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Overcoming Language BarriersDuring an Animal Health
Emergency
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Language Barrier Issues● Animal owners
– Announcements, warnings
– Evacuation, sheltering
● Livestock producers/workers– Explaining response
steps needed Quarantine Depopulation Biosecurity
– Animal health response tasks Animal handling Biosecurity procedures Safety precautions
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Language Barrier Issues●Diverse workforce– 47% foreign-born– 50% Hispanic– 31% less than 9th
grade education
●Spanish most common non-English language in
U.S. households
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Language Barriers: Overview
Overcoming Language Barriers●Find someone
that is bilingual– Farm supervisor
or crew leader– Community member– Interpreting service– Other responding
agencies
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Visual Identification●Visual identification– Colored vest– Colored tape
on outerwear
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INTERPRETER
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Tips for Communicating●Remain calm and professional●Speak slowly and clearly●Avoid using acronyms or jargon ●Use everyday language●Repeat important information●Be patient●Communicate with respect
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Language Barriers: Overview
Tips for Communicating●Give information in small parts●Verify comprehension
before continuing●Frequently check for understanding– Look for signs of confusion, agreement,
or disagreement, apprehension–Watch the eyes, facial expression, or
body language
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Additional Communication Tips●Information by
various methods●Verbal ●Visual– Translated signage
or handouts invarious languages
– Language boards– Picture sets or drawings
Premade or paper/pencil
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Resources● FEMA IS-242.B: Effective Communication. February 2014.
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-242.b
● Overcoming Language Barriers: Solutions for Law Enforcementhttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emrs/nahems.shtml
● Arcury TA, Estrada JM, Quandt SA. Overcoming Language and Literacy Barriers in Safety and Health Training of Agricultural Workers. J Agromedicine. 2010 Jul;15(3):236-248. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2914347/
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Acknowledgments
Development of this presentation was by the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University through funding from the Multi-State
Partnership for Security in Agriculture
Authors: Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MPH, DACVPM; Logan Kilburn