Amplifying the Health Literacy of Migrant Farmworkers
Author: Longo, Paul J.
Date Published: 1997
The aim of this study is to identify and describe some of the obstacles, especially those of a sociolinguistic nature, that stand between Hispanic communities in Nelson County, Virginia and appropriate health care so that these barriers might be addressed and minimized through the provision of culturally sensitive outreach services and health-literacy-related programming. The comments and information that were generated by study participants will help shed light on important aspects of the communities' health cultures, particularly with regard to their sociolinguistic and health literacy foundations, that influence the health care decision-making processes and behavior of the Hispanic communities in this rural area of Central Virginia. With the aid of Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development" framework, this study's findings are interpreted and recommendations for appropriate interventions are made.
Date Published: 1997
The aim of this study is to identify and describe some of the obstacles, especially those of a sociolinguistic nature, that stand between Hispanic communities in Nelson County, Virginia and appropriate health care so that these barriers might be addressed and minimized through the provision of culturally sensitive outreach services and health-literacy-related programming. The comments and information that were generated by study participants will help shed light on important aspects of the communities' health cultures, particularly with regard to their sociolinguistic and health literacy foundations, that influence the health care decision-making processes and behavior of the Hispanic communities in this rural area of Central Virginia. With the aid of Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development" framework, this study's findings are interpreted and recommendations for appropriate interventions are made.
