New Haven Independent

New Coalition, Study Hope To Translate Into Access

by Paul Bass | October 25, 2006 11:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A new statewide coalition will push for more interpreters at state health clinics, bureaucratic offices, and other places where people who don’t primarily speak English go for care. Latino health advocate Jeannette DeJesús was scheduled to announce the formation of the coalition Wednesday at a press conference unveiling a new study on the pressing need for the state to invest $2.3 million a year for “face-to-face medical interpretation services” at Medicaid offices. Click here to read a release summarizing the findings of the study and formation of the new coalition. Click here to read a Spanish-language version of the entire study. Click here to read the report in English.