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Puerto Rican elders and botanical shops: a community resource or liability?
1Boston University, School of Social Work, MA 02215, USA.
Social Work in Health Care
|January 1, 1996
Summary
Puerto Rican elders encounter significant barriers to health and social services. Utilizing botanical shops as community resources offers a promising, culturally relevant approach to improve service delivery for this population.
Area of Science:
- Social Work
- Public Health
- Community Health
Background:
- Puerto Rican elders in the U.S. experience substantial difficulties accessing necessary health and social services.
- Effective service delivery necessitates innovative, community-centered strategies tailored to this demographic.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the potential of botanical shops as a community resource for social work and human services.
- To identify recommendations for leveraging botanical shops to better serve Puerto Rican elders.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive literature review was conducted on the role of botanical shops.
- A key informant survey of leading scholars in the field was administered.
Main Results:
- Botanical shops represent a culturally significant and underutilized community asset.
- Scholars identified significant potential for collaboration between social services and botanical shops.
Conclusions:
- Integrating botanical shops into service delivery models can enhance accessibility and cultural relevance for Puerto Rican elders.
- Further research and program development are recommended to optimize the use of these unique community resources.