June 6, 2012 Tags: DEMOCRACY, DRUGS of abuse, ETHNIC groups, METHAMPHETAMINE
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The article offers information on Iraqi Kurdistan, with particular focus on its differences from Iraq. It states that the region has a large sense of peace and serenity, which was the primary reason for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) use of the name “the other Iraq” to attract investment and tourism. It mentions that division between ethnic or subethnic and tribal groups remain within Iraqi Kurdistan, despite proliferation of the cultural products of nationalism.
Read MoreJune 1, 2012 Tags: ETHNIC groups, GOVERNMENT policy, INVESTMENTS, NATIONALISM, PEACE, TOURISM -- Government policy, TRIBES
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Objective To review methods of measuring racial/ethnic health care disparities. Study Design Identification and tracking of racial/ethnic disparities in health care will be advanced by application of a consistent definition and reliable empirical methods. We have proposed a definition of racial/ethnic health care disparities based in the Institute of Medicine’s ( IOM) Unequal Treatment report, which defines disparities as all differences except those due to clinical need and preferences. After briefly summarizing the strengths and critiques of this definition, we review methods that have been used to implement it. We discuss practical issues that arise during implementation and expand these methods to identify sources of disparities. We also situate the focus on methods to measure racial/ethnic health care disparities (an endeavor predominant in the United States) within a larger international literature in health outcomes and health care inequality. Empirical Application We compare different methods of implementing the IOM definition on measurement of disparities in any use of mental health care and mental health care expenditures using the 2004-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Conclusion Disparities analysts should be aware of multiple methods available to measure disparities and their differing assumptions. We prefer a method concordant with the IOM definition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreJune 1, 2012 Tags: DISCRIMINATION in medical care, ETHNIC discrimination, ETHNIC groups, RACIAL minorities
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The article offers information on the migration pattern in Tonga, which has a population of about 110,000 scattered across four different groups and more ethnic Tongans abroad compared to the numbers of Tongans at home. It says that agriculture is the primary economic source in the island, supplemented with few tourism and fishing. It mentions the Tongan gravestone of ‘Ofa Moala, which demonstrates the migration patterns of Tongans overseas.
Read MoreJune 1, 2012 Tags: AGRICULTURE -- Economic aspects, EMIGRATION & immigration, ETHNIC groups, FISHERIES, TONGANS, TOURISM
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We have reported results from the formative stage of a community health worker intervention designed to improve diabetes management among Bangladeshi patients in New York City. Trained community health workers conducted focus groups (n=47) and surveys (n=169) with Bangladeshi individuals recruited from community locations. Results indicated that participants faced numerous barriers to care, had high rates of limited English proficiency, and had low levels of knowledge about diabetes. Most participants expressed interest in participating in a community health worker intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreMarch 1, 2012 Tags: COMMUNICATION barriers, COMMUNITY health aides, CULTURAL values, DIABETES, DISEASE management, ETHNIC groups, FAMILIES, FOCUS groups, HEALTH literacy, METHODOLOGY, METROPOLITAN areas, MOTIVATION (Psychology), PREVENTION, RESEARCH -- Finance, RESEARCH -- Methodology, SOCIAL support, SURVEYS
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ABSTRACT. This article examines the dramatic changes brought to English townscapes by Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism. These “new” religions have arrived with the large-scale immigration and subsequent natural growth of the minority ethnic populations of Great Britain since the 1950s. The article traces the growth and distribution of these populations and religions, as well as the development of their places of worship from front-room prayer rooms to cathedral-scale buildings. It explores the way in which the British planning process, dedicated to preserving the traditional, has engaged with the exotic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreOctober 1, 2003 Tags: ETHNIC groups, HINDUISM, ISLAM, RELIGIONS, SIKHISM
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This article focuses on Republic of Suriname. Most Surinamers live in the narrow, northern coastal plain. The population is one of the most ethnically varied in the world. Each ethnic group preserves its own culture and many institutions, including political parties, tend to follow ethnic lines. The Republic of Suriname is a constitutional democracy based on the 1987 constitution. The legislative branch of government consists of a 51-member unicameral National Assembly, simultaneously and popularly elected for a 5-year term. The last election was held in May 2000. The backbone of Suriname’s economy is the export of alumina and small amounts of aluminum produced from bauxite mined in the country. In 1999, the aluminum smelter was closed, however, alumina exports accounted for 72% of Suriname’s estimated export earnings of $496.6 million in 2001. Suriname’s bauxite deposits have been among the world’s richest.
Read MoreJanuary 1, 1970 Tags: DEMOCRACY, ETHNIC groups, INTERNATIONAL trade, POLITICAL parties, REPUBLICS
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