Your health is your wealth: faith-based community action on the health of African migrant communities in Amsterdam

被引:4
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作者
Agyemang, Charles [1 ]
Meeks, Karlijn [1 ]
Boateng, Reynolds [2 ]
Beune, Erik [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Amsterdam Publ Hlth Res Inst, Dept Publ Hlth, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Pentecostal Council Churches, Amsterdam, Netherlands
关键词
ethnicity; deprivation; health promotion; GHANAIAN MIGRANTS; NETHERLANDS; RODAM; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; ASSOCIATION; AWARENESS; OBESITY; HELIUS;
D O I
10.1136/jech-2017-209130
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The African migrant communities in Europe face many challenges including poor health outcomes. Migrant community leaders can play a crucial role in addressing the health needs of their community members. In this paper, we described Sub-Saharan African migrant community leaders' action to improve the health of their faith-based community members in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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页码:409 / 412
页数:4
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