<div dir="ltr"><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><h1 class="" style="font-size:2.66667rem;margin:0px 0px 5px;line-height:1.25">N.W.T. doctors say language is barrier to good health</h1></div><h3 class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:1.16667rem;margin-bottom:5px;margin-top:0px;line-height:1.25;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Nicole Redvers says elders most vulnerable</h3><p class="" style="margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px;line-height:1.35em;font-size:0.83333rem;color:rgb(89,89,89);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="" style="margin-right:1em"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/cbc-news-online-news-staff-list-1.1294364" style="color:rgb(17,82,120);text-decoration:none">CBC News</a></span> <span class="">Posted: Sep 27, 2014 7:07 AM CT</span></p>Doctors in the Northwest Territories say one of the biggest barriers to good health for Northerners is language. <br><br>The Northwest Territories has 11 official languages, including nine aboriginal languages. <br><br>Doctors usually speak one or two of those languages, but some say there's still work to be done in making sure patients get the message.<br><br>Dr. Sam Wong uses an anatomy app to help his patients understand, showing them the body part on his cell phone, which will indicate where the problem is.<div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">​</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Access full article below: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-doctors-say-language-is-barrier-to-good-health-1.2779559">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-doctors-say-language-is-barrier-to-good-health-1.2779559</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">​</div><br></div></div>