Evaluation of Language Accessibility of Community Resources to Address Pediatric Social Needs in 2 Large US Cities
Community-based programs may not have the language-related resources necessary to support families who speak Spanish, Somali, or Vietnamese. Health systems should consider confirming language access and/or providing language support when referring patients to community resources.
Authors
- Katherine Yun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2776-8971)
- Aditi Vasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8992-5672)
- Kautilya Rajendrakumar Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2867-1770)
- Carlos Acosta‐Olivo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2025-1865)
- K. Casey Lion
- Dean Karavite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0554-5715)
- Kristin Maletsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-2159)
- Elizabeth Wingfield
- Janine Wechsler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1015-5471)
- Elena Griego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5728-0080)
- Stephanie G. Menko
- Blanca Vázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1151-6681)
- Megha Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-5062)
- Nguyen Tran-Ngoc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6059-0992)
- S. Abdullahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6767-1859)
- Maria Rincon Olivares
- Lina Verghese
Institutions
- Swarthmore College (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Institute of Child Health (IN)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2025.103165
- Primary Topic
- Language Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00