Congress E P, Lyons B P
Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, NY 10023.
Soc Work Health Care. 1992;17(3):81-96. doi: 10.1300/J010v17n03_06.
Individuals of diverse ethnic backgrounds often have beliefs about health, disease and treatment which vary significantly from American scientific medical practice. Cultural and subcultural health beliefs also vary among blacks, Hispanics and Asians. Individual differences within cultural groups may be influenced by length of time in the United States, age and social economic status. Social work activities which can improve health care services to ethnic minorities are identified.
不同种族背景的人往往对健康、疾病和治疗有着与美国科学医学实践有显著差异的信念。黑人、西班牙裔和亚裔群体之间的文化和亚文化健康信念也各不相同。文化群体内部的个体差异可能受到在美国居住时间长短、年龄和社会经济地位的影响。文中确定了一些能够改善对少数民族医疗保健服务的社会工作活动。
