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Physician Communication Performance among Standardized Patients and Patients with Limited Health Literacy

May 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Limited health literacy is associated with misunderstandings about cancer susceptibility and benefits of early detection and low adherence to cancer screening.

Primary Language, Income and the Intensification of Anti-Glycemic Medications in Managed Care

May 1, 2011 | Journal Article

This article examines how language and income interact with treatment of Type II diabetes in a large managed-care trial. Previous research has shown that minorities and low-socioeconomic status individuals have more poorly controlled blood sugar levels than White Americans.

Health Facilities Begin Implementing New Universal Symbols to Ease Navigation

September 12, 2010 | News Release

Making signage easy to understand and eliminating language barriers is one simple way to iimprove the health care experience for everyone.

Building Knowledge of Minority Populations to Address Disparities in Health and Health Care

December 12, 2011 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center and a multicultural research network managed by the University of California, Los Angeles, studied disparities in health and access to care in Latino and other minority populations.

Health Care Reporting for Native Americans

January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Alaska Public Radio Network produced health-information news and features for the daily National Native News radio program, and developed a weekly call-in health program, "The Friday Wellness Edition."

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