To ensure equal access to quality health care by diverse populations, health care organizations and providers should:

ensure that patients/consumers
receive from all staff members

effective, understandable, and respectful care that

is provided in a manner compatible with their cultural health beliefs and
practices and preferred language.

CLAS standard # 1: Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Care Services (Office of Minority Health, Public Health Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2001)

Article: Assessing the need for Survival Spanish for Health Care Workers.

The Institute of Minority Health, Education and Research is a nonprofit organization founded in January 2003.
Our mission is to reduce health disparities among the minority communities in the Wichita area.

We are proud to announce that our inital continuing education workshop

Survival Spanish for Health Care Workers

is approved for 6 continuing education contact hours by

the Kansas State Board of Nursing for

RNs, LPNs and LMHTs.

Other licensed health care professionals will receive certificate of attendance for application towards contact hours.

We will hold classes at your location with a minimum of 8 participants.

We are available for workshops on the following dates. Please reserve your date early - at least 8 participants are needed to host the program. Other options are available.

Please print the following form and mail to IMHER. Or email us the required information:

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Name: ____________________________

Email: ____________________________

Phone:____________________________

Number of participants: ______________

Please check your preference:	Day:	Date	Time
	Saturday	Oct. 23	9 am to 3 pm
Not longer avail.	Saturday	Nov. 6	9 am to 3 pm
	Friday	Nov. 19	1 to 7 pm
	Friday	Dec. 10	9 am to 3 pm

Group Reservation

Name: ___________________________________________

Phone: ___________________

Organization: _____________________________________

Email: ____________________

We are interested in the following options with IMHER:

1. Employer discount ________

Number of employees: _______

Tentative date: _____________

(Discounted fee for a group of employees sponsored by the employer)

2. Host for workshop _________

Number of employees: _______

Tentative date: ______________

(Minimum of 8 pre-registered participants.)

3. Workshop Sponsorship ______

Please contact us for more information. (Customized program)

4. Other: __________________________________________

Please email to: [email protected]

or mail to:

Institute of Minority Health, Education, & Research (IMHER)

La Familia

841 West 21st St. North

Wichita , KS 67203

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Martha Ortiz Sanchez, MHS, IMHER Director of Education

[email protected]

978-7007

We aim to influence policies to ensure access to quality care, to promote interventions to enhance health and prevent disease, and to provide education and training to the health care community in culturally and linguistically appropriate care.

Martha Ortiz Sanchez, MHS, IMHER Director of Education