In addition to language barriers discussed in Part One of this post, refugees typically have low health literacy. The combination of low health literacy and English not being their first language can make for an incredibly hard scenario to navigate in the patient encounter. We use visual aids frequently, and repetition when we are talking about the treatment plan through our translators. Continue reading The Challenges of Cross Cultural Medicine: Part Two
This summer, my husband and I are taking a flying hiatus. Instead of plane trips to other states, we are “staycationing” and road tripping in our current state of Colorado (not a bad place to stay, I’ll admit). We love flying and we love trips to see our family in Arkansas, but at the end of a recent busy season of traveling, we were exhausted. So, as a form of rest, we decided not to step foot on an airplane for the entire summer.
Continue reading An Airplane-Free Summer & Our Weekend in Crested Butte
