Bringing health care information to the deaf community.
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.
Sadler
G R
GR
University of California at San Diego Cancer Center, 92093-0658, USA. gsadler@ucsd.edu
Huang
J T
JT
Padden
C A
CA
Elion
L
L
Galey
T A
TA
Gunsauls
D C
DC
Brauer
B
B
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