Health Care Practices of the Foreign Born Asian Indians in the United States. A Community Based Survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveen Mehrotra ◽  
Sunanda Gaur ◽  
Anna Petrova
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Asian Indians ◽  
The United States ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Care Practices

Wrestling with 9/11: Immigrant Perceptions and Perceptions of Immigrants

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Brettell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Asian Indians ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Immigrant Populations ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
The Impact

Soon after 9/11 a research project to study new immigration into the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area got under way. In the questionnaire that was administered to 600 immigrants across five different immigrant populations (Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Nigerians) between 2003 and 2005 we decided to include a question about the impact of 9/11 on their lives. We asked: “How has the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected your position as an immigrant in the United States?” This article analyzes the responses to this question, looking at similarities and differences across different immigrant populations. It also addresses the broader issue of how 9/11 has affected both immigration policy and attitudes toward the foreign-born in the United States. 

The Latino Immigrants’ Experience in Obtaining Required Childhood Vaccinations

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-368
Author(s):  
Barbara S. deRose
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Latino Immigrants ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

Introduction: Alarming increases in childhood disease outbreaks present particular threats to children of immigrants in the United States. The researcher explores issues Latino immigrants experience when vaccinating their children in U.S. health care system. Methodology: A purposive sample of 11 Latino immigrants who sought immunizations for their foreign-born children during their first 5 years in the United States was obtained. Interview questions, probes, and data collection methods were based on interpretive phenomenology. Results: Trust issues emerged as the main theme from the Latino immigrants’ perspective based on interactions with the health care system: trusting themselves as parents to vaccinate children, trusting/mistrusting the U.S. health care providers/facilities, and mistrusting the U.S. health care system. Discussion: The researcher reports disparities in access to health care within a family unit. Parental distress results when Latino immigrants experience health care disparities between U.S.-born and foreign-born children. This can be mitigated by making vaccination practices and health care policies consistent.

scholarly journals Clostridium difficile Infection

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-180
Author(s):  
Jennan A. Phillips ◽  
Stephanie Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Opportunistic Infection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Health Care Associated Infections

Preventing Clostridium difficile, the most common cause of health care–associated infections in hospitals and infectious disease death in the United States, is a national priority. Increased rates of infection among low-risk individuals in the community call for community-based prevention efforts to halt the increasing spread of this highly contagious opportunistic infection.

Community-Based Organization Adaptations to the Changing HIV Prevention and Care Landscape in the Southern United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterine Shapatava ◽  
Aisha Rios ◽  
Gene Shelley ◽  
Jesse Milan ◽  
Shuenae Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
The South ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Community-based organizations (CBOs) provide HIV prevention services throughout the United States, including the South where HIV/AIDS burden is high. We assessed Southern CBO response to changes in the HIV prevention landscape, including the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) High Impact Prevention. Both strategies aim to improve outcomes for people living with or at high risk for HIV. Inductive qualitative analysis of interviews and consultations with CBOs, capacity building assistance providers, and CDC staff revealed CBOs are building clinical service capacity and cross-agency partnerships to adapt, but face inadequate or reduced funding. A holistic approach to HIV prevention and care in the South is critical, where stigma and other socio-structural factors limit health care options for persons affected by HIV. Health care organizations may benefit by partnering with CBOs because CBOs have the skillsets and community rapport to effectively improve health outcomes of persons living with HIV.

Policy Solutions To Address The Foreign-Educated And Foreign-Born Health Care Workforce In The United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 1906-1913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy G. Chen ◽  
David I. Auerbach ◽  
Ulrike Muench ◽  
Leslie A. Curry ◽  
Elizabeth H. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Health Care Workforce ◽  
Policy Solutions

Criminal Justice: Corrections

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Aaron McNeece
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prison Inmate ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Future

The United States has more than 7 million adults under correctional supervision, with more than 2 million incarcerated. The history and theories behind incarceration are described, along with the current jail and prison inmate populations. Specific problems of juveniles and women are mentioned. Current trends and issues in corrections are discussed, including community-based corrections, privatization, faith-based programs, and health care. The roles of social workers in the correctional system are outlined. Comments are made on the future of incarceration.

Health Care Practices and Dietary Habits Among Tai Dam Refugee Women in Iowa

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Michael Whiteford ◽  
Martha Stewart ◽  
Sue Bell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Asian Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Service Center ◽  
The West ◽  
South Vietnam ◽  
Health Care Practices ◽  
Care Practices

Following the changes of governments in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia a decade ago, the state of Iowa, like much of the rest of the United States, became home to a number of Asian refugees. In September, 1975, the Governor's task force for Indochinese resettlement was created; over the next couple of years, thousands of displaced citizens from Southeast Asia settled in this midwestern state. Unlike the west coast of the United States, Iowa has never had a very large Asian population. As anthropologists, we were interested in studying the process of culture change and adjustment facing these new residents. During the summer of 1982, we visited the Iowa Refugee Service Center to explain who we were and what we were interested in doing.

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