title: Bringing health care information to the deaf community.
abstract: The Deaf community reports limited access to health promotion information and care. Literature review, key informant interviews, and focus groups generated a clearer understanding of the community. Health care providers, educators, and policymakers could improve medical care to the Deaf community by: 1) better understanding its culture and language; 2) creating more health education programs specifically for the Deaf community; 3) developing opportunities for more deaf people and American Sign Language (ASL) users to enter the health professions; and 4) creating incentives for hearing health care providers to become ASL proficient.
authors: University of California at San Diego Cancer Center, 92093-0658, USA. gsadler@ucsd.edu
authors: G R
authors: GR
authors: Sadler
authors: J T
authors: JT
authors: Huang
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Padden
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Elion
authors: T A
authors: TA
authors: Galey
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Gunsauls
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Brauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D012813:Sign Language