Course Available To Help Spanish Speakers Navigate Health Care System

Press release from Jefferson Health:

March 2, 2023

South Jersey community members, both English and Spanish-speaking, are invited to take an online training course that will enable them to help guide Spanish-speaking patients through the healthcare system.

The training program is aimed at helping community members become bilingual patient navigators or assist in their journey to become a medical interpreter. It is being offered at no cost through a Jefferson Health language services grant.

These self-paced, online Medical Spanish and Medical English courses are mobile-friendly with 10-15 minute modules that fit into busy schedules. They focus on practicing medical terminology through authentic patient scenarios so participants can help Spanish-speaking community members overcome language barriers to get the care they need.

Potential participants must either live or work in Burlington, Camden or Gloucester counties.

This press release was produced by Jefferson Health. The views expressed here are the author's own.