Medical interpretation for school-based health centers
Opalite lets school health staff reach parents on any phone line with real-time interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in school-based health centers today
Siblings relaying diagnoses home
An older sibling relays a strep diagnosis and the antibiotic schedule to their mother.
A father's work break runs out
A Dari-speaking father's work break can run out during the NP's hold for a phone interpreter.
Lunchroom reactions don't book ahead
A peanut reaction in the lunchroom never appears on a booked interpreter's schedule.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in school health centers
3x the odds
Boston urban families with parental limited English proficiency more often reported fair or poor child health, with 2x the odds of illness bed-days.
Meet Opalite.
Real-time AI medical interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, connecting providers and patients in seconds.
- Works on the devices care teams already carry: phones, tablets, computers, and telehealth platforms
- Integrates with all EHRs
- Built for HIPAA-compliant healthcare
- SOC 2 Type II attested security controls
Workflow
How Opalite fits the school day
Parent contact
Calling home about symptoms, pick-up or medication
Phone interpretation on any line, including landlines
Medication and care plans
Asthma, diabetes and allergy plans
Guardian checks each sentence, negations included
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Enrollment and consent
EnglishThis form lets us see your child for checkups and vaccines, and explains what we share with you.
SpanishEste formulario nos permite atender a su hijo para chequeos y vacunas, y explica qué información compartimos con usted.
The call home
EnglishYour son bumped his head at recess. He seems fine, but can you pick him up today?
Chinese (Mandarin)您儿子课间休息时撞到了头。他看起来没事，但您今天能来接他吗？
Asthma action plans
EnglishUse the controller inhaler every day, even when she feels fine. Do not skip it.
Arabicاستخدم بخاخ الوقاية كل يوم حتى لو كانت تشعر بأنها بخير. لا تفوّت أي يوم.
Confidential adolescent visits
EnglishWhat we talk about today stays between us, unless I'm worried about your safety.
SpanishLo que hablemos hoy queda entre nosotros, a menos que me preocupe su seguridad.
Pricing
Pricing for school-based health center programs
Every school site on one rate. A flat rate scoped to your school sites or overall usage replaces the per-minute meter on calls home and consent conversations.
In your area
25.5 million people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well.”
How many live near you? Search your state, ZIP code, or town.
Darker states have a higher share of residents who speak English less than very well; shading is logarithmic, relative to the highest-share state.
| State | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17.2% | 6,377,000 |
| Texas | 13.1% | 3,532,000 |
| New York | 13.1% | 2,486,000 |
| New Jersey | 12.2% | 1,060,000 |
| Florida | 11.8% | 2,389,000 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 152,900 |
| Nevada | 11.1% | 320,200 |
| Massachusetts | 9.5% | 631,900 |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 172,700 |
| Illinois | 8.5% | 1,027,000 |
| Connecticut | 8.4% | 288,200 |
| Rhode Island | 8.4% | 87,250 |
| Arizona | 8.1% | 542,400 |
| Washington | 7.6% | 547,600 |
| Maryland | 7.1% | 411,700 |
| Virginia | 5.8% | 469,000 |
| Colorado | 5.5% | 295,600 |
| Georgia | 5.4% | 541,600 |
| District of Columbia | 5.4% | 34,600 |
| Oregon | 5.4% | 214,100 |
| Nebraska | 5.1% | 93,560 |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 45,460 |
| Utah | 4.7% | 140,000 |
| Kansas | 4.5% | 124,100 |
| Minnesota | 4.5% | 239,600 |
| North Carolina | 4.5% | 439,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | 544,000 |
| Alaska | 4.3% | 29,650 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8% | 142,200 |
| Idaho | 3.7% | 62,850 |
| Iowa | 3.4% | 100,800 |
| Michigan | 3.4% | 318,900 |
| Arkansas | 3.2% | 90,380 |
| Indiana | 3.2% | 200,900 |
| Tennessee | 3.1% | 197,500 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 164,200 |
| Louisiana | 2.8% | 123,500 |
| South Carolina | 2.8% | 132,700 |
| Ohio | 2.5% | 281,500 |
| Kentucky | 2.4% | 101,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4% | 31,410 |
| Missouri | 2.1% | 123,000 |
| Alabama | 2.1% | 98,720 |
| South Dakota | 1.9% | 15,800 |
| North Dakota | 1.9% | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | 1.8% | 9,923 |
| Mississippi | 1.6% | 44,870 |
| Maine | 1.4% | 18,140 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | 7,705 |
| Montana | 0.8% | 7,731 |
| West Virginia | 0.6% | 11,060 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (states 2017-2021; metros 2024 or 2020-2024). Limited English: residents 5+ who speak English less than “very well.”
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Specialties in school-based health centers
- Pediatrics
- Child and adolescent psychiatry
- Developmental-behavioral pediatrics and autism
- Allergy and immunology
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