Alce su Voz

08/24/2026

We recently published a new blog post: Humanities Students Go Beyond the Biomedical for a Healthy Multilingual Kansas by Dr. Rachel Showstack! ✨

Our new student coalition is making waves beyond the biomedical to advance our understanding of the human side of health and build a world in which the latest advances in health technology can benefit all humans equally. Thanks to grant support from the Mellon Foundation, the Wichita Humanities Internships Reward Employers program allowed us to bring three wonderful students onto our team. The program provides paid, for-credit internships to undergraduate students majoring in humanities fields, such as history, philosophy, linguistics, or cultural anthropology, allowing them to utilize their skill sets to develop their careers and advance society.

Dive into our blog here:
https://alcesuvoz.wichita.edu/2026/07/21/humanities-students-go-beyond-the-biomedical-for-a-healthy-multilingual-kansas/

08/22/2026

👧💉🧑‍⚕️vacunas gratuitas para niños

📍 Sedgwick county health department
📍sábado 22 de agosto
de 8 a. m. a 4 p. m.

# SaludMasBienestar

08/07/2026

Want to know how to earn your GED, dual enrollment, or find resources for children and more? Join us tomorrow and connect with these agencies at our Literacy News Fair! Storytime Village, Phillips Fundamental Learning Center, NexStep Alliance, Alce su Voz, IDEAS at the Kansas Leadership Center, Wichita State University TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers Program, Wichita Public Library, Wichita Public Schools and Greater Wichita YMCA and Wichita Collective Impact!

07/14/2026

VOTA

07/12/2026

Did you know that there are new regulations implementing Section 1557 that require qualified interpreters for patients and prohibit the use of:

🎙️ minors as interpreters, except in an emergency;

🎙️ adult and family friends as interpreters, except in an emergency or unless the patient refuses a professional interpreter;

🎙️ and bilingual staff, unless interpreting is part of their current job responsibilities and they have demonstrated qualification.

Our white paper, "Enhancing Infrastructure for Equitable Healthcare Language Access Services in Kansas", offers a set of recommendations to the State of Kansas on steps that can be taken to improve language access services in the healthcare setting and improve compliance.

Read more on how Kansas can improve healthcare language services and care for all patients:

https://alcesuvoz.wichita.edu/2025/02/26/read-our-white-paper/

Citation: Showstack, R., Colcher, D., Loo-Gross, C., Flores, G., Vargas-Bezzubikoff, R., Keene Woods, N., & Youdelman, M. (2025, Feb. 26). Improving Infrastructure for Equitable Healthcare Language Access Services in Kansas: A White Paper. Alce su Voz. https://alcesuvoz.wichita.edu/2025/02/26/read-our-white-paper/

06/24/2026

06/22/2026

✨ This past weekend, we held a community council meeting at Connie’s Mexico Cafe with our most dedicated and passionate community collaborators and participants! ✨

We had insightful discussions on future challenges and opportunities with our work. We are excited to continue and start new projects to achieve our mission towards improving health equity.

06/20/2026

Come see us today! ☺️

06/13/2026

We appreciate the hard work from community health workers!! 👏👏

☀️🦋💕🎖️ Trabajadoras de Salud Comunitaria 🤩🦋💕🎖️