CHIA depends on you for a vibrant program of chapter activities. On this page you will find information about current and past activities in the CHIA-Sacramento Chapter. Please be sure to attend our next chapter meeting. To obtain further information about CHIA-Sacramento activities, please write to the Program Coordinator.
Please welcome the new CHIA-Sacramento Officers, elected on January 24, 2004:
May Ying Ly: Chair
Gina Morros: Vice Chair
Bill Glasser: Treasurer
Paulo Pereira: Program Coordinator
Read the report from the CHIA-Sacramento Chapter meeting of January 24, 2004.
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Next Meeting: March 6, 2004
Re-energized with the election of new chapter officers, our CHIA-Sacramento Chapter will hit the ground running in 2004. Our meeting on March 6 will bring us training that is relevant to the day-to-day life of an interpreter. CHIA is a big umbrella, including anyone who is concerned with healthcare interpreting: doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, trainers, policy experts, and so on. Please join on March 6. Click here for further information.
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Previous Meetings
Get ready for CHIA-Sacramento 2004. Our first meeting for the year will include election for Chair and Vice Chair positions plus brand-new plans for the new year. Come take part in your professional association. Remember, there is strength in numbers. We need your input, your creativity, and your energies to create a vibrant and profitable healthcare interpreting profession. Click here for more information.
Join us
for a holiday get-together!
Organized by Bill Glasser,
of
Language World
LLC, this event
is open to medical interpreters and friends. No need to RSVP. Just show up and
enjoy some holiday CHIA.
Meet us
at: Sky Bar Cafe,
Date: Wednesday December 17, 2003
Location: 908 15th Street,
Sacramento CA 95814
(916-441-1500).
(The Cafe is located on 15th St between I and J Streets. See you there!)
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Saturday, November 15, 2003.
Meeting location
You may reach a CHIA colleague by calling
toll-free 866 292-2392.
or by email: <CHIA@perryconsultants.com>
Please read the Report about the November 15th chapter meeting.
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Saturday, July 12, 2003.
For more
information, please click here.
You may reach a CHIA colleague by calling 866 292-2392
or by email: <paulo@perryconsultants.com>
Previous Meetings
DATE: Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
at UC Davis
Cancer Center Auditorium
UC Davis Medical Center map - click here.
This is exciting news! Our CHIA-Sacramento
members have been
invited to take part in a special lecture by Ms. Betty Lee Hawks,
M.A.,
who will be visiting Sacramento at that time. Ms. Hawks is
Special
Assistant and Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office of
Minority
Health, which is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human
Services offering programs that focus on racial and ethnic
minority health.
Ms. Hawks is the OMH lead in the areas of
cancer, women health and AAPI
issues. She also coordinates the HHS response to the White House
Initiative
on AAPIs. The event host is the Asian American Network for Cancer
Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART), which addresses Asian
American
concerns.
Dr Moon Chen, Principal Investigator, National
AANCART, has extended an
invitation to California Healthcare Interpreters Association
(CHIA),
Sacramento Chapter. This reception will offer medical
interpreters and
others interested in API health a chance to meet Ms Hawks and to
learn
about OMH and their work on culturally and linguistically
appropriate
services, HHS activities, and other topics. Ms Hawks will share
her views
on what is going on with regard to cultural competence and
overcoming
linguistic barriers at the Federal level. She will also discuss
other
areas, including cancer and women health issues.
I encourage you to attend. This will give our
medical interpreters a chance
to meet Ms. Hawks and to learn about medical interpreting-related
issues
from a federal perspective.
Enclosed please find the announcement and the
electronic RSVP. If you have
any question, please call (415) 551-0520. RSVP is due by Monday,
November
18, 2002.
CHIA will have a display table at the meeting
hall, showcasing our work to
the community and to healthcare providers. Also, this event can
be used as
a training opportunity for our CHIA members and a marketing tool
for future
new members. There will be a reception and social time at the
beginning of
the meeting. CHIA members and interested individuals could stay
behind for
another short-time gathering on CHIA briefings.
Our thanks go to Alice Chan and Bernie Valdez,
Co-Chair of the Training
Committee, and also to Marbella Sala, who made arrangements to
reserve the
meeting place for this event.
I hope to see all of you there. Please RSVP as soon as possible.
Paulo
DATE: Saturday, October 12, 2002
TIME: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
LOCATION: Starbucks (as below)
Starbucks Coffee
1401 Alhambra Blvd -- Cross Street: N Street
Sacramento, CA
916-452-1707
http://www.digitalcity.com/sacramento/shopping/map.adp?companykey=101331805
Here are Mapquest directions from where YOU are!
(enter your starting address and click on Enter)
DIRECTIONS NORTHBOUND
Take CA-99 N.
Take CAPITAL CITY FRWY towards RENO.
Take the N STREET exit.
Turn RIGHT onto N ST.
Drive to Alhambra.
More directions at
http://www.mapquest.com/
Please RSVP: Alice Chan - 916.324.6940 or
achan@mrmib.ca.gov or Bernie Valdez - 916.322.6868 or bvaldez@dhs.ca.gov
Chapter Chair: Marbella Sala
email: marbella.sala@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
You are cordially invited to attend our next CHIA-Sacramento chapter meeting.
An Introduction to "Bridging The Gap” and "Connecting
Worlds,"
healthcare interpreter training programs
presented by
Alice Chan and
Tracy Vang,
from the CHIA-Sacramento Training Committee;
Saturday, September 7, 2002 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: Lawrence Ellison Building, UC Davis
Health System,
4860 Y Street, Suite 3015A, Sacramento, CA 95817;
Food: Refreshments will be provided,
compliments of
Carmazzi and Associates and
Language World;
Fee: A tax-deductible $5.00 donation is suggested;
RSVP: By Fax: (209) 745-4465;
By Email:
Monica Nainsztein
<monikn@mac.com>.
Note: If sending your
RSVP by email, please tell us your name and how you would like this to appear on
a nametag, as well as your phone number and any other contact information.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The
Sacramento Chapter of CHIA invites you to attend
a seminar:
“Civil Rights & Health Care Access”
At: 9:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, 2002
Location: Lawrence Ellison Building,
UC Davis Health System
4860 Y Street, Suite 3015 A Sacramento, CA 95817
Presenter: Laura
Aneckstein, MPA, JD,
Equal Opportunity Specialist
US Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Civil Rights
(San Francisco office)
will discuss issues of healthcare access and civil rights. We encourage anyone interested in addressing the healthcare needs of our culturally diverse community to attend.
Following will be a business meeting with elections for the local CHIA-Sacramento Chapter, who will represent us at the September 28, 2002 CHIA Annual Conference in Los Angeles. Bring your vibrant energy and support!
New members are welcome!!!
Refreshments provided by Carmazzi
& Associates, LLC &
Language World, LLC.
CHIA is a non-profit, 501( c)(3) organization.
A $5.00 donation at the door for this training is
appreciated.
Remember, your donations are tax-deductible!
Please
RSVP by June 12, 2002 to
Tim Keenan at 916/874-9757
or KeenanT@SacCounty.net
45 people attended the inaugural CHIA Sacramento Chapter meeting held January 26 at UC Davis Medical Center - in the Lawrence Ellison Building at 4860 Y St. (Suite 3300) - For directions & map, click here.
CHIA-Sacramento Steering Committee and Action Committee Chairs Meeting:
(Advocacy, Funding, Training) will meet at the Sierra Health Foundation May, 9, 2002 at 5:00PM to 6:30PM; those interested will continue discussions after the meeting over dinner somewhere.
The Sierra Health Foundation is located at 1321 Garden Highway in Sacramento, just off of 80 Freeway near Discovery Park; go west on Garden Highway, and it is on the left side.
Agenda:
We will be planning for the June meeting with Ira Pollack or his representative
from Office for Civil Rights. We will need to determine a location for this
meeting and plan an agenda. We will also look at short-term and long-term goals
for the action committees.
Please RSVP to Tim Keenan by April 29 regarding your participation in this May 9 planning meeting. Thank you.
Tim Keenan, PHN, MA, Refugee Health Program, Sacramento County DHHS,
4603A Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95826, phone: (916) 874-9757
