Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
The Hepatitis B and HIV Prevention and Education Project (HHPEP) is designed to address the needs of underserved and marginalized Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) and African Refugees and Immigrants (ARI) in Multnomah County, Oregon. These groups face significant barriers to obtaining screening, treatment, and management of Hepatitis B and HIV including: high rates of HIV and Hepatitis B infection from their home countries, cultural barriers to discussing sexually transmitted diseases, lack of understanding of the Oregon health care system and western medical concepts and practices, lack of screening for HIV, lack of knowledge of HIV and Hepatitis B, lack of Hepatitis B immunization, lack of adequate insurance, and on going reliance on traditional healers.while the local health care system lacks sufficient professional medical interpreters in ARI and API languages, lacks understanding of cultural and linguistic barriers and characteristics of the target populations. Finally, there is
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