?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F7117%2F&rft.title=Culture+and+Health%3A+A+Qualitative+Study+of+Somali+Bantu+Women+in+Pittsburgh&rft.creator=Shamalla-Hannah%2C+Lorraine&rft.description=The+demographics+of+the+United+States+are+changing+daily+and+the+foreign+population+has+increased+with+numerous+languages+currently+spoken+in+the+country.+African+refugees+are+one+of+the+fastest+growing+populations+of+the+U.S.+many+of+whom+have+been+displaced+from+their+country+due+to+civil+unrest.+An+example+of+an+immigrant+population+that+is+growing+rapidly+in+the+U.S.+is+the+Somali+Bantu+whom+like+other+immigrant+ethnic+populations+do+not+have+adequate+access+to+health+care+because+of+their+economic+status%2C+lack+of+health+insurance%2C+and+cultural+and+language+barriers.+Due+to+these+circumstances+and+lack+of+knowledge+on+health+related+issues%2C+Somali+immigrant+women+will+choose+to+neglect+their+health+over+their+children+and+spouses+ignoring+the+importance+of+preventive%2C+maternal%2C+or+reproductive+health.The+Institute+of+Medicine+(IOM)+and+many+health+care+providers+have+observed+that+the+root+causes+for+disparities+in+ethnic+groups+are+multifactorial+and+complex+and+exist+due+to+a+range+of+barriers+such+as+language%2C+education+levels%2C+geography%2C+and+cultural+familiarity.+Healthy+People+2010+address+the+health+concerns+of+the+future+of+the+nation+and+in+order+to+meet+the+goals+and+eliminate+health+disparities%2C+public+health+practitioners+must+reach+out+to+immigrant+populations.This+research+paper+presents+an+analysis+of+findings+from+a+community-based+assessment+regarding+the+resettlement+challenges+and+health+care+needs+of+the+Somali+Bantu+immigrant+population+in+Pittsburgh%2C+Pennsylvania+which+is+a+public+health+issue+that+needs+to+be+addressed.+This+research+paper+will+also+propose+steps+to+help+improve+the+knowledge+and+quality+of+health+care+for+the+immigrant+Somali+Bantu+in+Pittsburgh+through+an+intervention+program+with+the+focus+on+women+and+maternal+health.&rft.date=2007-06-28&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F7117%2F1%2Fshamallathesis.pdf&rft.identifier=++Shamalla-Hannah%2C+Lorraine++(2007)+Culture+and+Health%3A+A+Qualitative+Study+of+Somali+Bantu+Women+in+Pittsburgh.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++