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Please check back in August 2012 for updated team project descriptions!
La Clinica del Pueblo: Community Health Action Team 2011-2012 Recap:
This team was housed within the Community Health Action (CHA) department at La Clínica del Pueblo, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) serving immigrants in Ward 1 as well as throughout the entire metro region. Given the CHA’s priorities of conducting health outreach and connecting clients to health-related resources in the community, the team was charged with creating a database of accessible physical activity resources. Accessibility in this case was defined as resources that meet the language, affordability, and transportation needs of the client population. Childcare provisions, gender-specific options, and age appropriate resources were also considered. After extensive research that involved visiting each of the sites, the team found 18 accessible locations in Ward 1 alone where people could and might be more likely to engage in physical activity including parks, gyms, and community centers. Fortunately, this resource can be used and adapted over time by La Clínica clinicians and Promotores de Salud of the CHA department to complement their culturally appropriate health education efforts!
La Clinica del Pueblo: Immigrant Patients' Rights Team 2011-2012 Recap:
Building on the efforts of previous ISCOPES teams, the La Clínica Immigrant Patients’ Rights (IPR) team began by learning about limited or non-English proficiency (LEP/NEP) people who utilize language services while seeking healthcare, as well as their direct/indirect service providers within the DC metro area. The team saw a need for an updated cross-sectional snapshot of barriers LEPs and their providers are facing that prevent healthcare facilities from providing optimal access to language services in hopes of finding solutions to those barriers. After reviewing the way La Clínica currently evaluates LEP patient access to language services, the team developed two population-specific surveys. Pilot testing of the surveys is underway. Throughout the year, the team has reflected on the importance of building on the work of others as well as the importance of self-sustaining evaluation methods. They are hopeful La Clínica can use their project to compound the success of the ISpeak campaign as well as maximize the use of their limited medical interpreter resources.
Regardless of team placement, all ISCOPES Participants should be aware of the following:
- Roles and Responsibilities
- ISCOPES Program Schedule*
*Service activities and on-site team meetings (see ISCOPES Program Schedule for dates) will take place at this location:
La Clinica Del Pueblo
2831 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
http://www.lcdp.org
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