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Health Equity Insights: language & literacy

6 Best Practices for Overcoming Language Barriers in Healthcare

Effective communication is essential to delivering quality healthcare, but language barriers can...

How to Meet the 4 Most Important CLAS Standards

Cultural competency training can help you and your healthcare team meet the CLAS Standards related...

Effective Communication with LEP Populations

Approximately 21.5 million individuals in the United States belong to the LEP population. For these...

Border Walls: Cultural Competency and Considerations for the Hispanic/Latino Population

Culture has a profound impact on healthcare decision-making for Latino individuals and families....

Best Practices for Working with Patients with LEP in Healthcare

Limited English proficiency (LEP) refers to a lack of fluency or comfort in the English language....

What Are Leading Organizations Doing to Achieve Health Equity?

This has been a banner year for Moffitt Cancer Center, with five national distinctions honoring...

A Clinician's Guide to the Use of Interpreters in Healthcare

Effective communication is the lifeblood of healthcare interactions, and this becomes particularly...

What Is Health Literacy And Why Is It So Important?

Health literacy describes a person's ability to obtain and understand the medical information...