ARTICLE - Engaging Young Black Women and Women of Colour in Health Care Service Delivery Systems

From the OHPE Bulletin 610 April 3, 2009:

Feature Article

This week's feature is by Soma Chatterjee, a community health educator at Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre. In her introduction she writes, "Engaging young women in discussions on their own health and well-being is challenging. It becomes even more challenging with regards to young black women and women of colour due to racialization/marginalization and a general lack of culturally relevant services, often due to a parochial understanding of cultural competence on the part of the providers which result in a lack of trust and faith in the health care system." The article discusses these challenges and offers some recommendations based on WIWH's series of "conversation circles" with young women.

The Challenges of Engaging Young Black Women and Women of Colour in Health Care Service Delivery Systems, Including Community Health Centres
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