A Review of the Literature on the Health Beliefs, Health Status, and Use of Services in the Minority Ethnic Group Population and of appropriate Health and Social Care Interventions

摘要

The Health ASERT Programme Wales is a research programme commissioned by the Office of the ChiefudMedical Officer, Welsh Assembly Government to investigate health promotion issues among MinorityudEthnic Groups, Refugees/Asylum seekers, and Gypsy Travellers.The acronym ASERT stands for AsylumudSeekers, Ethnic minorities, Refugees and Travellers. Research was undertaken by the Research Centreudfor Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex University and the Centre for Health Services Studies,udUniversity of Kent at Canterbury between February 2003 and March 2004.The study aimed to enhanceudthe evidence base on health promotion issues related to minority ethnic groups, refugees/asylumudseekers and Gypsy Travellers in Wales in order to inform policy and programme development in theudWelsh Assembly Government’s Health Promotion Division (now known as Public Health ImprovementudDivision) and elsewhere in the Office of the Chief Medical Officer.The study objectives were to: identifyudgaps in the existing evidence base of health needs and health promotion issues for the study groups;udidentify existing good practice of health services and promotion for the study groups; explore ways ofuddelivering health promotion policy/programmes targeting these groups in a culturally and sociallyudsensitive manner; identify issues for further research.