Health care needs of Central American refugees.
Public health nurses working with undocumented refugees from Central America encounter afflictions ranging from parasitic infection, emotional trauma, and homelessness. Helping this population requires the skills of a diplomat, advocate, and public health professional--as the experience of one Los Angeles public health nurse demonstrates.
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Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.
D002489:Central America / Q000208:ethnology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005190:Family; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D015141:Los Angeles; D008403:Mass Screening; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011203:Poverty; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012036:Refugees; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D014857:Warfare