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"What I wish my doctor knew about my life": Using photovoice with immigrant Latino adolescents to explore barriers to healthcare.

Alexandra F LightfootKari ThatcherFlorence M SimánEugenia EngYesenia MerinoTainayah ThomasTamera Coyne-BeasleyMimi V Chapman
Published in: Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice (2017)
Findings illuminated ways that the immigrant experience affects the lives and health of Latino adolescents in North Carolina. To improve their health, it is critical to understand, from their perspectives, the ways their lives can be complicated by experiences of migration, stereotypes, and cross-cultural communication challenges and how their interactions with authority figures in one sector, such as education, influence interactions in health care. Understanding the healthcare barriers faced by immigrant Latino youth is critical to any effort to improve the system of care for immigrant Latino populations.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • young adults
  • african american
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • health information
  • public health
  • palliative care
  • risk assessment
  • quality improvement
  • tertiary care