Navigating the Healthcare System: Translation Services

Understanding the details of the American healthcare system is challenging for native speakers, much less Chinese immigrants with limited English proficiency. That's Susan Choi's group "PALS for Health" plays such a critical role in the Southern California immigrant community where PALS offers on site medical translation services to immigrants who need assistance communicating with their health practitioner.

Tags: mandarin-language
Topics: Community Health, Cultural Competence, Health Care Access, Immigrant Integration, Language, Public Health
New Routes Project: 10 Steps to Better Healthcare: A Guide for Chinese-American Seniors

© 2008, LA 18 KSCI TV, All Rights Reserved.