UCLA creates multilingual website for coronavirus information

It ’s abundantly clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has not hit all people equally, and part of that disparity is informational. Many communities have an increased vulnerability because of a lack access to official news, public health information and safety recommendations in a language other than Engl ish.To help remedy that, faculty from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the Asian American Studies Center quickly came together recently to launchTranslateCovid.org. This new website presents health and safety recommendations and other information in more than 40 languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Armenian, Japanese and Vietnamese.“Many non-English speakers lack credible information about the novel coronavirus and how to manage the risks surrounding it,” said Karen Umemoto, holder of the Helen and Morgan Chu Chair and Director of the Asian American Studies Center. “And Los Angeles is home to a critical mass of many non– English-speaking communities, including Asian and Pacific Islander.”TranslateCovid.org  offers information on staying safe, basic scientific facts about the virus and even materials to help children better understand what’s going on. Users can filter by languages, which also include Navajo, Arabic, Farsi and Zapoteco among others. For people who are hearing-impaired, there are vide os presented using American Sign Language.Faculty and staff are now working with colleagues at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news