The Native Literacy Center in Oaxaca, Mexico was founded by a group of professionals and native educators from Oaxaca to support literacy projects for indigenous peoples. This center is involved with preservation, helping indigenous peoples to write their languages, print and publish individual works, write their histories, and record their knowledge for future generations. People come from Central and South America to this Center, where they learn how to produce their own works. The center also works with education, teaching indigenous peoples how to write their languages so that they are able to produce their own works.
This digital archive features a number of recordings and texts in the indigenous languages of Latin America. Materials are available in Mixteco, Mam, Nahuatl, Otomi, Triqui, Zapoteco, and many other indigenous languages. These materials give information about the cultures of these indigenous groups. Original works of literature in indigenous languages are also published on this site. AILLA works to preserve written forms of these languages, but it also collects grammars, dictionaries, ethnographies, and research notes that can be used as teaching materials. Most of the archive is free and available to the public.
- Online dicitionary in a variety of languages available under the "Foreign Language Aides for Latin America and Iberia" section, including Mixteco, Nahuatl, and Zapoteco. http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/svolk/latinam.htm
- Mixtec-Spanish Online Dictionary http://aulex.ohui.net/es-mix/?idioma=en
- Mixtec dictionary created by the SIL: http://www.sil.org/mexico/mixteca/00i-mixteca.htm
- Mam-Spanish Dictionary http://www.cscd.osakau.ac.jp/user/rosaldo/Mam_Esp_DICC_COM.html
This website, owned by SIL International, provides detailed background information about less common languages. Many of the indigenous languages have profiles.
Note: Wikipedia also contains a variety of sites describing the basic characteristics of each of the indigenous languages.
Western NC Workers Center: Located in Morganton, North Carolina, the Western NC Workers Center is a non-profit group of community organizers. This organization currently has a number of outreach and education projects which work to uphold the rights of immigrant and low wage employees in Western North Carolina. They also work with high levels of Guatemalan immigrants who speak indigenous languages. One of their projects designed to reach indigenous language speakers is their Promotora Education project, which uses scenario picture books without words to educate low literacy populations about health and work safety.
Contact:
Francisco Risso (828) 432-5080 fjrisso@hotmail.com
Mayan Ministries: Organized through the Diocese of Palm Beach in Florida, Maya Ministries works to address the needs of Mayan immigrants to the area. These Mayan workers speak up to 25 different dialects of Mayan indigenous languages, but most can speak Spanish as well. The organization’s main services are literacy programs for families, adult education programs, and early childhood education programs for children who have English as a second language. They also offer a variety of social services referrals and translating specifically for Mayan immigrants. They have a Literacy Program funded by the Department of Education that was written in the Mayan indigenous language Canjobal.
Contact Information:
1615 Lake Ave.
P.O. Box 209
Lake Worth, Fl 33460-0209
General information: http://www.mayaministry.com
As dental capacity grows, the need for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants committed to caring for underserved patients is growing as well. NNOHA coordinates a job bank to help connect Health Center dental openings with candidates looking for a career in service to underserved patients.
The AgriSafe Network Distance Learning Webinars aims to provide appropriate and timely training opportunities for Network members and affiliates. Through partnering with the National Rural Health Association and the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Network has been able to offer a series of fantastic speakers using the web-based Elluminate program.
A 5-page staff satisfaction survey in Word which covers issues such as; physical space, resources to do your job, working relationships, communication, overall perspectives, and job enhancements.
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- StaffSurvey05.doc (57.5 KB)
A well-designed employee satisfaction survey from the Western Clinicians Network for use in clinics or other organizations.
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- EmployeeSatisfactionSurvey2.pdf (50.17 KB)
Two-page survey to gauge staff satisfaction with the workplace.
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- EmployeeFeedbackSurvey.doc (73.5 KB)
Foreign Language Study and International Health Work: Selected Resources
The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy is a one-year, full-time, academic degree-granting program designed to create physician-leaders, particularly minority physician-leaders, who will pursue careers in health policy, public health practice, and academia.
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This June issue highlights the use of volunteers in Health Care for the Homeless and Migrant Health Centers.
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- MCN-HCH_June2007newsletter.doc (121 KB)
This site, sponsored by the Office of Minority Health (OMH), offers the latest resources and tools to promote cultural competency in health care. You may access free online courses accredited for continuing education credit as well as supplementary tools to help you and your organization promote respectful, understandable, and effective care to your increasingly diverse patients.
Provides scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs.
NHSC grants matching funds directly to States to operate their own loan repayment programs. Primary care health professionals who are providing full-time clinical services in a public or non-profit facility located in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area are eligible for this program.
Provides health professions students and residents with opportunities to work on interdisciplinary health care teams. Currently, 21 states and U.S. territories offer SEARCH programs, extending a unique, hands-on, primary care training experience working with people in underserved rural and urban areas.
This site contains free health education materials in a number of languages and a variety of formats. They are being developed to study the value of these formats in providing health information for diverse populations in a variety of settings.
Agenda includes expanding access to quality health care, increasing opportunities in medical education, cultural competence, and research for Latinos. Another focus is policy development and education efforts focused on eliminating health disparities faced by Latinos.
Online Job Bank. Family physicians remain in high demand and have a variety of practice settings available to them. To view your options and current openings
PedJobs is the official employment resource of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is free to the job seeker.
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Provides information on communities that are currently recruiting primary care clinicians and is not exclusive to NHSC Scholars and those interested in the NHSC Loan Repayment Program.
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Operates an online job bank
is a student-governed, national organization representing the concerns of physicians-in-training.
Sponsors an internet-based job bank at www.midwifejobs.com, for which they charge $250 for a 4-week listing. ACNM also has a description of Federally Qualified Health Centers in relation to the midwifery profession.
The American Academy of Physician Assistants uses the same database, as do other professional organizations,
An online Job Bank for family physicians.