When “Sort of Right” is Not Enough

A Study of Medical Interpretation for Monolingual Spanish-Speaking Patients in South Carolina

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ID14834210
AuthorsAnna Handley (University of South Carolina), Anna B Handley (University of South Carolina), Mary Allison Joseph (University of South Carolina)
Year2008
Volume30
Issue2
Pages37-41
Publication date2008-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePracticing Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0888-4552 • E-ISSN: 2994-1628
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17730/praa.30.2.k65rh71816l536vm
OpenAlexW2048286254
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

In the last two decades, South Carolina's Latino population has more than quadrupled, from less than 31,000 individuals in 1990 to over 139,000 in 2005 (U.S. Census Bureau). This increased Latino presence in South Carolina has made the need for services to Spanish speakers more noticeable and significant to policy makers, academics, and the general population. The quote in the title comes from a clinic worker who explained that getting it "sort of right" with Spanish-speaking patients can cause harm. In recognition of this rising Latino presence, and the need to "get it right" in South Carolina, the state government formed the Hispanic/Latino Ad Hoc Committee to determine, and better respond to, the need for services in new Latino immigrant communities. Education, health, public safety, human rights, and transportation were among the vital services identified by this committee

Census · Economic growth · Environmental health · Harm · Immigration · Political science · Population · South carolina · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Public Administration · Gerontology

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