Welch K
Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health, MA 02118, USA.
J Nurse Midwifery. 1997 Nov-Dec;42(6):521-6. doi: 10.1016/s0091-2182(97)00084-0.
The inequities in health care and housing access experienced by low-income women in the United States are a continuing concern. This article addresses the interrelationships between housing and health as experienced by low-income clients so that health care practitioners can begin to build active and effective health-promoting partnerships with clients, their families, and their communities. A case study is presented that describes the actual experience of a woman living in a low-income housing development and its effect on her health and access to health care. The importance of the role of midwives in addressing the health care and advocacy needs of women in substandard housing is highlighted.
美国低收入女性在医疗保健和住房获取方面存在的不平等现象一直令人担忧。本文探讨了低收入客户所经历的住房与健康之间的相互关系，以便医疗保健从业者能够开始与客户、其家人及其社区建立积极有效的促进健康的伙伴关系。文中呈现了一个案例研究，描述了一名居住在低收入住房开发区的女性的实际经历及其对她的健康和医疗保健获取的影响。强调了助产士在满足居住在不合标准住房中的女性的医疗保健和维权需求方面所发挥作用的重要性。
