APHC: LITEUP

Though APHC itself has many native Asian language speakers, APHC is still limited in language abilities and resources. Therefore, we are trying to recruit fluent bi/tri/quadrilingual volunteers to facilitate the interpretation and translation of screening procedures and results made during screenings and to guide patients at site by hopefully making them feel more comfortable. This is an essential duty because it is necessary for visitors at health fairs to feel at ease and more importantly, understand the results of their screenings. Without adequate interpreters and/or translators for various Asian languages, APHC’s effectiveness in serving the community is reduced. Not only will volunteers be able to practice their language skills but they will also have an opportunity to help and interact with the people that live in their community.

Because APHC serves Asian Pacific Islander populations, knowledge of Asian languages is especially useful, although knowing non-Asian languages, such as Spanish and French may come in handy in certain circumstances. So in order to take part in LITEUP you'll need to speak another language. Although you don't need to be able to speak the language fluently, it is high preferable, and plus, you will need to know some basic medical terminology as well (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol). Simply check out the name of the health site; if it's "Korean Resource Center Health Fair," make sure you know Korean, or if it's "Thai New Years Festival Health Site," make sure you've got some Thai under your belt. Going to a PALS for Health training session is definitely a must if you plan on translating and/or interpreting at sites.

API: Asian Pacific Islander
APHC: Asian Pacific Health Corps
LITEUP: Language Interpreters and Translators Empowering Underserved Populations

			LITEUP...APHC's NEWEST LANGUAGE WORKSHOP!
			*So...what is LITEUP exactly?*
			Language Interpreters and Translators Empowering Underserved Populations (LITEUP) is Asian Pacific Health Corp's newly established volunteer language workshop, developed to encourage bi/tri/quadrilingual volunteers of various ethnicities to facilitate in the interpretation of languages and translation of screening and informative material for the communities we serve in the Los Angeles County. The process will involve volunteers who speak the same language(s) pairing up with one another and simulating a mock health site screening in the language of interest during our Fall and Winter trainings. Through one-on-one peer interaction, volunteers can hopefully brush up on their language interpretation abilities and vocabulary relating to cardiovascular health in different languages.
			*Why was LITEUP created in the first place?*
			Though APHC itself has many native Asian language speakers, APHC is still limited in language abilities and resources. Therefore, we are trying to recruit fluent bi/tri/quadrilingual volunteers to facilitate the interpretation and translation of screening procedures and results made during screenings and to guide patients at site by hopefully making them feel more comfortable. This is an essential duty because it is necessary for visitors at health fairs to feel at ease and more importantly, understand the results of their screenings. Without adequate interpreters and/or translators for various Asian languages, APHC’s effectiveness in serving the community is reduced. Not only will volunteers be able to practice their language skills but they will also have an opportunity to help and interact with the people that live in their community.
			*Why should I volunteer with LITEUP?*
			As with all volunteer work, the reasons are limitless, but the underlying principle is the same: to do good for the sake of doing good. By joining APHC, you can also be part of LITEUP, volunteering for the good of the community while developing new working relationships within one of the largest student networks available at UCLA. And because LITEUP is a newly established program, as a volunteer you will have the opportunity to contribute your input and ideas into developing this project. We encourage everyone to participate, and even if LITEUP turns out to be something other than what you were looking for, you'll know that you performed a good service while you were with us. But you never know until you try, so come check us out and see what we are about.
			*What should I know before getting started?*
			Because APHC serves Asian Pacific Islander populations, knowledge of Asian languages is especially useful, although knowing non-Asian languages, such as Spanish and French may come in handy in certain circumstances. So in order to take part in LITEUP you'll need to speak another language. Although you don't need to be able to speak the language fluently, it is high preferable, and plus, you will need to know some basic medical terminology as well (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol). Simply check out the name of the health site; if it's "Korean Resource Center Health Fair," make sure you know Korean, or if it's "Thai New Years Festival Health Site," make sure you've got some Thai under your belt. Going to a PALS for Health training session is definitely a must if you plan on translating and/or interpreting at sites.
			*Hmm...I'm kind of interested. What can I do to get started?*
			You can get started with LITEUP by attending an APHC meeting to sign up for the project. Meanwhile, you can also check out the APHC Information Page for the date, time, and location of the next general meeting and/or the next site that needs LITEUP volunteers. Further inquiries should be directed to aphc.bruins@gmail.com.
			*Ack! There's so many acronyms that I can't get them straight! What are they again?*
			API: Asian Pacific Islander APHC: Asian Pacific Health Corps LITEUP: Language Interpreters and Translators Empowering Underserved Populations