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Lack of Language Access in Hospitals during the Coronavirus Crisis

Teresa Cuervo — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 21:33:46 +0000

I may be hammering on this subject a bit, but I do find it important because not only is the pandemic still raging with no end in sight, but also because it is revealing the inadequate care LEP patients are receiving in hospitals. There is a disproportionate rise infections in black and brown communities and how many are falling victim to the...

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Language Access in Immigrant Communities during COVID-19 Pandemic

Teresa Cuervo — Fri, 29 May 2020 21:02:08 +0000

I have already written on the disconnect of healthcare workers and interpreters when patients with limited English proficiency are treated when they enter the hospital in dire need of assistance. This is somewhat the same in immigrant communities and in immigration shelters. This is true in particular; the latter those are still in process of...

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Language differences spark fear amid the coronavirus pandemic

Teresa Cuervo — Wed, 13 May 2020 13:09:57 +0000

When the pandemic began in China in late December 2019 and as it began to spread across borders it also spread a lot of fear, racism, and hate. Given its high rate of infection and death coupled with very little knowledge of the virus itself, people as a whole began to hate and resent...

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Half of Americans listen to music in languages besides English

Teresa Cuervo — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:29:05 +0000

The fact that Reggaeton, Latin, K-pop among others are music are hitting the airways in the US should tell you that there is a cultural shift happening. Not only are radio stations playing them but streaming channels such as YouTube and Spotify (which are uploaded and created mostly by the listener), have...

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The Disconnect Between Medical Interpreting Services and LEP Patients During the Pandemic

Teresa Cuervo — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:44:25 +0000

Although it is a law that you have to provide language interpreters to the patients that need it, and some hospitals do have staff interpreters, it is too far from the norm in many hospitals. Yet, despite being a law not to mamy are aware that is a responsibility and have not implemented and...

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