Project

Click it! A multilingual health aid for for foreign-speaking parents with young children.

Code
BOF/MVF/202103/049
Duration
01 May 2021 → 30 April 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Pragmatics
    • Sociolinguistics
  • Social sciences
    • Linguistic anthropology
Keywords
multilingual intercultural sensitivity communication primary care
 
Project description

The project focuses on the valorisation and dissemination of a multilingual app that allows primary care providers to communicate accessibly with foreign-speaking parents who understand little or no Dutch. The app provides health information in 6 different languages (Dutch, English, French, Farsi, Turkish and Arabic) and supports caregivers in demand-driven consultations. The app improves access to quality health information and ensures that foreign-speaking parents of young children can better understand and use the information.