ABSTRACT

Spanish in Health Care fills an important gap by offering a panoramic overview of the research on Spanish in health settings that is emerging from a variety of disciplines.

Synthesizing research from diverse disciplines such as sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, health services research, behavioral health research, health policy and administration, and social epidemiology, the volume offers a uniquely unified approach to the subject of Spanish in healthcare.

This volume will be of interest to researchers in Spanish linguistics, sociolinguistics, health communication, and languages for specific purposes.

chapter 1|32 pages

Language and Latino health

From social determinant to syndemic

chapter 2|37 pages

Language in health care policies

chapter 5|50 pages

Language pedagogy and Latino health