In early 2020, it was hypothesized that COVID-19 would lead to disproportionately negative
health and work outcomes for Black and Hispanic adults, but sufficient data had yet been …

Abstract Theory Cultural competence and humility are core elements of medical education in
a diverse society. Language is inseparable from culture, as language informs, indexes …

Health Disparities and the Applied Linguist bridges theory and practice to demonstrate how
applied linguists are uniquely positioned to make vital contributions towards advancing …

Abstract Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR), rooted in the more established
tradition of Community-Based Participatory Research, seeks to empower patients in …

In response to the rising need for Spanish-English interpreters in the United States, there
has been an increase in translation and interpreting and Spanish for the health professions …

An important component of social justice research is centering the voices of those
individuals whose lives the research is intended to improve, not as subjects from whom …

The intent of this chapter is to discuss the incursion of applied linguistics into areas of public
health and healthcare. It seeks to elucidate the prominent research trends at the intersection …

The way healthcare professionals acquire language directly impacts patients' quality of care
and their experience. This chapter provides an applied linguistics perspective at the …

The well-documented benefits of community engagement experiences have resulted in its
incorporation across a wide variety of disciplines, from health care (Alexander et al., 2020) to …

Lack of high-quality multilingual resources can contribute to disparities in the availability of
medical and public health information. The COVID-19 pandemic has required rapid …