Language as a Barrier to Health Care for New York City: Haitian, Russian and Latino Perspectives

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New York Forum on Child Health of the New York Academy of Medicine, the
Year: 
2006
Month: 
May
Publisher: 
New York Forum on Child Health of the New York Academy of Medicine, the
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Reports on more than half of This report studies New York City’s Haitian, Russian, and Latino first-generation immigrants, and finds that language barriers lead to reduced quality of care for their children and prevents first-generation immigrants from fully using healthcare services. For a PDF of the report and to arrange interviews with the lead author or immigrant New Yorkers, contact Kathryn Cervino, Associate Communications Director, at 212.822.7285 or kcervino@nyam.org.

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