General
Information
Included in this section are
statistics from the US Census Bureau describing this
population.
- Total
population ~ 440,279
- High
School graduate or higher ~ 246,063
- Bachelors
degree or higher ~ 114,280
- Speak
a language other than English at home ~
128,789
- Median
Household income in 1999 ~ $52,575
- Individuals
below poverty level ~ 37,205
- Disability
Status ~ 59,943
- Foreign
born ~ 98,691
*The
above information was obtained from the 2000 U.S.
Census from the U.S. Census
Bureau (http://www.census.gov/).
Updated information will be available upon the completion
of the 2010 Census.
Internet
Website Resources
Use this condensed list of
information to locate reliable resources on the internet
to further your knowledge about the culture of the
client you are working with.
Books
Included in the list of books
and videos that may make you learn more about your
client are a list of discussion questions to answer
as you read the book or watch the video. These questions
are designed to get you to think about the material
and apply what you’ve learned to working with
your patient.
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Kemp, C.& Rasbridge. L.A. Refugee and Immigrant
Health: A Handbook for HealthProfessionals.
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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Erickson-D'Avanzo, C., & Geissler, E.M. (2003).
Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment.
Philadelphia, PA: Mosby.
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Shakir, E. (2007). Remember Me to Lebanon: Stories
of Lebanese Women in America (Arab American Writing).
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
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Sherman, W.C. (2002). Prairie peddlers: The
Syrian-Lebanese in North Dakota Bismarck, ND.
University of Mary Press.
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Nimer, M. (2002). The North American Muslim
Resource Guide: Muslim Community Life in the United
States and Canada. New York, NY: Routledge.
Scholarly
Journals and Search Keywords
There are many scholarly journals
that contain great information concerning healthcare
disparities, cultural groups, and healthcare beliefs.
Once you have access to these journals, common keywords
or phrases are provided to guide your search and narrow
your focus.
Journals
- Alternative
Therapies in Health and Medicine
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Journal of the National Medical Association
-
Medical Care
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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
-
Health Affairs: Project Hope
-
Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Keywords
to Use When Searching
- “Lebanese”
- “Healthcare”
- “Multicultural
healthcare”
- “Healthcare
disparities”
- “Alternative
medicine”
- “Lebanese
medicine”
- “Lebanese”
AND “healthcare”
- “Lebanese”
AND “Access to healthcare"
- “Lebanese”
AND “religion"
- “Lebanese”
and “family structure”
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