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Limited English Proficiency and Health Care: How to …

(Just Now) WEBAccording to Elizabeth Andrade, Dr.P.H., MPH, assistant professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, there are multiple factors that contribute to these …

https://onlinepublichealth.gwu.edu/resources/limited-english-proficiency-health-care-how-to-support/

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Strategies for overcoming language barriers in healthcare

(3 days ago) WEBLanguage barriers between nurses and patients increasingly affect nursing practice, regardless of where care is delivered. In the United States, a language other than …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8697718/

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The Health Care System Is Shortchanging Non-English Speakers

(4 days ago) WEBThe Health Care System Is Shortchanging Non-English Speakers. We need to revamp our policies and procedures to guarantee they’ll receive language-appropriate …

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-care-system-is-shortchanging-non-english-speakers/

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Implications of Language Barriers for Healthcare: A Systematic …

(3 days ago) WEBNon-English-speaking patients who used the interpreter services received more inpatient services and office visits. Providing interpreter services for Medicaid …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7201401/

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Language Is Not A Barrier—It Is An Opportunity To

(Just Now) WEBHealth systems have a lot to gain from clinician education around effective communication with non-English-speaking patients. In 2013, more than 61 million people in the US reported speaking a non

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/language-not-barrier-opportunity-improve-health-equity-through-education

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How Should Clinicians Respond to Language Barriers …

(7 days ago) WEBIn one study, Hispanics with LEP reported worse access to care and health care status and received fewer preventive services than English-speaking Hispanics. 2 Professional medical interpretation is …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-should-clinicians-respond-language-barriers-exacerbate-health-inequity/2021-02

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Addressing Language Barriers In Healthcare NurseJournal.org

(6 days ago) WEBMedicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Programs can apply for federal matching funds for language services. All U.S. states have enacted language …

https://nursejournal.org/articles/language-barriers-in-healthcare/

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Our Health System Is Failing Patients with Limited English

(2 days ago) WEBWith the increasing revelation of medical inequities in the face of COVID-19, it is critical we emphasize improving communication between the health system and …

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-health-system-is-failing-patients-with-limited-english/

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Language Barriers and Healthcare » NCRC

(Just Now) WEBThe number of non-English-speaking US residents rises each year, contributing to a growing problem of miscommunication and understanding. While …

https://ncrc.org/language-barriers-and-healthcare/

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The Pandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers In A Hospital - NPR

(Just Now) WEBHospital Study Found Non-English Speaking Patients More Likely To Die From COVID : Shots - Health News Data from a Boston hospital showed that Latino …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/23/989928262/the-pandemic-imperiled-non-english-speakers-in-a-hospital

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The “Battle” of Managing Language Barriers in Health Care

(3 days ago) WEBLatinos are the largest minority population in the United States and comprise the majority of the 25 million people in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP). 1,2 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4990509/

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Pandemic imperiled non-English speakers more than others.

(Just Now) WEBApril 27, 2021. Non-English-speaking patients experience barriers to safely navigating the American healthcare system. This story discusses the impact that …

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pandemic-imperiled-non-english-speakers-more-others

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Overcoming Language Barriers in Health Care: Costs and Benefits …

(4 days ago) WEBObjectives. We assessed the impact of interpreter services on the cost and the utilization of health care services among patients with limited English proficiency. Methods. We …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.5.866

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Guide To Developing A Language Access Plan - Centers for …

(1 days ago) WEBReception. The language access plan should include how the organization will provide language access services when patients check in for an appointment, seek directions, or …

https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/Language-Access-Plan-508.pdf

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Pandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers More Than Others

(6 days ago) WEBIt has a multilingual function to better communicate with non-English-speaking patients and staffers. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) In March 2020, just weeks into the …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pandemic-imperiled-non-english-speakers-more-than-others/

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How to Help a Non-English Speaker Get Optimal Healthcare

(5 days ago) WEB3. Encourage Questions. Patients have the right to ask questions and make the best decisions for themselves. Encourage them to find out why the care team …

https://blog.uvahealth.com/2019/11/12/how-to-help-a-non-english-speaker-get-optimal-healthcare/

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Health literacy resources on inequities & for non-English speakers

(2 days ago) WEBThe national hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The previous National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will continue to be …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/health-literacy-resources-inequities-non-english-speakers

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Bridging a language gap: How communication boards are helping …

(Just Now) WEBSpeaking only Spanish, the patient relied solely on his family to communicate his wants and needs to his caregivers. So when visitor restrictions were put in place, the …

https://uihc.org/news/bridging-language-gap-how-communication-boards-are-helping-non-english-speaking-patients

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Impact of language preference and health literacy on health …

(3 days ago) WEBThe persistence of negative health information-seeking experiences over the last 10 years suggests that current methods of health information dissemination do not serve non …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205365/

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Access to appropriate health care for non-English speaking …

(8 days ago) WEBBackground Recently arrived culturally and linguistically diverse migrant mothers in Western Industrialised Nations are less likely to access health care and are …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-05157-x

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People who cannot speak English well are more likely to be in …

(8 days ago) WEBLanguage is an important defining characteristic of people’s identity. Main language and proficiency in English was asked for the first time in the 2011 Census …

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/language/articles/peoplewhocannotspeakenglishwellaremorelikelytobeinpoorhealth/2015-07-09

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What’s Going Around: Minority healthcare - KY3

(Just Now) WEBJordan Valley Community Health said they are using IPADs to utilize interpreters to better serve their non-English speaking patients. By Jackie Garrity …

https://www.ky3.com/2024/05/01/whats-going-around-minority-healthcare/

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WEBThe richest 1% of Americans have a life expectancy that's at least 10 years higher than those in the poorest 1%. Where a person lives can predict their likelihood of …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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Reducing Language Barriers and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health …

(3 days ago) WEBNon-English-speaking Asians were substantially less likely than the general, English-speaking population to receive needed services (11% vs 51%). 3 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040485/

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Mpox Presentation Compared in Racial, Ethnic Groups - Medscape

(7 days ago) WEBWhite non-Hispanic patients were more likely to have no prodromal symptoms (50.0% vs 17.5%; P = .02) and were more likely to have genital lesions …

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mpox-presentation-compared-different-racial-ethnic-groups-2024a10008hy

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Teacher resigns after inviting registered sex offender to classroom …

(1 days ago) WEBSIOUX FALLS, S.D. ( KSFY /Gray News) – A school district in South Dakota is being criticized after a registered sex offender was invited into a classroom as a guest …

https://www.kktv.com/2024/05/02/teacher-resigns-after-inviting-registered-sex-offender-classroom-guest-speaker/

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