Dolly Patel, Akshilkumar Patel, Jacob Schick, Ae Lim Yang, Ellius Kwok, Ramon Govea, Jonathan J Nunez, Norman Benjamin Fredrick, Cara Exten
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Abstract
There is limited research regarding interpretation services training and its benefit in contact tracing programs. This study seeks to assess the impact of optional formal interpretation services training on contact tracers and identify specific barriers tracers face when contacting patients with limited English proficiency, who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
期刊介绍:
Family & Community Health is a practical quarterly which presents creative, multidisciplinary perspectives and approaches for effective public and community health programs. Each issue focuses on a single timely topic and addresses issues of concern to a wide variety of population groups with diverse ethnic backgrounds, including children and the elderly, men and women, and rural and urban communities.