Spanish-Language Coronavirus Resources for Latinos!
Coronavirus is locking down much of the United States, making it harder for vulnerable populations like Latinos to get information, especially those who speak Spanish.
Fortunately, new resources are popping up for Spanish-language Latinos.
CDC Promotes Spanish-Language Coronavirus Resources for Latinos
About 37 million Latinos in the U.S. speak Spanish at home.
But the CDC wasn’t on the Spanish-language boat from the onset of coronavirus.
In fact, on March 17, 2020, the website Latino Rebels shared that CDC was behind in translating its “15 Days to Slow the Spread” coronavirus recommendations. They finally posted it three days later.
But now their Spanish-language website has lots of information. They cover how COVID-10 spreads, symptoms, prevention, treatment, travel, and more.
“Esta es una situación emergente que está cambiando rápidamente y los CDC continuarán brindando información actualizada a medida que esté disponible,” according to the wesbite. “Los CDC trabajan a toda hora para proteger la salud de las personas. Es función de los CDC preocuparse y actuar rápidamente cada vez que haya un problema potencial para la salud pública.”
CDC also has a Spanish-language video series with some coronavirus graphics.
Health, Advocacy Groups Add Spanish-Language Coronavirus Content for Latinos
We at The Latino Coalition Against COVID-19 wrote a coronavirus primer in Spanish that all Latinos need to know.
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health created “I do my part” or “Yo ayudo” bilingual graphics to give simple steps to comfort and protect our families. We also wrote about the National Alliance for Hispanic Health’s bilingual COVID-19 Bingo (La Loteria).
Lots of other health and advocacy groups are helping, too: