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Introduction
Latinos face many challenges in accessing needed health services. New immi-grants
often have different health care beliefs, and may not understand how the
US health system works or how to access services ( see Chapter 3). Many
Latinos face significant financial barriers, with a disproportionate number of
Latinos lacking health insurance coverage, and many afraid to seek services
from governmental agencies ( see Chapter 7). Like other low- income popula-tions,
many Latinos work and have difficulty taking off work to go to the doc-tor;
others have transportation barriers. Latinos, especially recent immigrants,
also face significant language barriers. These problems are compounded for
migrant farmworkers who travel with the growing season, staying in each indi-vidual
community for short periods of time. Because of the transitory nature of
their work, migrant farmworkers may have little understanding of the local
health care systems. Migrants are often isolated, live in rural areas, lack tele-phones,
and may lack transportation.
This chapter focuses on language and cultural barriers faced by the population.
Language, in particular, is one of the biggest challenges North Carolina faces
with the influx of Latino immigrants. According to the US Census, approxi-mately
half of North Carolina Latinos have limited English proficiency ( LEP) or
are unable to speak English very well. 1 These language barriers can impair a
Latino's ability to access needed programs and services. Further, almost 30% of
North Carolina Latinos immigrated to the United States recently ( since 1995),
and may not be knowledgeable about how the US health care system works. 2
Federal regulations, interpreting Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, have
provisions to ensure that language does not prevent people from accessing fed-erally-
funded programs. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal
access to care 79
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| Full Text | Introduction Latinos face many challenges in accessing needed health services. New immi-grants often have different health care beliefs, and may not understand how the US health system works or how to access services ( see Chapter 3). Many Latinos face significant financial barriers, with a disproportionate number of Latinos lacking health insurance coverage, and many afraid to seek services from governmental agencies ( see Chapter 7). Like other low- income popula-tions, many Latinos work and have difficulty taking off work to go to the doc-tor; others have transportation barriers. Latinos, especially recent immigrants, also face significant language barriers. These problems are compounded for migrant farmworkers who travel with the growing season, staying in each indi-vidual community for short periods of time. Because of the transitory nature of their work, migrant farmworkers may have little understanding of the local health care systems. Migrants are often isolated, live in rural areas, lack tele-phones, and may lack transportation. This chapter focuses on language and cultural barriers faced by the population. Language, in particular, is one of the biggest challenges North Carolina faces with the influx of Latino immigrants. According to the US Census, approxi-mately half of North Carolina Latinos have limited English proficiency ( LEP) or are unable to speak English very well. 1 These language barriers can impair a Latino's ability to access needed programs and services. Further, almost 30% of North Carolina Latinos immigrated to the United States recently ( since 1995), and may not be knowledgeable about how the US health care system works. 2 Federal regulations, interpreting Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, have provisions to ensure that language does not prevent people from accessing fed-erally- funded programs. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal access to care 79 Access6 to Care |
