title: Bridging cultural chasms between providers and HIV-positive Haitians in Palm Beach County, Florida.
abstract: This article discusses special challenges faced by HIV-positive Haitian immigrants, one of the groups targeted by the Care System Assessment Demonstration Project in Palm Beach County, Florida. The article examines the following issues: structural health care access barriers; language and literacy; health beliefs and practices and their intersection with Western medicine; health care-seeking attitudes, emotions, and behaviors; bridging cultural chasms; and lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, USA. potockym@fiu.edu
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Potocky-Tripodi
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology*; D006205:Haiti / Q000208:ethnology; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology