Press Release: Certified Translator Hopes to Narrow Language Gap in Central Florida Hospitals with Crowdfunding Campaign

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Certified Translator Hopes to Narrow Language Gap in Central Florida Hospitals with Crowdfunding Campaign

ORLANDO, Florida, November 20, 2017 – Winfield Trivette II, a certified translator of Spanish and Portuguese text to English, announced today that he is raising funds via a crowdfunding campaign on GoGetFunding to pay for his Spanish medical certification courses and exams.

Mr. Trivette set out to raise $6,000 on GoGetFunding to become a certified Spanish medical interpreter in order to narrow the unfair language gap between Limited English Hispanic patients and their doctors in Central Florida.

A third of Hispanics are not English proficient, one quarter are elderly, according to the Pew Research.

The resultant language gap between primarily Spanish-speaking patients and English-speaking health care providers causes unfair health disparities and inferior health care.

More storm victims of Hurricane Maria from Puerto Rico potentially could widen the language gap between Hispanic patients and medical providers in Central Florida.

While the Pew Research indicates 86% of Puerto Ricans identify as English proficient, that means a sizable number do not.

"Fortunately, a short-term solution is more certified Spanish medical interpreters," says Mr. Trivette.

"I need help to pay for my classes and exams. Then I can help close the language gap as a certified medical interpreter here in Central Florida."

After passing a 40-hour credit course and both a written and oral exam, a candidate can become certified by the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters.

To help narrow the unfair language gap between Spanish-speaking patients and medical providers, visit: https://gogetfunding.com/fund-spanish-medical-interpreter-certification/

 For more information:

Mr. Winfield Trivette II
winn[at]atranslationace.com

About Winfield Trivette II

Mr. Trivette II is a certified translator of Spanish and Portuguese text to English who has lived and traveled extensively in Spain and Latin America. He is studying to become a certified medical interpreter – converting speech between people who speak different languages.

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