Download or read book Exploring the Health Perceptions and Health Experiences of First Generation Black Caribbean Immigrant Women in the U S written by Daphene Francis and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Caribbean immigrants have a steady history of migration to the U.S., however, their health experiences have not been well studied. Objective: This study is a retrospective exploration of the health perceptions and health experiences of first generation black Caribbean immigrant women during their transition from the Caribbean to the United States. Method: This study utilized a cross-sectional qualitative method. Eight female study participants born in Grenada were recruited from New York, Houston, Washington D.C. and Columbus, Ohio. Interviews were analyzed thematically per standard qualitative analysis techniques. Findings: Respondents expressed changes in their health views, with a steep increase in health awareness and reported experiences of discrimination from African Americans in the U.S. Implications: Health professionals need to understand the health experiences of Afro-Caribbean immigrants since professionals can influence the immigrant clients' health behaviors in the U.S.
Download or read book Perceived Social Enviornment sic and Self reported Health Status Among African American and African Caribbean Immigrants in the U S written by Sharese N. Porter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indo Caribbean Immigrants Well being written by Tina Marissa Rosanna Changoor and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is growing research that is examining the impact of social-economic inequities on peoples health and well-being. While there is an increased focus on the pathways between inequities, and health and well-being, there is a lack of research that specifically addresses how societal power structures cause these inequities and how peoples intersecting social identities are impacted differently by power structures. Health research predominantly focuses on identity variables as being categorical rather than interconnected. However, a categorical and disconnected focus limits the understanding of how peoples lived experiences are impacted by interconnected social and economic inequities. With a social determinants of health (SDOH)-intersectional framework, this qualitative study explored the pathways between Canadian power structures that result in social-economic inequities, and how these inequities impact peoples well-being on the basis of their intersecting identities that include being a first-generation immigrant, a visible minority, and of Indo-Caribbean ethnicity. Examining Indo-Caribbean immigrants settlement experiences with an intersectional lens will both deepen and broaden the understanding of how power structures impact their settlement and well-being experiences. Individual interviews (n = 31) and 2 group interviews (n = 3; n = 2) were thematically analyzed. Themes relating to power-over, power-with and power-within in the context of SDOH were identified. Power-over themes included language challenges, deskilling and survival employment, and perceived discrimination. Gender-specific power-over themes included skilled males work-life imbalance and post-secondary educated males job promotion discrimination. Power-with and power-within themes included settlement support from family and friends. Gender specific power-with and power-within themes included male youths sense of belonging through sport and female mothers sense of independence and accomplishment from work. These findings provide new understanding regarding how nativist power structures result in the dismissal of Indo-Caribbean immigrants cultural capital. Findings also indicate how Indo-Caribbean immigrants utilize power-with and power-within to socially progress in the face of these inequities. This study contributes to a shift from focusing on singular identity factors to simultaneously including intersecting multiple identities when examining inequities and well-being. This shift will contribute to new understandings and will serve to better inform policies that aim to reduce structural barriers.
Download or read book Exploring the Life Experiences of Afro Caribbean Immigrant Women Living with HIV written by Krista Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 35 million individuals across the globe are living with HIV, nearly one-half of whom are women (UNAIDS, 2013). In the most affected areas, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, women comprise up to 60% of those living with HIV (UNAIDS, 2012, UNAIDS, 2013). Little research has focused the life experiences of Afro-Caribbean immigrant women living with HIV. Prior studies primarily emphasized epidemiological data (Hoffman, Ransome, Adams-Skinner, Shiun, & Terzian, 2012) and high risk behaviors and attitudes (Braithwaite & Thomas, 2001; Gillespie-Johnson, 2005; Hoffman, et al., 2008; Shedlin, et al., 2006). This phenomenological study explored the life experiences of eight Afro-Caribbean adult immigrant women from the English-speaking Caribbean living in New York City who were HIV positive. Participants were identified with the assistance of key informants in the Afro-Caribbean community. A semi-structured interview guide facilitated discussion around topics such as immigration status, coping, self-perception, formal and informal support networks. Participants were given a $25 Metro Card or grocery gift card as a "thank you" for their time. Data were analyzed according to Creswell's (2007) Simplification of the Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen Method of Phenomenological Analysis created by Moustakas (1994). This entailed bracketing, identification of meaning units and themes, construction of individual textural and structural descriptions. A composite description encapsulated the "essence" of the phenomenon. These Afro-Caribbean women portrayed specific cultural nuances related to disclosure and the accompanying stigma and discrimination. Maintaining secrecy.to ensure the safety of families who remained in home countries was of utmost importance. The women relied heavily on community support networks facilitated by caseworkers, social workers and medical professionals. Additionally, they focused on self-care and spirituality. These elements, combined, defined their overall experiences. Social workers can assist in enhancing the quality of life of this population by identifying specific challenges and creating culturally-appropriate and gender-specific interventions, including prevention/education programs. Advocacy should focus on immigration issues and programming specific to immigrant populations. The unique experiences shared by these Afro-Caribbean women living with HIV supports further investigation with other sub-populations within the group such as with women, non-English speaking Caribbean populations, and more recently diagnosed women
Download or read book Health Experiences of Older African Caribbean Women Living in the UK written by Michelle L. Bartholomew and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines older (60-75 years) African Caribbean migrant women‟s experiences of health and the extent to which these connect with identity across the life-course. It draws on their accounts to consider how gender, migrant and ethnic identity are produced and constructed in later life. The thesis considers the religious experiences of older African Caribbean women and how these influence health and well-being. The relationship between past and present homeland experiences, traditions and homeland produce such as food and medicine, is further examined. The aim here is to identify how the maintenance of ethnic and cultural identities influences their perceptions of health, western healthcare and medical practices. The key theories examined relate to identity construction and how identity categories are inter-dependant, constantly changing and made up of boundaries that are not totally fixed. In addition to this, the formation of religious identity is examined to see the extent to which religion and its practices are contained within certain parameters and constraints which can structure the nature of both self-representation and subjectivity. The gendered nature of knowledge is also examined to ascertain how knowledge influences individual power and how power can influence the connections between the body, surveillance and health. A qualitative and in depth interpretative analysis guided by feminist epistemological and ontological thought is used. A methodological aim was to deconstruct the universal categories of women‟s experiences, in order to enable insight into the different types of regulation that define the individual experiences of older migrant African Caribbean women living in the UK. A second aim within the research process was to explore how the researcher‟s biography influences and is influenced by the biographies of the research participants. The key findings suggest past experiences have impacted on the health and well-being of African Caribbean women in later life. For instance, life-course inequalities had a direct impact on their health and life-fulfilment as they grew older. The experiences of older African Caribbean women link to the construction of both their ethnic and cultural identity, and these identities are constructed in such a way as to maintain the self and identity boundaries. Religion and its practices are of immense importance to older African Caribbean women. It is through such activities that many were able to cope with hardship and the effects of multiple oppressions. These have influenced how older African Caribbean women perceive and maintain their health and well-being. In understanding the lives of older African Caribbean women, it is important to consider the ways in which cultural, migratory and social experiences shape their experiences of health and well-being in later life; in order to acknowledge diversity through the recognition and acceptance of difference.
Download or read book Immigrant Women s Health written by Elizabeth J. Kramer and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors include many of the leading clinicians and administrators in the field of immigrant health who offer valuable information and practical strategies for providing culturally-competent, high-quality, cost-effective care to migrant women from diverse cultures.
Download or read book A Study to Explore African Caribbean Women s Perceptions of Health and Access to Health Care written by Kate Leftley and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Maternal Health Experiences and Healthcare Utilization of African Immigrant Women written by Ehiremen Adesua Azugbene and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African immigrant women underutilize maternal healthcare compared to local populations in the United States. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that facilitated or hindered the use of health services for African immigrant women in Clarkston, Georgia. The study also assessed the health literacy of the participants to complement the results from the interviews. This research was conducted in two phases. Three African immigrant women responded to interviews in Phase 1 of the study that informed the interviews for Phase 2 of the study. Phase 2 of the study explored the maternal health experiences of African immigrant women regarding healthcare utilization using a mixed-method design. Fourteen African immigrant women responded to the interviews in Phase 2. The Newest Vital Sign survey was administered to the participants to assess health literacy. An adapted version of the Andersen healthcare utilization model was used to explain the way individual and contextual factors impact the use of health services. Eleven themes resulted from the interviews. The themes are; (1) community social structure, (2) community health beliefs, (3) health organization concerning the use of WIC, (4) social support at the individual level, (5) limited English proficiency, (6) need for better health education, (7) perception of care, (8) health financing, (9) long wait times and lack of transportation, (10) fear of medication and of obstetrical interventions and (11) impact of female genital mutilation. This study makes some important contributions to science and practice. First, resettlement communities for immigrants facilitate social support and the use of maternal health services. Second, health providers require training on the cultural norms of African immigrant women to address barriers to care. Third, African immigrant women required education and tailored care that addresses the fear of pain medication, obstetrical interventions, female genital mutilation and the need for family planning. Fourth, African immigrant women need education on health insurance and transportation for maternal healthcare. Finally, structures that will address limited English proficiency and low health literacy are required to facilitate the use of health services. Tailored interventions should address barriers to maternal healthcare utilization that African immigrant women face.
Download or read book The Other African Americans written by Yoku Shaw-Taylor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite their growing presence, research on Caribbean and, especially, African immigrants has been scant. The scarcity of writings on these "other" African Americans contributes to the invisibility of these groups. The objective of this project is to broaden our understanding of these other African Americans. A focus on intra-racial dynamics among African Americans is important because of the ever-growing diversity of America's black population. The Other African Americans is an edited volume of original research that provides historical and contemporary information on African and Caribbean individuals and families. Each chapter addresses a particular topical area covering the most salient issues facing these immigrants to the U.S. today.
Download or read book Health and Medicine Among First generation African Immigrants in the United States written by Anne D. Fuller and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this research will be on the medicines and health practices of first-generation African immigrants in the U.S. and the role they play in an increasingly holistic formal American health field. For the Eurocentric American, traditional African practices are predominantly viewed as antithetical to modernity; for the Afrocentric American, White western medicine can represent a rejection of African culture and thus one’s complete identity. The dynamic of these two perspectives within African immigrants in the U.S. is proficient in both resolving health crises and creating cultural conflict. The rise of alternative medicine within the formal American health field may illuminate the benefits of a multifaceted approach to medicine in popular media and possibly ease the tensions for first-generation African immigrants and their descendants. This research aims to explore first-generation African immigrant attitudes towards health and medicine in the United States through ethnographic accounts and observe the extent to which the acceptance of alternative medicine applies to African-derived practices.
Download or read book From Generation to Generation written by National Research Council and Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-10-10 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrant children and youth are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. However, relevant public policy is shaped less by informed discussion than by politicized contention over welfare reform and immigration limits. From Generation to Generation explores what we know about the development of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian children and youth from numerous countries of origin. Describing the status of immigrant children and youth as "severely understudied," the committee both draws on and supplements existing research to characterize the current status and outlook of immigrant children. The book discusses the many factorsâ€"family size, fluency in English, parent employment, acculturation, delivery of health and social services, and public policiesâ€"that shape the outlook for the lives of these children and youth. The committee makes recommendations for improved research and data collection designed to advance knowledge about these children and, as a result, their visibility in current policy debates.
Download or read book Survival of the Knitted written by Vilna Bashi and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using immigrants' own words, Bashi shows how immigrants organize social networks that offer mutual financial and emotional support and help an entire ethnic group navigate systems of socioeconomic stratification.
Download or read book Race Gender and Health written by Marcia Bayne-Smith and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring structural and cultural factors that affect women's health issues, the contributors provide a detailed examination of four different groups of women: African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander American, and Latinas.
Download or read book Black Women and Public Health written by Stephanie Y. Evans and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Black Women and Public Health creates an urgently needed interdisciplinary dialogue about issues of race, gender, and health. An enduring history of racism, sexism, and dehumanization of Black women's bodies has largely rendered the health needs of the Black community inaudible and invisible. Grounded in the lived experiences and expertise of Black women, this collection bridges gaps between researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates. Black women's public health work is a regenerative practice—one that looks backward, inward, and forward to improve the quality of life for Black communities in the United States and beyond. The three dozen authors in this volume offer analysis, critique, and recommendations for overcoming longstanding and contemporary challenges to equity in public health practices.
Download or read book Health in the City written by Tanya Hart and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after the dawn of the twentieth century, the New York City Department of Health decided to address what it perceived as the racial nature of health. It delivered heavily racialized care in different neighborhoods throughout the city: syphillis treatment among African Americans, tuberculosis for Italian Americans, and so on. It was a challenging and ambitious program, dangerous for the providers, and troublingly reductive for the patients. Nevertheless, poor and working-class African American, British West Indian, and Southern Italian women all received some of the nation’s best health care during this period. Health in the City challenges traditional ideas of early twentieth-century urban black health care by showing a program that was simultaneously racialized and cutting-edge. It reveals that even the most well-meaning public health programs may inadvertently reinforce perceptions of inferiority that they were created to fix.
Download or read book African American Voices written by Ruth W. Johnson and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prominent health educators explore the pressing cultural and health needs of African Americans. Discussions on child abuse, teenage pregnancy, mental illness, access to health care, racism, lifestyles, and community values depict the complexity of problems affecting African Americans from a cross-section of different communities. Essential for all nurse educators, students, and anyone interested in the future of health care. One of a four book series that explores the implications of cultural factors in the delivery of health care to particular communities Other titles in the VOICES series: Native American Voices: Native American Health Educators Speak Out Asian Voices: Asian and Asian-American Health Educators Speak Out Hispanic Voices: Hispanic Health Educators Speak Out
Download or read book Health Issues for Women of Color written by Diane L. Adams and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1995-08-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this volume take a multidisciplinary and multifaceted approach to the health care concerns of women of colour and examine the impact that cultural diversity has upon health care. Among the topics discussed are domestic violence, anxiety, drug abuse, mental health, sexism and racism.
