Language Line Services Introduces "Relating In Red" AIDS Awareness Dual-Handset Telephone To Help Fight AIDS In 175 Languages

Main Category: HIV / AIDS
Article Date: 03 Dec 2007 - 3:00 PDT

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In observance of World AIDS Day, Language Line Services, the leading provider of language solutions, has announced the introduction of the "Relating in Red" AIDS awareness dual-handset phone program. As part of this fundraising program for HIV/AIDS awareness, health care providers will be able to order a red version of the popular Language Line® Phone, a unique, quick-dial, dual-handset communication tool used to facilitate three-way communications between medical providers, limited English speaking patients and interpreters. Proceeds from the order of "Relating in Red" phones will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGiS).

"Part of Language Line Services' core mission is to improve access to quality health care, regardless of language," explains Louis Provenzano, Language Line Services' President and Chief Operating Officer. "Our 'red phone' campaign advances this mission while providing HIV/AIDS awareness and information to individuals impacted by language barriers who may not have the level of awareness afforded to others."

Beginning this December, the twentieth anniversary of World AIDS Day, hospitals and other health care organizations will be able to replace their current Language Line Phones with red phones for use in their own HIV/AIDS awareness programs. In addition to the awareness generated by the program, Language Line Services will donate proceeds associated with the ordering of "Relating in Red" phones to three distinguished organizations, as designated by each participating provider.

"Language Line Services has shown a tremendous commitment to the fight to eradicate HIV/AIDS through this effort," says Suzanne Mink, Vice President of Development for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. "The red phone will be both a means of communication for limited English speaking patients and a tool to raise awareness among this at-risk population."

World AIDS Day emerged in December 1988 as the first international health day in recognition of the united global effort required to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS. Today the HIV pandemic remains one of the great health crises facing our planet, with 33 million now estimated to be living with HIV worldwide.

"This year's international theme for World AIDS Day is 'Leadership'," adds Provenzano. "Language Line Services along with our partners at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Broadway Cares, and AEGiS hope to lead by action and example with the "Relating in Red" program, as we strive to prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of people living with the virus."

For more information about Language Line Services, or to place an order for "Relating in Red" AIDS awareness dual-handset telephones please call +1 (877) 886-3885 or visit this link.

About AIDS Education Global information System

The AIDS Education Global information System is a nonprofit organization that was established in response to the growing HIV/AIDS pandemic. Its mission is aimed to facilitate access to current patient/clinician information specific to HIV/AIDS and to preserve for future generations a global history of the pandemic with its historical news, scientific publications and treatment database. Since AEGiS' inception, it has matured into the largest free-access virtual AIDS library on earth. Today, AEGiS consists of more than 1,000,000 articles, covering the world from 1981 to the present, and logging more than 10,000,000 visitors annually.

AIDS Education Global information System

About Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. BC/EFA is the on-going, committed response from the American Theatre community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of this community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $140 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV or HIV-related illnesses.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

About Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a worldwide leader in the fight against pediatric AIDS. Its innovative research programs, collaborative training initiatives, advocacy efforts, and rapidly expanding international prevention and treatment programs are bringing dramatic changes to the lives of children worldwide.

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

About Language Line Services

Language Line Services, the world's leading provider of language services, serves clients in many sectors including government, health care, telecom, financial services and insurance by quickly connecting them to customers, patients and sales prospects in over 170 languages. The growth of the industry has soared with increased immigration and government and regulatory compliance policies mandating organizations provide services to limited English speakers in their own languages. Language Line Services is recognized as a trusted partner to thousands of clients, providing access to the industry's fastest service at highly competitive rates. For more information about Language Line Services' suite of video and over-the-phone interpretation services, document translation, and bilingual testing and training please call +1 (877) 886-3885 or visit http://www.languageline.com .

Language Line Services