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Maji Hailemariam1, Julia W Felton2, Kent Key2,3
1Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA. debenama@msu.edu.
International Journal for Equity in Health
|February 2, 2020
Summary
Community input is crucial for improving women's health and wellbeing. Addressing needs like food access, healthcare costs, and housing can reduce health inequalities for diverse female populations.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community-Engaged Research
- Social Determinants of Health
Background:
- Equitable access to health and wellbeing services is a key social justice issue.
- A community-engaged participatory qualitative study was conducted in Flint, Michigan.
- Focus on understanding needs of diverse special populations of women.
Purpose of the Study:
- To understand the specific needs of diverse women populations in Flint, Michigan.
- To elicit community-driven ideas and solutions for improving women's health and wellbeing.
- To identify crosscutting and group-specific challenges faced by women.
Main Methods:
- Conducted 100 in-depth interviews with women in the Flint area and/or human service providers.
- Employed a team of community and academic coders for data analysis.
- Utilized an a priori framework for qualitative data analysis.
Main Results:
- Crosscutting themes identified: access to healthy food, reduced healthcare costs, improved transportation, job opportunities, and affordable housing.
- Specific needs highlighted: mentoring for young women, social support for older women, accessibility for women with disabilities, and housing/healthcare sensitivity for LGBTQIA+ women.
- Recommendations included streamlining social services, building support networks, and increasing resource awareness.
Conclusions:
- Improving women's health and wellbeing requires incorporating diverse community perspectives.
- Implementing community-derived suggestions can help reduce health and wellbeing inequalities.
- Community-based participatory research is vital for effective health interventions.
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