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I am writing a paper and I need help with addressing the communication needs of Mexican-Americans, in terms of medical information. What can the health care providers that work with Mexican-Americans do to improve treatment adherence?

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One of the first things that healthcare providers can do in order to better communicate with Mexican-Americans in order to improve treatment adherence, is to ensure that there is an interpreter available to clearly communicate what the healthcare provider is saying to the Mexican-American patients or clients. It is also important for an interpreter to communicate clearly what the Mexican-Americans are saying to the healthcare provider if Spanish is the primary language of the Mexican-American ...

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