Speaking their language: How NOLA advocates connected Spanish speakers to healthcare during the pandemic | The CurrentEditor’s Note: We began this series looking at simplicity as the key to better healthcare access. The pandemic highlighted how one of the most basic communications tools, the telephone, could break down barriers. And although remote and phone-based… Oct 30 20October 30, 2020Article at The Current
Calls to Action | The CurrentLifeline: COVID is the first project in our Solution Hub collection investigating workable solutions to difficult problems. Each piercing ringtone signals another call for help. Not from inside a burning building or on behalf of a heart attack victim… Oct 21 20October 21, 2020Article at The Current
Right Call: How phones became Louisiana’s healthcare lifeline during the coronavirus pandemic When Louisiana’s lockdown began, the phones lit up. They dialed 211, 311, 911. They called friends, families, doctors and total strangers. They connected the scared, the confused, the unhoused and the vulnerable to testing, to information, to… Oct 20 20October 20, 2020Article at The Current
COVID-19 news comes fast, furious and in English: How one woman is helping Lafayette’s Hispanic community stay informedIt’s become a familiar scene: Our mayor and governor white knuckling the sides of their lecterns as they pause for the staccato clicks of the cameras. After deep breaths and before a short prayer, they deliver more bad news.Now, imagine you don’t… Apr 13 20April 13, 2020Article at The Current
