Patient Education Materials for Non-English Speakers

The Vasculitis Foundation hopes to continue its series to better serve all Spanish-speaking patients in the Americas and beyond. “The hope is that Aprendiendo de Vasculitis continues to grow, and hopefully expands into initiatives in other languages,” Dr. Sattui says. “Access to patient information is crucial and this should be available to all patients, independent of any language barriers.”

Katie Robinson is a medical writer based in New York.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Surgeon General. Health Literacy Reports and Publications.

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