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SpanishDuring the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Health Care Authority (HCA) extended coverage for all Apple Health (Medicaid) clients. This extension is now ending due to the Consolidated Appropriation Act (CAA) of 2023, and clients’ extended coverage will be affected. The HCA estimates 300,000 clients around the state may no longer qualify for Apple […]
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Desfibrilador y Primeros Auxilios – Lopez Island features CPR class in Spanish
In winter 2023, Lopez Island Family Resource Center (LIFRC), United General #304, and La Cima Lopez hosted a Spanish language CPR/AED/First Aid training on Lopez Island. The Hispanic community on Lopez Island shared with Karina E. Cerda Aguirre, who works with LIFRC, that there was a great need to have this type of knowledge, due to […]
Collaborative Action Network: Aspirations and Actions
I am often asked the rationale behind the common agreements that we have asked all partners to commit to. For those who aren’t familiar with them they are linked here. Since 2014, when leaders from across five counties and eight tribal nations formed what is now North Sound ACH, the underlying focus on advancing equity has […]
North Sound Accountable of Health invierte en la formación de intérpretes médicos
El año pasado, North Sound Accountable Community of Health (North Sound ACH) desarrolló una encuesta sobre el acceso lingüístico para recopilar datos sobre los idiomas que se hablan en la región de North Sound y comprender mejor cómo apoyar a las organizaciones regionales en proporcionar servicios lingüísticamente y culturalmente apropiados en los servicios sociales y […]
North Sound Accountable Community of Health invests in training medical interpreters
Last year, North Sound Accountable Community of Health (North Sound ACH) developed a Language Access Survey (LAS) to collect data on languages spoken in the North Sound region, and to better understand how to support partner organizations in providing culturally- and linguistically-appropriate language services in healthcare and social services. The data collected from the LAS […]
