Current Environment:

Prior Research

Patients and families who speak languages other than English (LOE) are...

prior research 1 & 2

2 times more likely to experience adverse events

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3-5 times less likely to speak up

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Present Research

Building on previous work examining health care disparities for patients who speak languages other than English (LOE), the Program for Language Equity is currently pursuing the following lines of research, including:

3 Research Lines

(1)

Exploring and evaluating variations in interpretation and translation practices within and across pediatric hospitals.

(2)

Identifying barriers to and facilitators of consistent use of interpretation and translation best practices within and across pediatric hospitals.

(3)

Investigating experiences of hospital care among patients speaking English versus those speaking LOE.