Language Barriers In Canada

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There are many barriers, however, one that I will discuss barrier to sexual health is Language barrier. Although the United States and Canada are considered the melting pot, there is still a language barrier that prevents individual from getting the appropriate sexual health care needed. For instance, the multilevel barriers to counseling and testing services especially in the Latino community that exist to the lack of bilingual and bicultural counseling, testing, and treatment services, in particular among the southern states. Also, Canada' two official language French and English, which make it problematic for non-Engish and non-French speaking individuals to receive appropriate care. Rhodes et al. (2007), contend that the current rate of

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