CHIA UPDATE - July 2003
CHIA Board Approves Consideration of New Name, Launches Capitol Campaign — In order to better convey the diversity of its members such as health facilities, doctors, nurses and professional healthcare interpreters, CHIA’s Board approved consideration of a name change Tuesday. The new name would, “California Healthcare Interpreting Association” would be voted on by the CHIA membership on September 26 at the CHIA Annual Meeting in Sacramento. Also under consideration by the CHIA Board of Directors is a change in CHIA’s Mission Statement. One possibility under consideration is the following: “Interpreters and healthcare providers working together to overcome language and cultural barriers to good healthcare.” Please provide any comments with specific suggestions for improvements to: dschinske@amgroup.us .
CHIA Welcomes New Advisory Board Member — Vivian Huang, M.H.S. of the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) has agreed to serve on CHIA’s Advisory Board. Ms. Huang is a Senior Policy Analyst for Special Populations. The California Primary Care Association was founded in 1994 and today helps its more than 500 community clinics and health center members to “ensure affordable, quality health care to California's uninsured, low-income and minority communities.” Welcome Ms. Huang.
For information about CPCA, please go to: http://www.cpca.org/about_cpca/index.htm
CHIA Meets with DHS Refugee Health Section — CHIA Executive Director Tom Riley met with Laura Hardcastle, Chief of the Department of Health Services’ Refugee Health Section (RHS) on Wednesday. Ms. Hardcastle and the Refugee Health Section have been instrumental in the development and support of CHIA over the past five years. Included in the areas discussed for possible CHIA/RHS collaboration were mental health training workshops, inclusion of CHIA Standards in more RHS educational offerings, exchange of resource and program information for CHIA members, and RHS participation in CHIA’s Annual Convention, September 26-27 in Sacramento.
For information about DHS’s Refugee Health Section, please go to: http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ps/dcdc/RefugeeHealth/html/interpret.htm
Yee “Child Interpreter” Bill Passes Sen. Judiciary — Assembly Bill 292, which prohibits the use of child interpreters under the age of 14, passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday with a 4-to-2 vote. Included in those voting “aye” on the bill were Senators Escutia (D-Whittier, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee), Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles), Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica), and Byron Sher (D-Stanford). Senators opposing the bill include Bill Morrow (R-Oceanside) and Dick Ackerman (R-Irvine). A date has not yet been set for the bill to be heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee. For more information on SB 292, go to: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery
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