Annotated Bibliography

Atienza, Audie1; Moser, Richard P.; Oh, April; Perna, Frank; Shaikh, Abdul.” Health Disparities in Awareness of Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: Findings from the National Cancer Institute's 2007 HealthInformation National Trends Survey (HINTS).” EBSCO Host Communication and Mass Media Complete. J. Murrey Atkins Lib. Charlotte, NC 1, December 2012

This document is a survey about how language barrier may affect individuals’ trust in health care messages. In the survey they look at the Internet, radio, and many other sources people can get information. The study revealed that people who where not confortable speaking English generally had less trust in health messages they received no matter what the source. The document seems to be a credible survey; the explanation is very thorough. This will be helpful as a reference in my paper as proof of the impact of a language barrier.

Elsevier. Language barriers in migrant health care: A blind spot, Patient Education and Counseling, Volume 86, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages 135-136, ISSN 0738-3991

the focus of this article is as the title suggests, the language barrier in health care. They highlight the fact that this particular subject has not ben talked much about at all. Usually when people think of immigration and language the migrant healthcare system is not usually the first thing that comes up. Topics they focus on are mainly problems when people of foreign nations need medical attention. This resource seems credible because their sources they refer to are known reliable. This will be incredibly helpful because if focuses on exactly what my topic is.

Hikmet Hannouna, Yasmin. “The need for adequate community interpreting services in healthcare multilingual settings: a case study in Al-Ain, UAE.” EBSCO Host Communication and Mass Media Complete. J. Murrey Atkins Lib. Charlotte, NC 1, December 2012

This article shows the need for translators in different countries. If offers a different viewpoint as well. This is from a third world country that is struggling with the same things that we are as Americans. The author seems reliable in his contest and how he presents the information. I believe that I could use this in my final paper as a comparison to America.

MacSwan, Jeff; Mahoney, Kate S.; Rolstad, Kellie. “The Ineffectiveness of English Immersion in Arizona.” International Journal of Language Studies; Vol. 6 Issue 2, Apr2012, p137-150. EBSCO Host Communication and Mass Media Complete. J. Murrey Atkins Lib. Charlotte, NC 1, December 2012

This article focuses on the immigration policies of Arizona. Not only the policy where police now have the right to pull someone over to task for there papers. Among this debate they specifically discuss the language barriers for immigrants in the state. The authors challenge the legality of the law that was enacted siting Castaneda v. Pickard (1981).  This Supreme Court case involves the issue of requiring immigrants to speak English. Arizona has a program for teaching immigrants English, the authors question whether this is enough or if it is legal. The sores looks vary credible and knowledgeable of their subject. It looks legitimate and pertains to my subject very well, (the troubles faced by immigrants with the language barrier).