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Asian Health Services Grant
Organization - Asian Health Services
Grant Amount - $400,000
Foundation - California Endowment
Grant Purpose - Removing Language Barriers in Health Care: To implement a multifaceted project that will engage immigrant patients as advocates for language access, institutionalize interpreter training at a community college and create a language proficiency tool for health interpreters in Alameda County.
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