Addressing health disparities in highly specialized minority populations: Case study of Mexican Mennonite farmworkers

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-122

  Treaster, Cyndi ^a   Hawley, Suzanne R ^b   Paschal, Angelia M ^b   Molgaard, Craig A ^b   St Romain, Theresa ^b  

^a KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competency; Mexican Mennonites; Prenatal care; Rural health

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CULTURAL VALUE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MEXICO; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; KANSAS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTESTANTISM; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEACHING MATERIALS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646445320     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-005-9002-4     Document Type: Article

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