Culturally Centered & Primary Language Contact Tracing Services

“Lots of times these languages and dialects aren’t represented in interpreter services so it’s communicating to people directly about their health, gives them a bigger sense of privacy and they feel like they’re more understood if you’re speaking their language.”

“What’s really cool about the Tracing Health teams is that they are extremely diverse, people come from all over. They speak all different types of languages, were able to connect, learn from each other in different cultures, different backgrounds. It’s kind of like a melting pot. So it’s really nice to learn from everyone and see different faces.”

“This job is special to me because I’m not only working for the community, but for my family members and for my neighbors as well.”

“I believe building up this robust team of contact tracers is important because we must do as much as we can to break that chain of infectious people which builds exponentially.”