Community Participatory Research With Deaf Sign Language Users to Identify Health Inequities.

• Autores: Steven Barnett, Jonathan D. Klein, Robert Q. Pollard Jr, Vincent Samar, Deirdre Schlehofer, Matthew Starr, Erika Sutter, Hongmei Yang, Thomas A. Pearson
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 101, Nº. 12, 2011, págs. 2235-2238
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) are medically underserved and often excluded from health research and surveillance. We used a community participatory approach to develop and administer an ASL-accessible health survey. We identified deaf community strengths (e.g., a low prevalence of current smokers) and 3 glaring health inequities: obesity, partner violence, and suicide. This collaborative work represents the first time a deaf community has used its own data to identify health priorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]