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Language Justice Library

COMMUNITY VOICE + SOLUTIONS

We know those closest to the problem are closest to its solution. The knowledge and expertise of our communities is vast. At RCP, we develop the infrastructure to transform that knowledge into community led solutions. From our Language Navigator Program to our Language Justice trainings for healthcare providers, this is a repository of the resources our communities have built over the years. 

2026 Mapping Power and Language Access in the UNC Healthcare System

This project was conducted in partnership with the Refugee Community Partnership (RCP), an Orange County-based nonprofit serving over 1,200 refugee and immigrant community members across the Triangle. This capstone investigates the gap between what the law mandates, what UNC Health...
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Protected: 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...
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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...
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Language Justice in Duke Emergency Departments: Legal, Financial, and Strategic Considerations

"This report examines 3 primary questions: Is Duke University Health System (DUHS) legally compliant with Title VI and Section 1557 in its provision of language services in its emergency departments? What are the explicit and hidden financial benefits associated with...
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Illuminating the Shadows: Refugee and Migrant-Led Analysis of Language In-access in Health Care as a Product of White Structural and Cultural Dominance

RCP’s Community Research for Health Equity, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, project focused on understanding the implications of language in-access in healthcare in the Triangle (Durham, Wake, and Orange County) region of North Carolina for refugee and migrant...
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Community Research Health Equity (CRHE) Community Report Back in Swahili

This presentation is our way to report back to the Swahili speaking community about the research we conducted with the RWJF CRHE grant. It describes the project's goals, what we did, what we found, and community recommendations for the healthcare...
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