Health Savings from Translation Services: A Systematic Review (2026)
This final report examined the lack of data regarding language access services and finacialization data in healthcare. To address this need, the team conducted a systematic review of existing research on health cost savings from language services. Articles had to include empirical data, language services in a United States health department setting, report robust economic outcomes, and be published between 2004 and 2026 in English. The team determined that there is limited data regarding cost savings from translation services in healthcare systems. Out of 4,476 articles across three large databases, two were included in the final synthesis. This systematic review highlights the need for more research on cost-savings estimates rendered from language services in healthcare systems.
Final Report: Oral Health Policy Advocacy Pathways
This report created by a team of public policy students provides a comprehensive overview of the oral health policy landscape as it pertains to refugee communities in North Carolina. First, they examined survey data evaluating Refugee Community Partnership’s (RCP) volunteer Language Navigator program and conduct a literature review discussing relevant political conditions, barriers, and past oral health policy interventions. Then they presented thematic conclusions and a power map relying on a series of nineteen interviews conducted with oral health policy stakeholders in North Carolina. Considering RCP’s positionality in the oral health policy landscape, they conclude with a series of recommendations regarding potential advocacy avenues.