OVERCOMING HEALTH LITERACY BARRIERS: A MODEL FOR ACTION.
A large influx of Indonesian immigrants seeking asylum from racial and religious persecution in to our hospital service area alerted providers to the need for specific cultural knowledge about this ethnic group, and to develop new skill sets to effectively care for this population. Health education...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cultural Diversity Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 60 - 68 |
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| Formato: | forms tables/charts teaching materials Journal Article |
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Tucker Publications, Inc.
Summer2011
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