Commonly Used Clinical Phrases (English - Spanish)

Virginia Health Department Office of Health Policy and Planning's web site provides commonly used clinical phrases (English - Spanish) with audio eventually and also provides health care providers with links to resources to help them understand cultural differences that might affect health care delivery to immigrants. Virginia is one of the top 10 states for refugee resettlements and has a growing immigrant population. http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ohpp/clasact.asp

Los Angeles County Health Coverage Disparity

The rate of uninsured residents among Los Angeles County neighborhoods varies, but is especially high in downtown and South Los Angeles, according to a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study.


Health Policy Fact Sheet May 2006 "Concentrations of Uninsured Residents in
Los Angeles County Communities" is available at http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/pubs/files/LAC_lae_uninsured_042706.pdf

City of Long Beach DHHS Launches Pilot Project

The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) launched a pilot project with electronic health records that aims to facilitate patient registration and improve providers' access to patients' health records. DHHS will work with health IT company Illumisys to implement the electronic system in its Preventive Health Clinic. The 3 month pilot will end in July, and DHHS then will analyze the system's impact and determine whether to implement the system in its other clinics.