Identifying barriers to healthcare to reduce health disparity in Zuni Indians using focus group conducted by community health workers

Clinical and Translational Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-11

  Shah, Vallabh O ^a   Ghahate, Donica M ^a,c   Bobelu, Jeanette ^a,c   Sandy, Phillip ^a,c   Newman, Sara ^a   Helitzer, Deborah L ^a   Faber, Thomas ^b   Zager, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Indian Health Services Comprehensive Center in Zuni Pueblo   (United States)

^c Zuni Community member and stake holder   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to healthcare; American Indians; Barriers to healthcare; Community health representatives (CHRs); Community based participatory research (CBPR); Health disparity

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE; AMERICAN INDIANS; BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES (CHRS); COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH (CBPR); HEALTH DISPARITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894085931     PISSN: 17528054     EISSN: 17528062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cts.12127     Document Type: Article

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