The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States

ISBN-13: 9780789004420 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 190 str.

Annette M. Mahoney

Opis

Written by educators, researchers, and community leaders, ten articles address a range of issues relating to the health and social well-being of Caribbean immigrants in the United States. Some of the topics covered include increased infant mortality rates; the growing trend of youth violence; the special needs of elderly immigrants; and the impact

Spis treści

• Foreword (Annette M. Mahoney)
  
• Introduction: The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States (Annette M. Mahoney)
  
• PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
  
• Health, Poverty and Service Use Among Older West Indian Women in Greater Hartford (Peta-Anne Baker)
  
• Disparities in Infant Mortality Rates Among Immigrant Caribbean Groups in New York City (Marcia Bayne-Smith, Yvonne J. Graham, Marco A. Mason, and Michelle Drossman)
  
• Confronting the Reality: An Overview of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Caribbean Community (Mary Spooner, Carol Ann Daniel, and Annette M. Mahoney)
  
• Working with Caribbean Immigrants After the World Trade Center Tragedy: A Challenge for Social Work Practice (Lear Matthews)
  
• SOCIAL WELL-BEING
  
• Caribbean Women’s Migratory Journey: An Exploration of Their Decision-Making Process (Christiana Best-Cummings and Margery Gildner)
  
• Developing a Model Intervention to Prevent Abuse in Relationships Among Caribbean and Caribbean-American Youth by Partnering with Schools (Kristine A. Herman)
  
• Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence in Caribbean Communities (Mary Spooner)
  
• Social Work with West Indian Families: A Multilevel Approach (Carol Ann Daniel)
  
• Impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform and Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts on Caribbean Immigrants (Velta Clarke)
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

O autorze

Annette Mahoney