Rodriguez

Migrant Whole Health Outreach

Kennett, MO

Luz C. Bravo

Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees

Utica, NY

Azira Tabucic

Presbyterian Health Services

Albuquerque, NM

Abel Flores

Sierra View District Hospital

Porterville, CA

Ruth Gonzalez

University of New Mexico Medical Center

 Albuquerque, NM

Guadalupe Reyes

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

Salt Lake City, UT

Oscar da Silva`