Felsman Irene C
Creat Nurs. 2016 Nov 1;22(4):226-232. doi: 10.1891/1078-4535.22.4.226.
Women refugees arrive in the United States often having experienced extreme levels of poverty, deprivation, and violence, including gender-based violence, which can severely affect their physical and psychological health and well-being. A women's group was initiated to improve the health and well-being of refugee women in Durham, North Carolina, through a collaboratively designed, culturally appropriate health literacy intervention for women based on mutually identified needs; to empower them to seek preventive health services and screening through knowledge and skills about health needs and access to care; and to create an environment for the development of a supportive social/peer network for the prevention of social isolation and mental health issues related to the refugee experience.
抵达美国的女性难民常常经历过极度贫困、匮乏和暴力，包括基于性别的暴力，这会严重影响她们的身心健康和幸福。在北卡罗来纳州达勒姆，一个女性团体发起成立，旨在通过一项基于共同确定的需求、为女性量身设计且符合文化背景的健康素养干预措施，来改善难民女性的健康和幸福；通过传授有关健康需求和获得医疗服务的知识与技能，使她们有能力寻求预防性健康服务和筛查；并营造一个有利于发展支持性社会/同伴网络的环境，以预防与难民经历相关的社会孤立和心理健康问题。
