Her Cheng, Culhane-Pera Kathleen A
Department of Family Practice, Gundersen Lutheran Clinic, La Crosse, Wisconcin 54601, USA.
Postgrad Med. 2004 Dec;116(6):39-42, 45-6. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2004.12.1623.
Since the end of the Vietnam War, tens of thousands of Hmong refugees have resettled in the United States. This ever-increasing population presents specific challenges to the US healthcare system as Hmong seek to preserve their cultural identity while acclimating to American society. Primary care physicians can enhance their interactions with these patients by seeking to understand various elements of Hmong culture, particularly its approach to medicine and healing. By extension, such knowledge and skills will aid physicians in all encounters with patients who belong to minority cultural groups.
自越南战争结束以来，数以万计的苗族难民在美国重新定居。随着苗族在适应美国社会的同时努力保持其文化身份，这一不断增长的人口给美国医疗保健系统带来了特殊挑战。初级保健医生可以通过努力了解苗族文化的各个方面，特别是其医学和治疗方法，来加强与这些患者的互动。进而，这些知识和技能将有助于医生在与所有属于少数文化群体的患者接触时更好地应对。
