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Bridging Cultural Chasms between Providers and HIV-Positive Haitians in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 18, Number 3 Supplement, August 2007
- pp. 105-117
- 10.1353/hpu.2007.0087
- Article
- Additional Information
This article discusses special challenges faced by HIV-positive Haitian immigrants, one of the groups targeted by the Care System Assessment Demonstration Project in Palm Beach County, Florida. The article examines the following issues: structural health care access barriers; language and literacy; health beliefs and practices and their intersection with Western medicine; health care-seeking attitudes, emotions, and behaviors; bridging cultural chasms; and lessons learned.