Uncovering the Role of Community Health Worker/Lay Health Worker Programs in Addressing Health Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada: An Instrumental and Embedded Qualitative Case Study

Uncovering the Role of Community Health Worker/Lay Health Worker Programs in Addressing Health Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada: An Instrumental and Embedded Qualitative Case Study

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“Why do immigrants and refugees need community health workers/lay health workers (CHWs) if Canada already has a universal health care system?” Abundant evidence demonstrates that despite the universality of our health care system marginalized populations, including immigrants and refugees, experienc...

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Main Author: Torres Ospina, Sara
Other Authors: Spitzer, Denise
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2013
Subjects:
Canada
Case Study
Inequity
Immigrants
Refugees
Community Capacity Building
Alberta Health Services
Multicultural Health Brokers
Health Human Resources Workforce
Health Brokers
Lay Health Promoters
Lay Health Workers
Authoritative Knowledge
Experiential Knowledge
Feminist
Families
Qualitative Research
Child Welfare
Cultural Brokering
Community Health Workers
Models
Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative
Co-operatives
Women
Women's Urban Citizenship
Empowerment
Embedded Case Study Research
Social Determinants of Health
Social Change
Social Work
Urban Citizenship
Universal Programs
Unregulated Health Care Workers
Theory
Typology
Perinatal Health
Racialized
Gender
Race
Class
Discrimination
Diversity
Health Worker Co-operatives
Policy Makers
Access to Health Services
Equity
Access to Social Services
Cultural Competence
Racism
Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
Public Health
Primary Care
Health Promotion
Violence Prevention
Immigrant Health Care Workers
Immigrant Community Health Workers
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23753
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6425

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