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  • Title: Multicultural health promotion: are we getting it right? HIV - STDs.
    Author: Ackerhans M.
    Journal: Entre Nous Cph Den; 1998; (38):15. PubMed ID: 12222294.
    Abstract:
    Immigrants have been settling in Sweden for the past 150 years, with, until recently, the majority arriving from European countries, including Greece and Turkey. However, over the past 2 decades, there has been a considerable and rapid influx of migrants and refugees from Latin America, the Middle East, southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. By December, 10.5% of Sweden's population was comprised of first-generation immigrants. The arrival of non-European immigrants to Sweden in latter years led to the development of restrictions in immigration policy, with many newcomers refused asylum or granted only temporary leave to stay. 16 cities are involved in the Multi-City Action Project on AIDS, a European healthy city project launched in 1990 to strengthen local HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. The action group on Blacks and other ethnic minorities is coordinated by Gothenburg. People of foreign origin account for 42% of all registered HIV/AIDS cases in Sweden. Local health authorities Involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment need to work together with immigrants to develop effective services, tailored to the specific needs of each community, with communities encouraged to develop their own projects. Relevant, up-to-date, and culturally appropriate information on HIV/AIDS prevention also needs to be made readily available to all, with a range of health education methods developed which are relevant and acceptable to diverse communities. Experience in Gothenburg has shown that it is not easy to raise awareness among diverse communities, although immigrant women are very committed to safeguarding their own and their families' health.
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