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Perceptions of mental health and mental illness among the Wanniya-laeto of Sri Lanka

Creator:: Priest, Jill Amy
Abstract:: The Wanniya-laeto, often referred to as Veddas, are the indigenous people of Sri Lanka. They live primarily in governmental designated areas in the forest with a few Vedda villages on the eastern coastal region. In-depth, semi-structured interviews as well as participant observation were the methods used to access the perceptions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Cultural competency in associate degree nursing education : a skills approach

Creator:: Wade, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a course in cultural competency would impact associate degree nursing students' perceptions of their abilities to provide care to culturally diverse clients. Ethnographic interviews with nursing faculty, graduates and students were utilized in course development. The cultural competency course was evaluated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (CHCCI) Appendix F: Cultural Competency Course Syllabus Appendix G: Explanatory Model Paper Assignment

Prescribing politics : an examination of the local and global factors which govern access to "atypical" psychotropic medications for Oregon's unfunded clients

Creator:: Maxey, Judith L.
Abstract:: This thesis is based on a study conducted for the state of Oregon's Office of Mental Health Services (OMHS). OMHS' primary research objectives included 1) the identification of the unfunded population (individuals who are uninsured and ineligible for Medicaid) who seek services at community mental health programs and 2) an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Acculturation and food : a study of Vietnamese women in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Sarasin, Heather M.
Abstract:: This study is intended to provide information about the situation of first-generation Vietnamese women to the IRCO Parent and Child Program Department in Portland, Oregon. Nutrition intervention and food assistance currently offered to Vietnamese women enrolled in this program is the focus of the study. The women interviewed characterize themselves...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: culture of origin and the host culture. Changin<g food habits Anthropology has much to contribute to the

Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients

Creator:: van Bronkhorst, Kelly Marie
Abstract:: This research examines the relationship between health literacy among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients and its relevance for communication between patients and providers. The study was conducted among dialysis services providers at the Good Samaritan Dialysis Center and dialysis patients receiving care at the Center. Data collection techniques included...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Creator:: Keys, Robert T. III
Abstract:: From February to September of 2001, a significant body of qualitive data was collected to investigate barriers for Hispanic participation in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program. As a means to investigate this topic, comments were solicited from physicians, hospital administrators, social service agencies, and low-income Hispanics through semi-structured focus groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ukimwi ni homa (AIDS is a cold) : HIV vulnerability of Maasai women

Creator:: Hedges, Kristin Naserian
Abstract:: This thesis takes an in-depth look at specific behaviors that are putting Maasai women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Methods used include in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, demographic data collection, and nutritional anthropometric measurements. The research took place June September 2004. Analysis reveals a strong connection between poverty and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Blood, bondage and chains : a legacy of kinship between black-red people

Creator:: Bertha, Clarissa
Abstract:: My research is looking at the cultural and kinship ties of African and Native peoples and how our worlds were forged together by colonization, bonded during the institutionalize state of shackles and slavery and how the legacy of these tools of genocide are now tearing us apart. Being of mixed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Defining oppression, demanding childhood : the vision and work of an Indian social action group

Creator:: Henderson, Laura A.
Abstract:: Mukti Ashram is a rehabilitation center in north India that works with ex-child laborer boys. Fieldwork completed at the ashram in 1997-98 centered around the issue of the organization's attempt to enact social change through the engineering of community within the ashram's walls. Several fundamental processes that contribute to this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Seeking primary care in Oregon : utilization of the emergency room services in a Salem hospital

Creator:: Young, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: This thesis examines how changes made to the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) in 2003 impacts those now utilizing the emergency room (ER) for primary health care. This thesis also examines how these changes impact staff members working in the ER of Salem Hospital. Through the utilization of qualitative research methods,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Perceptions of mental health and mental illness among the Wanniya-laeto of Sri Lanka

Cultural competency in associate degree nursing education : a skills approach

Prescribing politics : an examination of the local and global factors which govern access to "atypical" psychotropic medications for Oregon's unfunded clients

Acculturation and food : a study of Vietnamese women in Portland, Oregon

Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Ukimwi ni homa (AIDS is a cold) : HIV vulnerability of Maasai women

Blood, bondage and chains : a legacy of kinship between black-red people

Defining oppression, demanding childhood : the vision and work of an Indian social action group

Seeking primary care in Oregon : utilization of the emergency room services in a Salem hospital

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