Other Titles
Health promotion for under-served populations
Abstract
Vietnamese American is a fastest growing group in the United States. It has the highest rate of health uninsured and barriers to access to care with many health issues. The effectiveness of a multi-service culturally sensitive health fair program consisting of health education and promotion, disease screening and prevention was evaluated.
Sigma Membership
Beta Beta (Houston)
Lead Author Affiliation
Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Health, Screening, Vietnamese American
Recommended Citation
Ho, Tuong Vi, "The effectiveness of a culturally sensitive community-based health fair for the under-served Vietnamese Americans" (2018). INRC (Congress). 55.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/presentations_2018/55
Conference Name
29th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Melbourne, Australia
Conference Year
2018
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The effectiveness of a culturally sensitive community-based health fair for the under-served Vietnamese Americans
Melbourne, Australia
Vietnamese American is a fastest growing group in the United States. It has the highest rate of health uninsured and barriers to access to care with many health issues. The effectiveness of a multi-service culturally sensitive health fair program consisting of health education and promotion, disease screening and prevention was evaluated.