Title
Exploring local public health workflow in the context of automated translation technologies.
Abstract
Despite the growing limited English proficiency (LEP) population in the US, and federal regulations requiring multilingual health information be available for LEP individuals, there is a lack of available high quality multilingual health promotion materials. The costs and personnel time associated with creating high quality translations serve as barriers to their creation, especially in resource limited public health settings. To explore the potential adoption of novel machine translation and document dissemination technologies for improving the creation and sharing of translated public health materials, we interviewed key health department personnel in Washington State. We analyzed translation workflow, elucidated key themes regarding public health translation work, and assessed attitudes towards electronic document exchange and machine translation. Public health personnel expressed the need for human quality assurance and oversight, but appreciated the potential of novel information technologies to assist in the production and dissemination of translated materials for public health practice.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2013
AMIA
public health,machine translation workflow,public health informatics,workflow
Field
DocType
Volume
Public health,HRHIS,Limited English proficiency,Knowledge management,Public health informatics,Health informatics,Medicine,Health policy,Health department,Health promotion
Conference
2013
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1942-597X
1
0.37
References 
Authors
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hannah Mandel110.71
Anne M. Turner29123.04