Honouring the role of community in community health work with Cambodian Americans.
Health Soc Care Community
; 26(6): 882-890, 2018 11.
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| ID: mdl-30014623
Despite surviving extreme forms of violence, torture and other traumas during the Khmer Rouge genocide and forced migration, Cambodian Americans experience devastating health inequities and barriers to health access in the United States (U.S.). From the perspective of Cambodian American community health workers (CHWs), we explored three aims in this community-based participatory research (CBPR), qualitative study: Cambodian Americans' understanding of health, community health work strategies that improve health access of Cambodian Americans, and action steps that improve health access for Cambodian Americans. From 2014 to 2016, our two-phased study spanned seven U.S. states, which included a focus group (n = 5) and 16 semistructured interviews. Participants identified an indigenous concept of health, and micro-level (e.g. service navigation, peer education) and mezzo-level interventions (e.g. community building, coalition work) to improve health access. Finally, Khmer Health Advocates, a community-based health advocacy organisation, served as a vital study partner in this CBPR study.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asiático
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Agentes Comunitarios de Salud
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Soc Care Community
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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MEDICINA SOCIAL
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido