TY -  JOUR
PY -  2013
SN -  1972-4845
T1 -  The Linguistic-Cultural Mediation Service of the National Institute for the promotion of Health of Migrant populations and the control of Poverty
related-diseases (NIHMP)
JO -  SALUTE E SOCIETÀ
DA -  6/15/2013 12:00:00 AM
DO -  10.3280/SES2013-001013EN
UR -  http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=48564
AU -  Smacchi, Simona
SP -  192
EP -  198
IS -  1EN
VL -  XI
LA -  EN
AB -  The paper presents the experience of the linguistic-cultural mediation service of the National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (NIHMP), a public structure that carries out clinical research, assistance, prevention, treatment and training activities. A team of linguistic-cultural mediators is involved in the numerous services and activities working with different disciplines and professionals. The paper aims at describing how the linguistic-cultural mediators serve as facilitators in terms of migrant populations’ access to social and healthcare services and showing their involvement in a multidisciplinary setting.
PB -  FrancoAngeli
ER -