Institutional barriers and strategies to health promotion: Perspectives and experiences of cape Verdean women health promoters

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 398-407

  De Jesus, Maria ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cape Verdean immigrant women; Health promoters; Health promotion; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BOSTON; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77956061225     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9127-5     Document Type: Article

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