Bilingual clinical phrasebooks that take you from English, to how it sounds, to ਪੰਜਾਬੀ — so a Punjabi-speaking patient is heard, and safe.
Each title carries its own colour, the way our covers do. One is in your hands today; two are on the way.
You don't need to be fluent. Every term is laid out so you can read it, say it, and be understood.
The fading Punjabi fluency among millennial and younger generations is opening a painful gap between older Punjabi patients and the healthcare teams who care for them. In response, we launched this project — an effort to build bridges where words are missing, and to proudly preserve our maa boli for generations to come.
We're developing educational resources to help beginner learners — and those with conversational Punjabi — improve, so they can better serve the Punjabi community and advance healthcare equity.
Being able to speak in one's mother tongue when it concerns health is not asking a favor… it is a basic issue of accessibility, safety, quality, and equality of services.— Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut
If you cannot communicate with your patient, your patient is not safe.— Language Support is Health Equity
Language is not a barrier — it is an opportunity to improve health equity through education.— Health Affairs
Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.— Rita Mae Brown
Language… holds the key to a people's history and opens the door to cultural and spiritual understanding.— Wilson (1997)
Hover or tap a card to flip it — title on the back, with a favourite saying. (Portraits & sayings coming soon.)
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