For hundreds of Shenandoah Valley residents, linguistic and cultural barriers seriously compromise the quality of health care that they receive. Health and human service providers benefit from professional interpreters that improve communication and reduce risks. Languages Available Arabic, Kurdish, French, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian.
Translation service is available for Russian, Spanish and Kurdish.
Call the program coordinator regarding emergency services. Health and human service agencies should call the Blue Ridge AHEC office to request an interpreter. For translation, the agency should contact the Interpreter Program Coordinator and arrange to send the documents to be translated to the Blue Ridge AHEC office. Assignment will be given with two weeks notice.