Bridging cultural chasms between providers and HIV-positive Haitians in Palm Beach County, Florida

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 105-117

  Potocky, Miriam ^a   Dodge, Karen ^b   Greene, Michael ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Planning and Research Department

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Haitian; HIV AIDS; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HAITI; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIGRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FLORIDA; HAITI; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848819463     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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