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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home2/speakcit/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114<\/a> By Susan Murphy<\/span> A diverse group of two dozen refugees and advocates, alongside San Diego Councilmember Marti Emerald, gathered at City Hall on Monday, holding signs that read \u201cInterpreters Save Lives\u201d and \u201cSpeak the Language of Care.\u201d<\/p>\n One-by-one they shared stories of suffering serious health issues as a result of language barriers, such as untimely treatments and inadequate patient evaluations.<\/p>\n PHOTO ESSAY: ‘The Whole World Looks Dark Because I Don’t Understand’<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n They called on Gov. Jerry Brown to sign Assembly Bill 2325<\/a>, a measure to create 7,000 face-to-face interpreter jobs<\/a> using millions of dollars in Affordable Care Act funds. Brown vetoed<\/a> a similar bill last year.<\/p>\n Emerald, whose district includes City Heights \u2014 San Diego\u2019s most diverse neighborhood \u2014 said the language barrier problem<\/a> in San Diego is enormous, especially as a more people now have health insurance and are using medical facilities for the first time.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are approximately 60 languages and separate dialects spoken in our schools, in our stores, in our doctors offices, but very few translators to help these immigrants and the refugees understand what their doctors have to say or explain to their doctors what their symptoms are, their concerns are,” Emerald said.<\/p>\n
\nEric Le talks to reporters at San Diego City Hall about the need for more medical translators in San Diego County, June 9, 2014. | Photo Credit: Susan Murphy<\/span><\/p>\n
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