African refugee and immigrant health needs: Report from a Community-Based House Meeting Project

Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 369-378

  Boise, Linda ^a,b   Tuepker, Anais ^b   Gipson, Teresa ^b   Vigmenon, Yves ^b   Soule, Isabelle ^b   Onadeko, Sade ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Donald B Watt Library   (United States)

Author keywords

African refugees and immigrants; Community based participatory research; Health care barriers; Health needs; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEGRO; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUGEE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUGEES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84891321838     PISSN: 15570541     EISSN: 1557055X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2013.0045     Document Type: Article

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