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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 These HOW ARE CULTURALLY DIVERSE PATIENTS TREATED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD? HOW ARE CULTURALLY DIVERSE PATIENTS TREATED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD? "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires health care institutions that receive federal money to providemedical interpreters for these Americans or face discrimination charges" (Margolis). "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires health care institutions that receive federal money to providemedical interpreters for these Americans or face discrimination charges" (Margolis). Wilson-Stronks, Amy, and Erica Galvez. Hospitals, Language, and Culture: A Snapshot of the Nation. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission, 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2014. "The Modern Language Association Language Map." MLA Language Map. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. Goode, Tawara D., Suganya Sockalingam, and Lisa Lopez. Snyder. Bridging the Cultural Divide in Health Care Settings: The Essential Role of Cultural Broker Programs. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Cultural Competence, 2004. Print. "Effective cultural brokers are cognizantof the multiple factors impactingcommunity diversity. These factorsinclude, but are not limited to thefollowing: geographic location,population density, population stability,age distribution of population, social history, intergroup relationships, and the social, political, and economic climates of communities served"(Goode, 2001). Margolis, Robin E. "Do You Have to Be Bilingual to Be a Doctor?" Work. Hearst Newspapers, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2014. What to look for Spanish 62.13% Chinese 2.96% Tagalog 2.70% Vietnamese 2.24% French 2.24% Korean 1.94% German 1.94% Russian 1.48% Arabic 1.33% Italian 1.33% Portuguese 1.22% French Creole 1.17% Other 17.32% Spanish 62.13% Chinese 2.96% Tagalog 2.70% Vietnamese 2.24% French 2.24% Korean 1.94% German 1.94% Russian 1.48% Arabic 1.33% Italian 1.33% Portuguese 1.22% French Creole 1.17% Other 17.32% English is spoken by 80.38% of people over 5 years old in the entire US. Languages other than English are spoken by 19.62%. "According to the Commonwealth Fund 2001 Health Care Quality Survey,One of three Hispanics and one of four Asian Americans have problems communicating with their doctors, and15% of African Americans, 13% of Hispanics,and 11% of Asian Americans said there had been a time when they felt they would have received better careif they had been of a different race or ethnicity" (NAMI). "NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness." NAMI. NAMI, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. (MLA Language) "Access to language interpreters is limited. Among non-English speakers who said they needed an interpreter during a health care visit, fewer than one-half (48 percent) said they always or usually had one" (NAMI). Minority vs. Majority ETHNICITY White: 92%Black/African American: 87%Asian/Native Hawaiian: 57%American Indian/Alaska Native: 77%Other Pacific Islander: 17%Hispanic/Latino: 87%Other: 43%
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