Building on the Strengths of a Cambodian Refugee Community Through Community-Based Outreach
Building on the Strengths of a Cambodian Refugee Community Through Community-Based Outreach
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DOI：
10.1177/1524839906292176
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Silka, Linda
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作者：
Grigg-Saito, Dorcas;Och, Sheila;Silka, Linda
文献和实践是有限的策略，以达到老年东南亚难民利用自己的优势和韧性。本文介绍了疾病控制和预防中心资助的柬埔寨社区卫生2010年计划在洛厄尔，马萨诸塞州，作为一个案例，并提供难民的历史，项目背景，社区调查结果的优势和风险，文献的优势为基础的方法，外展活动和评估。重点是消除心血管疾病和糖尿病方面的健康差距。利用“社区对话”和与社区领导人举行的为期一天的论坛来制定外联计划。柬埔寨长老理事会提供了用于完善该方案的信息和指导。主要调查结果强调，让老年人参与组织活动，避免依赖识字，将健康促进与社会化结合起来，利用与佛教寺庙的联系，开发替代交通工具，以及利用当地高棉语媒体。影响包括适用于其他难民社区识字率低，创伤程度高，英语有限，宗教参与强烈。
Literature and practice are limited on strategies to reach elder Southeast Asian refugees by using their strengths and resilience. This article presents the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Cambodian Community Health 2010 Program in Lowell, Massachusetts, as a case example and provides refugee history, project background, community survey results about strengths and risks, literature on strengths-based approaches, outreach activities, and evaluation. The focus is elimination of health disparities in cardiovascular disease and diabetes. "Community conversations" and a daylong forum with community leaders were used to develop plans for outreach. A Cambodian Elders Council provided information and guidance used to refine the program. Key findings highlight involving elders in organizing events, avoiding reliance on literacy, integrating health promotion with socialization, using ties with Buddhist temples, developing transportation alternatives, and utilizing local Khmer-language media. Implications include applicability to other refugee communities with low literacy, high levels of trauma, limited English, and strong religious involvement.