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Wellness Wheel Clinics: A First Nation community-partnered care model improving healthcare access, from healthcare providers' perspectives.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Health promotion international [Health Promot Int] 2023 Aug 01; Vol. 38 (4).
Abstract: First Nation people residing in rural and remote communities have limited primary healthcare access, which often affects chronic disease management leading to poor health outcomes. Individuals with lived experiences of chronic disease and substance use...
Perceptions, health seeking behavior and utilization of maternal and newborn health services among an indigenous tribal community in Northeast India-a community-based mixed methods study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2023 Jul 06; Vol. 11, pp. 1139334. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 06 (Print Publication: 2023).
Abstract: Background: Evidence suggests that healthcare utilization among tribal communities in isolated regions can be influenced by social determinants of health, particularly cultural and geographical factors. The true mortality and morbidity due to these fac...
Behavioral health services in Urban American Indian Health Programs: Results from six site visits.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of community psychology [J Community Psychol] 2023 Sep; Vol. 51 (7), pp. 2618-2634. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 28.
Abstract: This study explores behavioral health services for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) at six Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHPs). Interviews and focus groups with clinicians and staff inquired about behavioral health treatment available, serv...
Using laws, common sense, and statistical approaches to design indicators for 'medical desertification'. An application on the Romanian case.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Social science & medicine (1982) [Soc Sci Med] 2023 Jun; Vol. 327, pp. 115944. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 03.
Abstract: The study of spatial accessibility to healthcare services is key to health policy (Pförtner et al., 2019; Vergier et al., 2017). Terms such as 'rurality' or 'medical desertification' were employed to stress the relevance of the topic. Within the existi...
Looking at maternal health of Asháninka communities from the conceptual framework of the accessibility of care.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal for equity in health [Int J Equity Health] 2023 Aug 14; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 154. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 14.
Abstract: Background: Peru is one of the 20 countries that has significantly reduced maternal mortality before the pandemic due to implementing policies to strengthen maternal health care, mainly in rural areas with greater poverty. However, the implementation o...
Access to Virtual Mental Healthcare and Support for Refugee and Immigrant Groups: A Scoping Review.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of immigrant and minority health [J Immigr Minor Health] 2023 Oct; Vol. 25 (5), pp. 1171-1195. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 05.
Abstract: Immigrant and refugee populations face multiple barriers to accessing mental health services. This scoping review applies the (Levesque et al. in Int J Equity Health 12:18, 2013) Patient-Centred Access to Healthcare model in exploring the potential of ...
Barriers to health care access and utilization among aged indigents under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme (LEAP): the perspective of users and service providers in north-western Ghana.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Primary health care research & development [Prim Health Care Res Dev] 2023 Jul 24; Vol. 24, pp. e48. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 24.
Abstract: Aim: This article draws on the poverty and access to health care framework to explore the barriers to access and utilization of primary health care among aged indigents under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme (LEAP) in Ghana.Backgrou...
"Something very taboo": a qualitative exploration of beliefs, barriers, and recommendations for improving mental health care and access for Hispanic adults in the Paso del Norte U.S.-Mexico border region.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2023 Jun 01; Vol. 11, pp. 1134076. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 01 (Print Publication: 2023).
Abstract: Background: Hispanic adults with mental health conditions in the United States experience disproportionate access to and utilization of professional mental health treatment. This is believed to be in part due to systemic barriers and challenges, diffic...
Health Care for Children in Immigrant Families: Key Considerations and Addressing Barriers.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Pediatric clinics of North America [Pediatr Clin North Am] 2023 Aug; Vol. 70 (4), pp. 791-811. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 22.
Abstract: One in four US children is a child in an immigrant family. Children in immigrant families (CIF) have distinct health and health care needs that vary by documentation status, countries of origin, and health care and community experience caring for immig...
Optimizing the roles of health workers to improve access to health services in Africa: an implementation framework for task shifting and sharing for policy and practice.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC health services research [BMC Health Serv Res] 2023 Aug 09; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 843. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 09.
Abstract: Background: Globally, countries are taking actions to ensure that their population have improved access to people-centred and integrated health services. Attaining this requires improved access to health workers at all levels of health service delivery...