Immigrants account for 13.7% of the US population, and the great majority of these
individuals originate from Latin America or Asia. Immigrant communities experience striking …

Effective communication is key when providing quality health care. 1 The practice of good
communication skills in the medical profession is integral for the development of meaningful …

This book introduces readers to basic concepts of sociolinguistics with a focus on Spanish in
the US. The coverage goes beyond linguistics to examine the history and politics of Spanish …

The US overdose crisis continues to worsen and is disproportionately harming Black and
Hispanic/Latino people. Although the “War on Drugs” continues to shape drug policy—at the …

We live in a world of incredible linguistic diversity; nearly 7000 languages are spoken
globally and at least 350 are spoken in the United States. Language-concordant care …

One in seven people in the US speak Spanish at home, and twenty-five million people in the
US have limited English proficiency. Using nationally representative data from the Medical …

Language barriers negatively affect patient outcomes, and linguistic assistance is essential
for adequate healthcare. The adoption of face-to-face medical interpretating is believed to …

Objectives Inpatients with language barriers and complex medical needs suffer disparities in
quality of care, safety, and health outcomes. Although in-person interpreters are particularly …

Background: Individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) have long faced barriers in
navigating the health care system. More information is needed to understand whether their …

Researchers have documented that children and adolescents from minority groups may be
impacted negatively by social determinants of health (eg, economic stability, neighborhood …