[NIFL-HEALTH:2378] RE: Flash cards?

From: Jessica Goldhirsch (JGoldhirsch@LowellGeneral.org)
Date: Wed May 17 2000 - 09:16:45 EDT


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new england medical center has a communication booklet in 4 or 5
languages which they sell out of the interpereter services office. 

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>From: 	Helen Osborne[SMTP:Helen@healthliteracy.com]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, May 16, 2000 7:40 PM
>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: 	[NIFL-HEALTH:2376] Flash cards?
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>Hello all,
>
>Someone asked me if there are any tools, such as flash cards, that
>clinicians can use with non-English speaking patients to facilitate everyday
>healthcare communication. These tools, or cards, would include common
>questions such as "Are you in pain?" and "Where does it hurt?"
>
>Do such tools exist and, if they do, where would I find them?
>As always, thanks for your help.
>
>Helen Osborne, MEd., OTR/L
>Health Literacy Consulting, Natick, MA
>Phone: 508-653-1199 * Fax: 508-650-9492
>Helen@healthliteracy.com * www.healthliteracy.com
>
>



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