Ruth Murphey Parker, MD
January 24, 2013 | Story
Ruth Murphey Parker's research has focused predominantly in two areas: medical education and health services for under-served populations.
Barriers to care: language and literacy
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Classes to Improve Health Literacy for Immigrants in Lincoln, Neb.
July 30, 2011 | Program Results Report
A 12-week health literacy course in Lincoln, Neb., sought to teach immigrants the basic medical information and vocabulary necessary to lead healthier lives.
Developing Universal Symbols for Health Care Facilities
May 13, 2011 | Program Results Report
Project staff worked with a design team to create and test a set of universal graphic symbols to help people with limited proficiency in English find their way around health care facilities.
Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.
Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
November 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This article focused on the relationship between limited English proficiency among the patient population and physician services. The study sample was 67 individuals, 45 physicians and 22 office managers, who participated in a total of nine computer-assisted telephone focus groups.
Study Finds that Latinos Face Financial, Social and Other Barriers When Seeking Health Care
April 25, 2004 | Program Results Report
From 2000 to 2003, a research team at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health studied disparities in access to primary and preventive care for Latinos in the United States.
Survey Identifies Health Care Use and Needs of Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants
May 31, 2000 | Program Results Report
From 1996 to 1999, researchers from the People-To-People Health Foundation (commonly known as the Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs) conducted a survey on:
Importance of Language Services
June 4, 2008 | Issue Brief
While quality for all patients needs to improve, research shows that patients of different ethnicities may receive different levels of care.
Speaking Together Toolkit
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
This toolkit provides advice to hospitals on improving quality and accessibility of language services.
Innovations that Address Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Geographic Barriers to Preventive Oral Health Care
September 19, 2013 | Report
Overcoming barriers to access will require innovative use of a well-trained, non-traditional workforce using strategies that re-engage populations with a history of poor access.