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ReviewClinics in laboratory medicine2024

Literacy and Language Barriers to Overcome in Laboratory Medicine.

Gerardo Lazaro, Julio Dicent Taillepierre, Chelsea Richwine

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Review in Clinics in laboratory medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gerardo LazaroDivision of Laboratory Systems, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2400 Century Parkway NE, Mail Stop V24-3, Atlanta, GA 30345. Electronic address: Gerardo.lazaro@hhs.gov.
Julio Dicent TaillepierreOffice of Health Equity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2877 Brandywine Road, MS: TW-3, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Chelsea RichwineAssistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 330 C Street SW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20201, USA.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the context of laboratory medicine, the authors describe 3 barriers to health communication: access, health communication, and language responsiveness. These barriers are interconnected and present in millions of people in need of equitable access to health communication. Equitable access entails health communication written in plain language and languages other than English to address language and literacy barriers and increase trust by avoiding language discordance and the spread of infodemics. This review includes several options to implement multidisciplinary efforts that lead to measurable improvements in health literacy.

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Communication BarriersHealth LiteracyHealth CommunicationHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLanguageAccessClinicalEquityHealthLaboratoryLanguageLiteracyMedicine

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PMID39490121
PMCPMC11974352

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