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Implementation of Language Assessments for Staff Interpreters in Community Health Centers

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Bilingual staff is used to provide interpreter services in community health centers. Little is known about the language proficiency of dual-role staff interpreters. Golden Valley Health Centers implemented a formal language assessment program to improve the number of qualified dual-role staff interpreters and ultimately improve the quality of patient care.

Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0149

Authors: Fatima Nunez de Jaimes, Felicia Batts, Christine Noguera, Lourdes Guerrero, Gerardo Moreno

Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, Golden Valley Health Centers

Language: English

Topic: Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Kaiser Permanente, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging