Medical workers seek to cross cultural barrier in Virginia

“A new Virginia Department of Health Web site provides translations such as these to help health-care workers take care of patients who speak only Spanish.

The Web site also offers links to resources to help health-care workers understand cultural differences that may affect delivery of health-care services to immigrants.”

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