The importance of social context in understanding and promoting low-income immigrant women's health

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-97

  Jesus, Maria De ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape Verdean health promoters; Health promotion; Immigrant women; Social context

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAPE VERDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAPE VERDE; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 63249115806     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0126     Document Type: Article

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