Family Voices is recruiting 8 diverse multilingual people to participate in the project advisory committee (PAC) for our new project to Promote Equitable Access to Language Services (PEALS) for families of CYSHCN. The PAC will lead the project by identifying community needs, and reviewing and testing materials to be sure that they work well for English Language Learners.
The PEALS project will improve the quality and use of language access services in the healthcare setting for families with limited English proficiency.
Recruitment Criteria
Eligible participants will be:
- Diverse youth or family members of CYSHCN with limited English proficiency (LEP) who speak more than one language, (Chinese, Arabic, Spanish etc.) or
- Allied health workers or health care providers who speak more than one language, (Chinese, Arabic, Spanish etc.) or
- Community health workers who speak more than one language (Chinese, Arabic, Spanish etc.)
Compensation
- PAC members receive $300 for each meeting they participate in.
If you are interested in participating, please complete the application form by November 30, 2022.
The goal of this project is to improve the quality and use of language access services in the health care setting for families with Limited English Proficiency. Family Voices and our partner at the American Academy of Pediatrics will work alongside families with lived experience to develop educational tools and strategies for families, community health workers, and health care providers to improve the way they use language access services.
If this project interests you, please complete the application below to be considered as a member of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC). This committee will help identify community needs and review and test materials to be sure that they work well for English Language Learners.