Immigrant Women's Health Problems and Solutions [Hardcover]

This is a significant and timely book. The chapters are rich indescribing clinical considerations and approaches to the immigrantpatient in a broad range of disease areas. I recommAnd this book toall administrators and clinicians who serve or plan to serve thegrowing immigrant populations in the United States.
--Henry Chung, medical director, Chinatown Health Clinic, New York,New York

Immigrant Women's Health offers doctors, nurses, and administratorsthe knowledge and tools they need to meet the challenge to providequality care for one of the United States' most vulnerable patientpopulations?immigrant women.

Providing readers insights into the knowledge, attitudes, healthbeliefs, health care practices, and health care seeking behavior ofimmigrant women, the contributors offer effective strategies forproviding culturally-competent, high-quality, cost-effective careto migrant women. Health care planners, policy makers, andadministrators who seek a clear understanding of the issuessurrounding health services utilization by immigrants and thedevastating effects of recent changes to federal policies will findthis book a vital and practical reference.BACKGROUND.

Demographics, Definitions, and Data Limitations (E. Kramer, etal.).

Culture and Multicultural Competence (E. Ferran, et al.).

Linguistic Issues (S. Riddick).

Health Services Utilization and Access to Care (S. Ivey).

Utilization of Mental Health Services (K. Chun & P.Akutsu).

The Impact of Recent Legislation on the Delivery of Health Care toImmigrants Welfare and Immigration Reforms in 1996 and 1997 (S.Ivey).

Proposition 187: California's Anti-Immigration Statute (N.Mizoguchi).

HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS.

Screening, Infectious Diseases, and Nutritional Concerns InitialAssel£º