Your Voice, an AHRQ collaborator, is offering its 5th free Webinar. In this 75-minute webinar, translation and health care experts will share best practices for producing multilingual materials that accurately convey the information in the source document. In this session, you will learn:
Essential quality assurance steps for the translation process.
Common pitfalls to avoid when selecting an external vendor.
Solutions to challenges regarding internal providers.
How to use translation technology – and when to avoid it.
Participants will have the opportunity to obtain tips and recommendations from expert panelists on working with translation providers to ensure that translations are performed with the necessary levels of quality, at the right price, and within the required timeframes, followed by a 15-minute interactive Q&A session. The presenters are:
Nai Kasick, Director of Health Promotion and Cultural and Linguistic Services, L.A. Care, who is responsible for the translation and interpretation services for nearly 800,000 Medi-Cal, Health Families and Healthy Kids members in Los Angeles County.
Nataly Kelly, Senior Analyst, Common Sense Advisory, who is a respected author, consultant and advisor with a specialized interest in interpreting services.
Carolyn Wang Kong, MPP, MPH, Practice Leader, Language Access, Kaiser Permanente, who is a Practice Leader with Kaiser Permanente Northern California region. She is responsible for providing leadership in developing and implementing a regional strategy for language access, which includes interpreter and translation services.
Visit this URL to register for this free webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/165997395
Best Practices for Working with Health Care Translation Providers
Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EST
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Health care organizations are accustomed to providing interpreting services for spoken language encounters between patients and providers, but they often wrestle with ensuring that written documents are translated with the necessary levels of quality. In this 60-minute webinar, industry experts will share best practices for working with health care providers – both internal and external – to produce multilingual materials that accurately convey the information in the source document. In this session, you will learn:
-Essential quality assurance steps for the translation process
-Common pitfalls to avoid when selecting an external vendor
-Solutions to challenges regarding internal providers
-How to use translation technology – and when to avoid it
Followed by a 15-minute interactive Q&A session, participants will have the opportunity to obtain tips and recommendations from expert panelists from Common Sense Advisory, LA Care, and Kaiser Permanente on working with translation providers to ensure that translations are performed with the necessary levels of quality, at the right price, and within the required timeframes.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Toxic Household Cleaners and Your Health
17 February 2010, 3:30 PM
Trip Van Noppen
Getting the Dirt on Household Cleaners
Historic litigation may shine light on toxic ingredients
Help Protect Children From Toxic Pesticides Do household cleaners contain ingredients linked to asthma, nerve damage and other health effects? Manufacturers aren't telling, but Earthjustice attorney Keri Powell may have uncovered the key to their pursed lips.
While investigating a potential legal strategy, Keri found buried in the pages of a book of New York State statutes a long-forgotten law authorizing the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to require household cleaning product manufacturers to disclose their chemical ingredients and information about the health risks they pose. In other words, pay dirt.
State regulations issued in 1976 made these disclosures mandatory. Such laws are practically nonexistent in the United States, and the New York law has been altogether overlooked.
Until now.
Earlier this month, Keri led a group of clients into the New York State Supreme Court for historic arguments over chemical disclosure, a case that could have national ramifications. Consumers and their advocates may finally get a satisfactory answer to that critical opening question, which has vexed them for years.
Some disclosures have already been made as a result of the case. After Keri discovered the law and realized companies had for decades been escaping a legal obligation, several household cleaner manufacturers doing business in New York State were put on notice. Letters we sent to the companies in Sept. 2008 requested that they begin obeying the law within 30 days or risk possible legal action. The letters prompted some companies, including the manufacturer of Simple Green products, to file disclosure reports for the first time.
Even though the law Keri unearthed is state-specific, the household cleaners it regulates are not. Simple Green products sold to consumers in the Empire State are no different from Simple Green products sold anywhere else in the country, so consumers across the United States benefit equally from these disclosures and any further information gained as a result of our litigation.
In Mar. 2009, SC Johnson announced that it too would disclose chemical ingredients rather than face Earthjustice attorneys in court. Concurrently, the company launched a candid website that "offers a detailed look at the ingredients in [SC Johnson's] products so you can make the right decisions for your home."
But four companies—Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Church and Dwight, and Reckitt-Bensicker—stonewalled, and thus found themselves a few weeks ago across from Keri and her colleagues in a Manhattan courtroom as defendants in this first-of-its-kind lawsuit. They made it clear that their lips are sealed until authorities pry them open. As Health Campaigner Kathleen Sutcliffe wryly remarked last week, Mr. Clean went to court and pled the fifth.
While this unprecedented legal work unfolds, efforts are being staged on other fronts to change the way toxic chemicals are treated in the United States. A few months ago, I wrote about the urgent need to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act, the major U.S. law concerned with keeping the public safe from toxic chemicals in commercial products. We are awaiting introduction of new federal legislation to fix the current broken system. The household cleaners case helps push the national reform effort forward by showing that disclosure of ingredients and health effects is good for consumers and good for business.
But our New York case also demonstrates that much can be done while we wait for federal reform. After all, figuring out what's in a household cleaner shouldn't be as hard as finding a decades-old, neglected statute in a book of New York laws. Our hope is that all a consumer will have to do in the future to uncover the ingredients in their spray bottle is look at the label.
Health and Toxics household cleaners
RELATED ACTION ALERTS: Coal Ash is Hazardous to Our Health!
Trip Van Noppen
Getting the Dirt on Household Cleaners
Historic litigation may shine light on toxic ingredients
Help Protect Children From Toxic Pesticides Do household cleaners contain ingredients linked to asthma, nerve damage and other health effects? Manufacturers aren't telling, but Earthjustice attorney Keri Powell may have uncovered the key to their pursed lips.
While investigating a potential legal strategy, Keri found buried in the pages of a book of New York State statutes a long-forgotten law authorizing the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to require household cleaning product manufacturers to disclose their chemical ingredients and information about the health risks they pose. In other words, pay dirt.
State regulations issued in 1976 made these disclosures mandatory. Such laws are practically nonexistent in the United States, and the New York law has been altogether overlooked.
Until now.
Earlier this month, Keri led a group of clients into the New York State Supreme Court for historic arguments over chemical disclosure, a case that could have national ramifications. Consumers and their advocates may finally get a satisfactory answer to that critical opening question, which has vexed them for years.
Some disclosures have already been made as a result of the case. After Keri discovered the law and realized companies had for decades been escaping a legal obligation, several household cleaner manufacturers doing business in New York State were put on notice. Letters we sent to the companies in Sept. 2008 requested that they begin obeying the law within 30 days or risk possible legal action. The letters prompted some companies, including the manufacturer of Simple Green products, to file disclosure reports for the first time.
Even though the law Keri unearthed is state-specific, the household cleaners it regulates are not. Simple Green products sold to consumers in the Empire State are no different from Simple Green products sold anywhere else in the country, so consumers across the United States benefit equally from these disclosures and any further information gained as a result of our litigation.
In Mar. 2009, SC Johnson announced that it too would disclose chemical ingredients rather than face Earthjustice attorneys in court. Concurrently, the company launched a candid website that "offers a detailed look at the ingredients in [SC Johnson's] products so you can make the right decisions for your home."
But four companies—Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Church and Dwight, and Reckitt-Bensicker—stonewalled, and thus found themselves a few weeks ago across from Keri and her colleagues in a Manhattan courtroom as defendants in this first-of-its-kind lawsuit. They made it clear that their lips are sealed until authorities pry them open. As Health Campaigner Kathleen Sutcliffe wryly remarked last week, Mr. Clean went to court and pled the fifth.
While this unprecedented legal work unfolds, efforts are being staged on other fronts to change the way toxic chemicals are treated in the United States. A few months ago, I wrote about the urgent need to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act, the major U.S. law concerned with keeping the public safe from toxic chemicals in commercial products. We are awaiting introduction of new federal legislation to fix the current broken system. The household cleaners case helps push the national reform effort forward by showing that disclosure of ingredients and health effects is good for consumers and good for business.
But our New York case also demonstrates that much can be done while we wait for federal reform. After all, figuring out what's in a household cleaner shouldn't be as hard as finding a decades-old, neglected statute in a book of New York laws. Our hope is that all a consumer will have to do in the future to uncover the ingredients in their spray bottle is look at the label.
Health and Toxics household cleaners
RELATED ACTION ALERTS: Coal Ash is Hazardous to Our Health!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Missing Endangered Seniors: Amber Alert Program for Seniors
New Laws in Illinois
With the beginning of a new year and new legislative session underway, I intend to periodically focus attention in my e-newsletter on new laws that have gone into effect here in Illinois. You may or may not be aware of changes in the law that could have an impact on you, your family or your community, and I hope to offer an explanation as to why these laws were enacted.
Amber Alert Program for Seniors
The first new law of interest establishes an Amber Alert Program for Senior Citizens and is legislation that I worked on last year with Senator Maggie Crotty and the Illinois State Police. Senate Bill 27, now Public Act #96-0149, helps locate elderly individuals who are missing.
The new Endangered Missing Person Advisory Program, commonly referred to as a “Silver Alert”, establishes a regional system which enhances the ability of local police agencies to rapidly transmit information regarding the older adult who is often afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia and places a high priority in reporting, investigation and public notification. These new efforts are similar to Amber Alert which has been successful in locating children who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Unfortunately, we have all read about cases of seniors wandering from home, getting disoriented or losing their way while driving. A delayed search can result in the loss of valuable time to locate a missing person.
The Illinois Department on Aging in coordination with the Illinois State Police is developing a community outreach program to promote awareness among the State’s healthcare facilities, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other senior centers. The guidelines and procedures will ensure that specific health information about the missing person is not made public through the alert. State Police will determine whether the missing person is endangered or considered “high risk,” meaning circumstances indicate that the person may be at risk of injury or death. For more information about program services to assist older adults in Illinois and their caregivers, call the IDoA Senior HelpLine at 1-800-252-8966.
In addition, another new law relating to the same topic is House Bill 282, now Public Act #96-0442, which adds to the definition of "missing endangered senior", a person with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who is reported missing. It provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct training programs for law enforcement personnel to assist in finding missing seniors as the population with this disease increases.
With the beginning of a new year and new legislative session underway, I intend to periodically focus attention in my e-newsletter on new laws that have gone into effect here in Illinois. You may or may not be aware of changes in the law that could have an impact on you, your family or your community, and I hope to offer an explanation as to why these laws were enacted.
Amber Alert Program for Seniors
The first new law of interest establishes an Amber Alert Program for Senior Citizens and is legislation that I worked on last year with Senator Maggie Crotty and the Illinois State Police. Senate Bill 27, now Public Act #96-0149, helps locate elderly individuals who are missing.
The new Endangered Missing Person Advisory Program, commonly referred to as a “Silver Alert”, establishes a regional system which enhances the ability of local police agencies to rapidly transmit information regarding the older adult who is often afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia and places a high priority in reporting, investigation and public notification. These new efforts are similar to Amber Alert which has been successful in locating children who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Unfortunately, we have all read about cases of seniors wandering from home, getting disoriented or losing their way while driving. A delayed search can result in the loss of valuable time to locate a missing person.
The Illinois Department on Aging in coordination with the Illinois State Police is developing a community outreach program to promote awareness among the State’s healthcare facilities, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other senior centers. The guidelines and procedures will ensure that specific health information about the missing person is not made public through the alert. State Police will determine whether the missing person is endangered or considered “high risk,” meaning circumstances indicate that the person may be at risk of injury or death. For more information about program services to assist older adults in Illinois and their caregivers, call the IDoA Senior HelpLine at 1-800-252-8966.
In addition, another new law relating to the same topic is House Bill 282, now Public Act #96-0442, which adds to the definition of "missing endangered senior", a person with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who is reported missing. It provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct training programs for law enforcement personnel to assist in finding missing seniors as the population with this disease increases.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Marianjoy Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group: High Hopes in Wheaton
New Year's Resolution for Optimal Living with Brain Injury sponsored by Dr. Nancy Devereux, Licensed Psychologist at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Technical assistance call for the Community College Consortia program: Friday, 1/15
The $70 million Community College Consortia Program will seeks to rapidly create HIT academic programs at Community Colleges (as defined by the 1965 Higher Education Act) or expand existing ones to rapidly create or expand health IT training programs at approximately 70 community colleges throughout the nation.
Please note that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will be hosting a second Technical Assistance call for potential applicants, next Friday, January 15th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST.
Interested parties are encouraged to join the call using the following information:
•To participate:
•https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/dt/join?id=CBP43S&role=attend&pw=W%3EBj%5Eb6
•Audio
•Dial in number: 888-769-8716
•Participant passcode: 6123844
A previous technical assistance call was held in December 16, and a PowerPoint slide presentation and transcript from the call is available at http://healthit.hhs.gov/communitycollege.
There will be time reserved for a Question and Answer session. Please be advised that the TA call will be a listen only event as questions can only be accepted electronically. You are encouraged to submit questions in advance to HITEducation@hhs.gov. During the call, questions will be accepted via the questions tab in the Live Meeting environment.
For detailed information on the Community College Consortia program visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/communitycollege.
First Time Users:
To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting.
Visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/hitechgrants for information on additional HITECH funding opportunities.
Please note that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will be hosting a second Technical Assistance call for potential applicants, next Friday, January 15th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST.
Interested parties are encouraged to join the call using the following information:
•To participate:
•https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/dt/join?id=CBP43S&role=attend&pw=W%3EBj%5Eb6
•Audio
•Dial in number: 888-769-8716
•Participant passcode: 6123844
A previous technical assistance call was held in December 16, and a PowerPoint slide presentation and transcript from the call is available at http://healthit.hhs.gov/communitycollege.
There will be time reserved for a Question and Answer session. Please be advised that the TA call will be a listen only event as questions can only be accepted electronically. You are encouraged to submit questions in advance to HITEducation@hhs.gov. During the call, questions will be accepted via the questions tab in the Live Meeting environment.
For detailed information on the Community College Consortia program visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/communitycollege.
First Time Users:
To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Microsoft Office Live Meeting.
Visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/hitechgrants for information on additional HITECH funding opportunities.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
York Township Volunteer Service by Gardenia C. Hung
HOW I BECAME SICK AFTER VOLUNTEERING TO CLEAN WITH CLOROX HANDWIPES AND LATEX GLOVES AND SPRAY ALL THE HANDLEBARS, DOORKNOBS, METAL PLATES, DUST DIRTY TABLES AND CHAIRS IN THE AUDITORIUM, HALLWAY AND LOBBY ?
I DEVELOPED A BACKACHE AND A SORE RIGHT SHOULDER AND PAIN ON THE UPPER BACK WITH STIFFNESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK AND HEADACHE MIGRAINE WITH ALLERGIES, HIGH FEVER, CONGESTION, SNEEZING, AND A SKIN RASH ON THE RIGHT HAND FINGERS. EXTREME PAIN AND ACHE ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DOCTOR AND TAKEN PAIN RELIEVERS DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2009. COURTESY: G.C. HUNG
Monday, December 21, 2009
HHS Healthbeat: Arguing Raises High Levels of Cytokines Associated with Health Conditions Causing Heart Disease
,HHS HealthBeat (December 17, 2009)
Non-fighting words
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Arguing can raise levels of body chemicals called cytokines, which fight infection. But continued high levels of cytokines are associated with conditions such as heart disease.
Researcher Jennifer Graham at Penn State has been looking at ways for couples to work on their differences without amping up their cytokines.
As part of her study, she had couples flip the hot switches on topics like money and in-laws.
Graham found that use of reasoning words during a fight controlled cytokines. So reasoning may be better than fighting, for your health and relationship – and:
[Jennifer Graham speaks] "Expressing yourself clearly and thinking deeply about conflict may also help lead to a resolution of the situation."
The study in the journal Health Psychology was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss.
Last revised: December, 16 2009
Non-fighting words
Listen to Tip
Interested?
Take the Next Step
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Arguing can raise levels of body chemicals called cytokines, which fight infection. But continued high levels of cytokines are associated with conditions such as heart disease.
Researcher Jennifer Graham at Penn State has been looking at ways for couples to work on their differences without amping up their cytokines.
As part of her study, she had couples flip the hot switches on topics like money and in-laws.
Graham found that use of reasoning words during a fight controlled cytokines. So reasoning may be better than fighting, for your health and relationship – and:
[Jennifer Graham speaks] "Expressing yourself clearly and thinking deeply about conflict may also help lead to a resolution of the situation."
The study in the journal Health Psychology was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss.
Last revised: December, 16 2009
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