A Fresno family got coronavirus. Advocates say language accessibility could've prevented it [fresnobee.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 4/23/2012:47 PM

By Brianna Calix, The Fresno Bee, April 22, 2020

Government agencies and interpreters have rushed to make sure information about COVID-19 is available in various languages — but some hospital patients are falling through the cracks, according to at least one Fresno-area advocacy group.

Naindeep Singh, the executive director of the Jakara Movement, says he’s heard several accounts in which medical providers rely too heavily on bilingual staff rather than provide interpretation and translation services.

Just like with other health issues, language access and literacy could affect health outcomes related to COVID-19, research shows.

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