Daily News | Language barriers, bias, and cultural differences hinder access to health care for Asian Philadelphians
In the lobby of a South Philadelphia medical clinic, the phrase “welcome” is written on the wall in 30 languages.in the United States.
“When I came here and saw my own language on the board I was like, ‘What! I’ve never seen that before,’” she said.Philly Indonesian couple win bid to stay in the U.S. after community rallied to stop their deportation “As immigrants, a lot of them lack the confidence to go to places where they don’t know if those places are safe,” she said.Even hospitals with interpretation services can struggle to grasp cultural differences. Hepatitis B, a liver disease that can cause cirrhosis and highly deadly liver cancer, highlights the ways a lack of cultural awareness and ignorance in the medical community can lead to serious health consequences among immigrant communities.
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