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Collected Item: “CDC Resources in Languages Other Than English”

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CDC Resources in Languages Other Than English

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website

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Information on COVID-19 must be available to all individuals if the US as a society and as a country are to successfully deal with this virus and prevent deaths and illness. This information must be available in a variety of languages other than English to meet the needs of those who are not proficient in the English language. The CDC created a website with a wealth of information and materials for individuals in languages other than English, including materials for migrants and refugees. The CDC also has a website for Spanish-speaking individuals.

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English, Spanish, refugee, migrant, public service announcement, health information, non-English-speaking, #language&communication, language, CDC, US, federal government

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://espanol.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html; https://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/other-languages/?Sort=Lang%3A%3Aasc

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Centers for Disease Control

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2021-07-22
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