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Relevant materials over 5 years old related to cultural competence and HIV/AIDS. |
The following resources are available from the AETC NMC Electronic Library as well as repository locations of our collaborative partners. Materials are listed alphabetically.
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- Addressing the hidden dimension in nursing education: promoting cultural competence
The authors describe a cultural competence quality enhancement process to address the retention challenge of students who speak English as second language and international students as part of a school of nursing's continuous program quality improvement to achieve excellence.
Source: Pubmed 2007
- African Americans/ Black (2006, NMAETC)
This fact sheet focuses on culture, the impact of the HIV epidemic, barriers to care, and recommendations for providers serving the African American community.
- American Indian, Alaska Natives (2006, NMAETC)
This fact sheet focuses on culture, the impact of the HIV epidemic, barriers to care, and recommendations for providers serving the Native American community.
- Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (2006, NMAETC)
This fact sheet focueses on culture, the impact of the HIV epidemic, barriers to care and recommendations for providers serving the community.
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- Best Practices in Intercultural Health: Five Case Studies in Latin America
This paper reports on the practice of integrating western and traditional indigenous medicine and presents five case studies in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Suriname.
Source: PubMed Central 2007
- Bridging Cultural Chasms between Providers and HIV-Positive Haitians in Palm Beach County, FL
This article examines the following issues: structural health care access barriers; language and literacy; health beliefs and practices.
Source: PubMed 2007
- Bridging generic and professional care practices for Muslim patients through use of Leininger's culture care modes
The purpose of this article is to provide knowledge of traditional Muslim generic (folk) care beliefs, expressions and practices derived from research and descriptive sources, in order to assist nurses and other health care professionals to integrate generic (folk) into professional care practices.
Source: Pubmed 2008
- Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community
This study examined Somali immigrant women's experiences with the U.S. healthcare system, exploring how attitudes, perceptions, and cultural values, influence their use of reproductive health care. The authors report that Somali women tend to under-utilize health care. Cultural beliefs, communication barriers and low health literacy may lead to health disparities in the U.S. health system. Authors successfully used a community-based approach to eliciting community input to address these issues.
PubMed Dec 2009
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- Can Cultural Competency Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities? A Review and Conceptual Model 2004
This article discusses conceptual model of cultural competency’s potential to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities, using the cultural competency and disparities literature to lay the foundation for the model and inform assessments of its validity.
- Can Lesbians Get HIV or AIDS?
This article addresses the misconception that lesbians are not at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. Anyone who is sexually active is at risk for HIV and female-to-female transmission of HIV is possible.
Source: About.com-lesbian life
- Caring for patients of diverse religious traditions: Islam, a way of life for Muslims
What aspects about Muslim beliefs and way of life might be helpful to know for a nurse before visit a Muslim family?
Source: Pubmed 2007
- Catalyzing System Changes to Make HIV Care More Accessible
Information on The Care System Assessment (CSA) project which was launched in 2007 with the intent of determining ways to reduce barriers to care access for people living with HIV (PLWH) in vulnerable minority populations.
Source: PubMed 2007
- Challenge of Serving and Working with Diverse Populations in American Hospitals
This paper Examines the issues and challenges working with a diverse patient population in hospitals in the United States.
Source: AAOS (Diversity Factor 2007) Culture
- Children thrive in families: Family-centered models of care and support for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS
Children are affected by HIV/AIDS in many ways, including perinatal infection and being orphaned. Families are the main source of support for children, but frequently do not have adequate resources to address the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS. The report discusses these issues and makes recommendations for policies to address them.
Source: August 2008
- Clinicians' self-assessment of cultural and spiritual competency: Working with Asians and Asian Americans.
This study examines clinicians' own assessment of their cultural and spiritual competency in working with Asians and Asian Americans.
Source: PubMed August 2008
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among HIV+ People: Research Synthesis and Implications for HIV Care
This study focuses on the continued use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) among HIV+ individuals despite the success of antiretroviral treatments and limited evidence of CAM's safety and efficacy.
Source: PubMed Central 2008
- Commentary: Coming to America: the integration of international medical graduates into the American medical culture
IMGs’ acculturation into the norms and standards of medicine as practiced in the U.S. is crucial to their education as well as to quality patient care.
- Comparing United States versus international medical school graduate physicians who serve African-American and White elderl
This study compares IMG with USMGs health care-seeking behavior and satisfaction with medical care among African-American and white elderly.
Source: Pubmed 2006
- Cultural awareness through medical student and refugee patient encounters
This paper presents findings from a qualitative investigation of cultural awareness that medical students developed in the context of providing medical care to refugees. The study assessed the kinds of cultural awareness and communication lessons medical students derive from clinical encounters with refugee patients. Students reported enhanced awareness about the use of interpretation services and cross-cultural communication. Learning about refugee plight prompted reflection on the students' own culture, and validated the rationale for empathetic care and patient empowerment. After refugee medical encounters, beginning medical students reported greater awareness of communication issues, and sensitivity toward religious values, family patterns, gender roles and ethnomedical treatments.
PubMed Jan 2007
- Cultural Competence: A Systematic Review of Health Care Provider Educational Interventions
Findings of studies evaluating interventions to improve the cultural competence of health professionals. Source: Medical Care 2005
- Cultural competence in a group intervention designed for Latino patients living with HIV/AIDS
This article describes a group intervention designed for Latino patients living with HIV/AIDS in NewYork City. The intervention effectively integrates culturally competent practice with traditional social work practice with groups' skills to provide an arena for participants to explore issues commonly faced by patients living with HIV/AIDS in a cultural context.
Source: PubMed 2008
- Cultural Competence in the Assessment of Poor Mexican Families in the Rural Southeastern United States
This article provides an overview of the cultural, social, and family dynamics of first generation, working class Mexicans to promote cultural competency among helping professionals. Source: Pub Med 2005
- Cultural Competence: What is Needed in Working with Native Americans With HIV/AIDS?
American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) people have a unique culture that is misunderstood by many health care professionals. Source: Jan 2005
- Cultural Competency: Providing Quality Care to Diverse Populations
The goal of this paper is to define cultural competence and present a practical framework to address cross cultural challenges that emerge in the clinical encounter, with a particular focus on the issue of non-adherence
Source: PudMed 2006
- Cultural Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment
Power point presentation which covers APA practice guidelines regarding substance abuse treatment among HIV positive and other marginalized populations. Presentation also covers how individual culture affects one’s awareness of substance abuse as a disorder.
Source: DocStoc Inc. Website - UC Davis School of Medicine 2008
- Culturally Competent Care for Muslim Patients: Introduction to Cases and Reflections
This set of cases will target some of the most common cultural and religious issues that arise in clinical health care settings for a particular population: Muslim immigrants.
Source: Santa Clara University, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics 2008
- Culturally Competent Community Health Workers Improve Outcomes and Reduce Inpatient Utilization among Inner-City HIV/AIDS Patients
This is an innovative profile of The Prevention and Access to Care and Treatment (PACT) project. It describes the methodology and effectiveness of this community-based program in inner-city Boston, which is committed to improving health outcomes for underserved HIV positive individuals, especially those who are immigrants, non-English speaking/Limited English proficiency and other minority groups.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 2008
- Culturally Competent Service Provision Issues Experienced by Aboriginal People Leaving with HIV/AIDs
This study explores the cultural skill among service providers who see Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS (APHAs) and the perspectives of APHAs.
Source: PubMed 2008
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- The deaf and hard of hearing and HIV/AIDS (fact sheet)
The deaf and hard of hearing exist within a unique and vibrant culture, a fact not always appreciated by hearing individuals. Many advocates believe that recognition by the hearing public that a deaf culture exists is a crucial first step toward educating the Nation about the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing who are living with HIV.
Source: PubMed August 2008
- Developing cultural competence in nursing students through their experiences with a refugee population
Nursing students in an urban university in southwestern Pennsylvania began visiting newly relocated Somali refugees as part of their community health nursing (CHN) clinical course-work. The purpose of this qualitative study was to relate the students' experiences in their clinical visits with the refugees to the development of cultural competence. Findings identify the many challenges confronted by students and present strategies for resolution. The level of skills needed for the care of vulnerable populations should be considered when assigning undergraduate students to clinical settings.
PubMed Aug 2007
- Developing Cultural Cometency 2006
Video sponosred by the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, featuring Dr. Anna Maria Bellatin, Clinical Director of the Mattie Rhodes Center. In this session, Dr. Bellatin examines the importance of an individual's positive regard and respect for others, a person's openness, flexibility, and desire to learn as it relates to the development of cultural competency in human service providers.
- Disparities in survival for black patients with HIV in the United States have been reported. The VA is an equal access health care system. The objective of this study is to determine whether such disparities are present in the VA health care system. 2006
- Drug use and risk of HIV/AIDS on the Mexico-USA border: a comparison of treatment admissions in both countries
Paper presented at the XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, July 11 16, 2004. ... Use of commercial sex workers among Hispanic migrants in North Carolina: implications for the spread of HIV. Perspect. Sex. ... In: Proceedings of the Border Epidemiology Work Group 2004
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- The Effect of Perceived Stigma from a Health Care Provider on Access to Care Among a Low-Income HIV-Positive Population
The purpose of this prospective study, which took place from January 2004 through June 2006, was to evaluate the relationship between perceived stigma from a health care provider and access to care among 223 low income, HIV-infected individuals in Los Angeles County .
Source: PudMed 2007
- Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-infected Prisoners: Re-incarceration and the Lack of Sustained Benefit after Release to the Community
This article addreses the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in correctional settings and their sustained benefit in prisoners after release. 2004
- Ethical Issues Concerning Disclosures of HIV Diagnoses to Perinatally Infected Children and Adolescents
Healthcare workers (HCWs) often disagree with caregivers or parents about whether, when, and how to disclose HIV serostatus to perinatally HIV-infected children.The critical ethical, moral, and legal issues involved and their interplay have been underexplored. The purpose of this article is to bring attention to this increasingly important issue and the complexities involved, and to provide a framework for considering disclosure-related challenges.
Source: PubMed 2008
- Examining HIV/AIDS provider stigma: assessing regional concerns in the islands of the Eastern Caribbean
HIV/AIDS provider stigma has been understudied in the context of prevention, testing, and treatment. Results of a survey of persons associated with HIV/AIDS education, health care, and social service delivery in the Eastern Caribbean are described
Source: PubMed 2007
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- Guidelines for Care of LGBT Patients
This guide contains a detailed approach for healthcare providers to understand healthcare disparities affecting LGBT populations
Source: GLMA 2006
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- Health beliefs, practice, and priorities for health care of Arab Muslims in the United States
The author describes health beliefs and practices of the Arab Muslim population in the United States.
Source: Pubmed 2008
- Health Care in Islamic History and Experience
This article provides a short historical review about health care in Muslim experience, as well as current general information about Muslim people and their main observances and concerns in the Western health care system.
Source: Pubmed 2008
- Health Care Services for HIV-Positive Substance Abusers in a Rural Setting: An Innovative Program
This article discusses barriers to care for rural HIV-positive substance
abusers, and challenges for rural health care providers.
Source: SWHC 2008
- Health Centers’ Role in Reducing Health Disparities Among Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders
Over 1000 community, migrant, and homeless health centers serve over 3,600 urban and rural communities in every state and territory. Many health center patients are Asian American or Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
Source: AAPCHO 2005 Fact Sheet
- Health Literacy is a Predictor of HIV/AIDS Knowledge
This study’s objective was to evaluate the association between health literacy and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) knowledge among patients seen at an inner-city, public hospital urgent care center (UCC)
Source: FM 2006
- Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS
The objectives of this document are: 1) To assess health values of veterans and non-veterans with HIV/AIDS; 2) To characterize spirituality in patients with HIV/AIDS; 3) To derive a power function relating health ratings to utilities; and 4) To assess whether society assigns higher values to health states for veterans than for non-veterans. 2006
- Herbal Product Use in Non-HIV and HIV-Positive Hispanic Patients
This study focuses on the prevalence of herbal products used by a sample of HIV + and Non-HIV Mexican-American patients in El Paso, Texas.
Source: PubMed Central 2005
- Hip Hop 2 Prevent Substance Abuse and HIV Project
This project uses a Hip-Hop culture framework to integrate substance abuse and HIV prevention/intervention, and YPCI is writing the school and community-based curriculum.
Source: The Youth Popular Culture Institute 2007
- HIV Among Persons Aged 50 Years and Older
This fact sheet addresses the importance of being aware of specific challenges of addressing patients 50 years and older.
Source: CDC 2008
- HIV Care for Sexual Minority Youth: HRSA Care ACTION. HIV/AIDS Bureau, HRSA, Department of Health and Human Services, December 1999
This article provides an overview of HIV disease among adolescents. It summarizes the issues that indivduals serving young people should understand and points readers in need of more in-depth information to a variety or resources available in print and on the web.
- HIV Screening Among Substance-Abusing Veterans in Care
Calls for screening for HIV infection among individuals with substance use disorders, including alcohol use, are increasing. This study investigated HIV screening and its predictors in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system among such individuals in care. 2008
- HIV/AIDS: A Minority Health Issue
The care and management of racial and ethnic minorities who have HIV infection has been complicated by the unequal access to health care and the unequal treatment once enrolled in health care. Source: PubMed 2005
- HIV/AIDS among Women Who Have Sex with Women
This article examines female-to-female sexual transmission of HIV in the United States database.
Source: CDC 2006
- HIV/AIDS and African immigrant women in Philadelphia: structural and cultural barriers to care
This qualitative study explores the perspectives of HIV service providers who are treating this new patient group, and it examines the cultural and structural barriers African women face in the area of HIV prevention, testing, and treatment in the city of Philadelphia.
Source: Pub Med: 2005
- HIV/AIDS prevention practices among recent-immigrant Jamaican women.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to affect people in the United States and around the world at a profound rate; and African Americans are disproportionately affected.This exploratory, descriptive, and phenomenological study explored the meaning of HIV/AIDS safer sex practices among 20 single, heterosexual women, 18-30 years old, who emigrated from Jamaica in the last 12 years. The study described the participants' HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge, behaviors, health-beliefs, and social and cultural factors that influenced their behaviors.
Source: PubMed 2008
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- I'm Over 50. Should I Worry About HIV? (2008)
Older individuals need to be just as careful to avoid contracting HIV as younger people do. People often assume that older adults don't need to worry about HIV. Few people realize that almost one in six new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in America are in people age 50 and older.
- Immigrant Women with HIV
Article on the number HIV-positive female immigrants, documented or undocumented living in the United States and the incredible odds they face in getting treatment.
Source: The Body, The Health Central Network 2008
- Immigration and HIV/AIDS in the New York Metropolitan Area
This collaborative analysis utilizes data three studies of immigrant groups in New York to describe and compare factors that provide the context for risk and prevention of HIVAIDS and other health challenges.
Source: NYAM 2006
- Impact of a Bilingual/Bicultural Care Team on HIV-Related Health Outcomes
The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the impact of a bilingual/bicultural care team on HIV-related health outcomes among Hispanic/Latino adults (N = 43) who received care in an academic HIV specialty clinic
Source: PubMed 2008
- Impact of HIV & AIDS on Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Communities
This document, authored by advocates for Asian American and Pacific Islander health, identifies needs and challenges specific to these communities, as well as policy and advocacy priorities for addressing them.
Source: PubMed 2008
- The Implementation Gap in Services for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Supporting families and communities in caring for and protecting vulnerable children
This paper discusses gaps between research and practice and how to overcome them.
Source: PubMed September 2008
- Indicators of Cultural Competence in Health Care Delivery Organizations: An Organizational Cultural Competence Assessment Profile. The Assessment Profile is an analytic or organizing framework and set of specific indicators to be used as a tool for examining, demonstrating, and documenting cultural competence in organizations involved in the direct delivery of health care and services.
Source: The Lewin Group,Inc., for HRSA, 2002
- International Registry of Certified Medical Interpreters
In celebration of International Translators day, Language Line® University today announced the development of an online “International Registry of Certified Medical Interpreters.” The first industry resource of its kind, once launched the registry will give hospitals, healthcare organizations, interpreters and researchers access to a free online resource.
Source: NN/LM 2008
- Islamic medical ethics: a primer
This paper aims to provide an overview of Islamic Medical Ethics.
Source: Pubmed 2007
- 'It's really a hard life': love, gender and HIV risk among male-to-female transgender persons.
Scientific studies demonstrate high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female (MTF) transgender individuals and that stigma and discrimination place MTFs at increased risk for infection. This study examines how gender roles contribute to HIV risk. A model illustrating how HIV risk is generated from stigma and discrimination is presented.
Source: PubMed May-June 2007
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- National African HIV/AIDS Initiative (NAHI)
Report from a series of summits in four major cites working together on plans to enhance the culture of HIV/AIDS prevention, education and care through culturally competent advocacy, education and research. The focus was to inform all stakeholders of the escalating HIV/AIDS rates in the African refugee and immigrant communities, and begin a discussion on ways to combat the epidemic.
Source: Office of Minority Health 2008
- National-level capacity-building assistance model to enhance HIV prevention for Asian & Pacific Islander communities
Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities in the United States face increasing risk for HIV, yet have limited access to culturally competent HIV prevention services. The authors describe a national HIV prevention capacity-building program for A&PI communities using a multitiered approach addressing systems-, institutional-, and individual-level outcomes.
Source: PubMed January 2007
- National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Service in Health Care - Final Report
Source: Office of Minority Health March 2001
- Native Hawaiian (2006, NMAETC)
The fact sheet focuses on culture, the impact of the HIV epidemic, barriers to care, and recommendations for providers serving the Native Hawaiian community.
- The Nature of Risk: HIV/AIDS and the Deaf Community in the United States
In this paper, a sociopolitical perspective is applied in order to explore why individuals in the U.S. who are deaf are disproportionately vulnerable to HIV infection. An analysis of the social, political, and attitudinal environments surrounding people who are deaf reveals numerous barriers that may hinder access to sexuality education and HIV prevention programs. Recommendations for policy and practice that are grounded in a well-informed understanding of the roots of deaf oppression in American society are offered.
Source: PubMed 2008
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- Patient perspectives on disparities in healthcare from African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American samples including a secondary analysis of the Institute of Medicine focus group data. The existence of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare in the United States is well recognized. However, often overlooked in the planning and design of initiatives to address those disparities are the patient perspectives regarding the issues of racial and ethnic disparities that directly affect them. The objective of this study was to identify the patient priorities and to provide recommendations for action to improve minority health-care quality.
Source: PubMed 2007
- Perceptions of children with HIV/AIDS from the USA and Kenya: self-concept and emotional indicators.
Perceptions of children's self-concept and associated emotional indicators were assessed in children living with HIV/AIDS in United States or Kenya. This study contributes to nursing science by introducing a model-based assessment with cross-cultural applicability.
Source: PubMed March-April 2008
- Potential HIV Risk Behaviors Among Ethiopians and Eritreans in the Diaspora: A Bird's-Eye View
Significant gaps exist in addressing the HIV/AIDS prevention needs of culturally diverse populations in the United States, particularly in African immigrant communities. This anthropological research examines culturally specific factors that impede understanding of HIV transmission and prevention education among African immigrants in California.
Source: University of California 2000
- Preventing HIV Infection Among Young Immigrant Latino Men: Results from Focus Groups using Community-based Participatory Research
This study's findings suggest that community-based, male-centered interpersonal networks that provide individual and group education and skill-building and incorporate curanderos (Latino healers) and bilingual experts, may be important elements of effective intervention approaches to reach Latino men, who have been inaccessible to conventional HIV prevention programs.
Source: JNMA 2006
- The Provider’s Guide to Quality and Culture: Patient/Provider Interaction
This guide addresses how the patient-provider interaction can have a profound impact on the ability of patients to communicate symptoms to their provider and to adhere to recommended treatment
Source: MSH 2005
- The Provider’s Guide to Quality and Culture: Understanding Minority Immigrant and Refugee Populations: Cultural Competency Tip: Be Careful to Avoid Stereotyping
While recognizing that there are many similarities among people from the same culture, it is important for health care providers to remember that each individual has a unique personal history, belief system, communication style and health status
Source: MSH 2005
- Providing high-quality care for limited English proficient patients: the importance of language concordance and interpreter use
The authors examined the effects of language discordance on the degree of health education and the quality of interpersonal care that patients received, and examined its effect on patient satisfaction. We also evaluated how the presence/absence of a clinic interpreter affected these outcomes.
Source: PubMed 2007
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- Race and Ethnicity, Mental Health Services and Cultural Competence in the Criminal Justice System: are We Ready to Change?
This article will review the existing racial disparities present in the criminal justice system, the lack of appropriate psychiatric services, and the effect of cultural dissonance in service provision when services do exist.
Source: CMHJ 2005
- Race and Sexual Identity: Perceptions About Medical Culture and Healthcare Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV. Using a qualitative approach, the authors describe the healthcare experiences of BMSM in New York State and Atlanta, GA, exploring the social issues that influence barriers to care, communication, and adherence in medical settings.
Source: PubMed 2004
- Reducing Health Disparities Through Culturally Sensitive Treatment for HIV+ Adults in Haiti
Abstract outlining a comprehensive effort to culturally adapt a cognitive-behavioral stress management program for Haitian HIV+ individuals. The purpose of the program is to improve adherence to antiretroviral medication, reduce transmission to uninfected partners, and improve coping. Source: Pub Med: 2004
- Refugees and HIV
This paper provides profiles of refugees, factors which increase their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and issues related to accessing care. It also provides links to web sites with relevant information.
Source PubMed 2007
- Report Yale University and Worldbank: HIV/AIDS and Disability: capturing hidden voices
The research focuses on : 1. the current state of knowledge about the impact of HIV/AIDS on individuals with disability and on disabled populations; 2. current activities related to HIV/AIDS and disability worldwide; 3. models of good interventions currently in place or in the planning stage; 4. gaps in the current system where individuals with disability are overlooked or systematically excluded from HIV/AIDS outreach efforts, service delivery, etc.
Source: PubMed 2007
- Research Challenges to the Study of HIV/AIDS Among Migrant and Immigrant Hispanic Populations in the United States
This article describes two studies of Hispanic immigrants and migrants in the New York area.
Source: NYAM 2005
- Research on Older Adults with HIV
With new HIV infection rates remaining level, the net result is an HIVpositive population that is both graying and growing. Almost 27% of all people living with AIDS in the United States are aged over 50
Source: ACRIA 2006
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- Serving Asians and Pacific Islanders with HIV/AIDS: Challenges and Lessons Learned
This paper reports on findings from an evaluation of the Bridges Project, a community-based intervention implemented at the Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA), to reduce disparities in care for Asians and Pacific Islanders. Source: PubMed 2006
- The Sexual Health of Asian-American/Pacific Islander Young Women: Focus on Assets
Young Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women face unique challenges to good reproductive and sexual health, including barriers to good communication about sex, low rates of condom use, and a lack of culturally-specific sexual health programs and services. Cultural factors also provide them with unique assets they can draw upon to protect their well-being. The article discusses assets that can inform efforts of care providers and policy makers.
Source: PubMed 2007
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- Talking, Gawking, or Getting It Done: Provider Trainings to Increase Cultural and Clinical Competence for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Patients and Clients
This article presents a set of preliminary policy recommendations regarding competency trainings for health care providers to improve service delivery to transgender and gender-nonconforming clients
Source: SRSP 2008
- TAP 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies, The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice
Publication provides guidelines to enhance the competencies of substance abuse treatment counselors. This publication also discusses patient assessment and screening, treatment planning, referral, service coordination, counseling, family and community education and cultural competency.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association March 2008
- Traditional Indian Medicine and Homeopathy for HIV/AIDS: A Review of the Literature AIDS Research and Therapy
This article reviews the widespread use of TIMH therapies for HIV/AIDS, and the dearth of high-quality data supporting their effectiveness and safety.
Source: Journal for AIDS Research and Therapy 2008
- Treating Adolescents with HIV: Tools for Building Skills in Cultural Competence, Clinical Care, and Support
This article addresses potential cofactors associated with increased sexual risk behavior among people with HIV: substance abuse, mental illness, and a history of childhood sexual abuse.
Source: HIV Care for Youth
- Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders
This chapter discusses how individual program components can best meet the needs of adolescent clients.
Source: AtHealth.com Website-The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 99-3283
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- Understanding how contextual realities affect African born immigrants and refugees living with HIV in accessing care in the Twin Cities. The Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (RARE) portion of the CSAD Project in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) was designed to identify barriers to care faced by African refugees and immigrants.
Source: PubMed 2007
- Use of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine for HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Source: BMC Public Health 2008
- Using Aromatherapy with HIV-Positive Children
This article focuses on the important role that aromatherapy can play in HIV+ children by using specific essential oils for opportunistic ailments, such as tuberculosis, herpes, fungus, bronchitis, impetigo, and dysentery.
Source: HIV Children
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