Welcome to the Arizona Chapter of the IMIA. The IMIA's goal is for all IMIA Chapters to flourish to meet all the needs of the members of each region. While the IMIA is international it believes in the 'Think Global, Act Local' motto. We will have periodic conference calls to allow members in this region to network and find ways to advance the profession together in the region. Please email your representative with ideas, issues, and topics that you think should be discussed. The IMIA believes that organizing an IMIA Symposium each year in each state should be a key goal of the Chapter. If you are willing to volunteer to assist, please let your representative know.
 
Events
To find or post medical interpreting conferences or events in Arizona go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp
 
Trainings
To find or post trainings and workshops in Arizona go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp.
 
Interpreters
To find IMIA members in Arizona go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp
 
Corporate Members
To find IMIA Corporate members in Arizona go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/corporatememberdirectory.asp
 
Registry
To be listed in the IMIA Interpreter Registry go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/members/application.asp

Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association:
http://www.azhha.org/

Arizona Health Disparities Center Multicultural  Health Materials:
This page features links to assist communities, providers, health educators and professionals in multicultural health materials in different languages. http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/healthdisparities/multicultural_health_materials.htm

Arizona Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
http://www.arizonarid.org/

National Center for Interpretation
http://nci.arizona.edu/

Hospitals may be forced to deny care to illegal immigrants
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/docs/Hospitals_may_be_forced_to_deny_care_to_illegal_immigrants_in_AZ.pdf

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The IMIA is pleased to announce that Jeanette Anders is the IMIA State Chapter Chair for Arizona. To reach her please email IMIAArizona@imiaweb.org.

Born in the United Kingdom, and previously resided in Europe (Italy and Germany), Ms. Anders has been involved both with the international community and within the US healthcare as a consultant and advocate for language access since her immigration to the US. Ms. Anders has been with Language Line Services since 2001 and works with partners and stakeholder programs in the health care, public and non-profit sector. Jeanette’s background includes in-depth familiarity of the conception, development and execution of linguistic and cultural access programs within healthcare organizations. Jeanette has presented training and informational programs and workshops regarding access and compliance in the context of linguistic and cultural barriers in access to quality healthcare and solutions. She has been an active member of the International Medical Interpreting Association since 1999 and serves as the IMIA State Representative for her home State of Arizona. In addition she also serves CHIA (California Healthcare Interpreting Association) as the Secretary and member of the Board of Directors, and is a Director for the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters. Jeanette also serves as a consultant for SAI Global understanding HIPAA to help healthcare organizations manage risk, achieve compliance and drive business improvement.

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State Vice Chair Position Vacant

To Apply Please See Requirements for IMIA Representation:
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/docs/Requirements_for_IMIA_Representation.pdf.

Please Note:
Only one letter of recommendation is required for vice-chairs, not two.

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