Defining new communities: a challenge for immigrant health

Efforts to reduce HIV/AIDS vulnerability among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos can benefit from conceptualizing immigrant populations in ways that reflect their composition, social dynamics, economic and health status and permanency. This study employed qualitative methods to identify and describe HIV/AIDS a...

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Autores principales: Carlos Ulises Decena, Michele G. Shedlin
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México 2005
Materias:
Demografía
migration
inmigrant populations
hispanics population
vulnerabilidad
HIV/ AIDS
Nueva York
Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=11204408
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-011&d=11204408oai
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Red de Bibliotecas Virtuales de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) de Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales
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topic Demografía
migration
inmigrant populations
hispanics population
vulnerabilidad
HIV/ AIDS
Nueva York
spellingShingle Demografía
migration
inmigrant populations
hispanics population
vulnerabilidad
HIV/ AIDS
Nueva York
Carlos Ulises Decena
Michele G. Shedlin
Defining new communities: a challenge for immigrant health
topic_facet Demografía
migration
inmigrant populations
hispanics population
vulnerabilidad
HIV/ AIDS
Nueva York
description Efforts to reduce HIV/AIDS vulnerability among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos can benefit from conceptualizing immigrant populations in ways that reflect their composition, social dynamics, economic and health status and permanency. This study employed qualitative methods to identify and describe HIV/AIDS and other health vulnerabilities among recent immigrants to the New York area from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Qualitative data collection involved: a) individual interviews (n = 51); b) 11 focusing groups (n = 86); c) key informant interviews (n = 26) and one focusing group with advocates and providers in health and social services; and d) ethnographic observation. Results indicate that migration and living conditions in receiving locations contribute to new immigrants disconnection from a sense of community that may have negative effects on their physical and mental health. Data support the conclusion that public health policies and programs need to reach some consensus in defining these evolving immigrant communities in order to determine and provide culturally appropriate and effective prevention interventions.
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Michele G. Shedlin
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title Defining new communities: a challenge for immigrant health
title_short Defining new communities: a challenge for immigrant health
title_full Defining new communities: a challenge for immigrant health
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publisher Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
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