Understanding the State of Language Access Services in the California Safety Net
Hector Rodriguez, Professor
Public Health
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2025.
The objective of this project is to survey and analyze language access services and infrastructure of 150 safety net primary care practices across California to understand and improve how language access needs are met for patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). This project is funded by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF).
Role: Responsibilities of the student include:
● Online research and verification of contact information for targeted survey respondents.
● Assist with survey development in Qualtrics survey software.
● Conduct reminder emails and phone calls to targeted survey respondents.
● Descriptive statistical analysis.
● Table construction and reference management for the planned manuscripts.
● Co-authorship opportunities are available.
Qualifications: ● Interest in healthcare organizational efforts to provide culturally competent care to LEP populations
● Experience or interest in survey data collection and analysis
● Experience or interest in analyzing data using R, SAS, or STATA.
● Strong communication skills and intellectual curiosity are preferred.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Jacob Chen, MPH, Staff Researcher
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: Hybrid work
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