Sharyne Shiu?Thornton|Joseph Balabis|Kirsten Senturia|Aracely Tamayo|Mark W. Oberle
Disaster Preparedness for Limited English Proficient Communities: Medical Interpreters as Cultural Brokers and Gatekeepers
University of Washington|University of Washington|Public Health – Seattle & King County|University of Washington|University of Washington
current disaster emergency response planning adequately address needs limited english proficient lep communities complexities language cultural differences pose serious barriers first responders emergency providers reaching lep communities medical interpreters potential key cultural linguistic linkages lep communities project established collaborative partnership interpreter services department harborview medical center seattle washington summer 2004 pilot assessment training background work experiences medical interpreters conducted focused training needs disasteremergency situations overall medical interpreters identified need disaster preparedness training education medical interpreters reported lep communities prepared disasters need culturally appropriate information education