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Latin American—Trained Nurse Perspective on Latino Health Disparities

Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD

University of Maryland, College Park, School of Public Health

Pamela Brown, BA

Baltimore Medical Systems, Inc.

Iveris Martinez, PhD

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Heidi Solano, BA

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Maria Rivera, MPH

Rivera Qualitative Research and Language Services

Yvonne Pierpont, BS

University of Maryland School of Medicine

This study seeks the unique perspective of Latin American— trained nurses on barriers and strategies to improve the health of Baltimore's Latino community. Individual in-depth interviews are conducted in Spanish with one male and seven female nurses recruited by Baltimore's Latino Providers Network. Audiotaped home interview transcripts are manually reviewed for common themes. Strategies include professional medical interpreters, workshops on the U.S. health care system, media campaign on affordable/bilingual care sources, licensing foreign-trained nurses, and outreach clinics linked to trusted community-based organizations. Findings can be used to develop culturally appropriate programs to better administer health care to Latino communities.

Key Words: health disparities • nurses • needs assessment • Latinos • in-depth interview

This version was published on April 1, 2008

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 19, No. 2, 161-166 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659607312972
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