Understanding and Addressing Structural Barriers to Healthcare Access for Mam Indigenous Women in Oregon

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dc.contributor.advisorYarris, Kristin
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Veronica
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-09T22:53:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-09T22:53:29Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-09
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores structural barriers to healthcare access for Mam Indigenous women in Oregon. It provides an overview of structural barriers within the healthcare system and local community and how service providers can address them. From July 2022 to April 2023, I conducted semi-structured interviews with service providers and Mam women in Lane County, Oregon. I also analyzed policies related to healthcare access and observed Mam women at a local support center where I volunteered during a parenting class for Maya and Latino/a/x families. Situating my findings in the literature on health policy and medical anthropology, I argue service providers should practice structural competency to understand and address structural barriers to healthcare access for Mam and immigrant communities. I also provide recommendations to address the structural barriers revealed by this study and a flyer with local health resources that I shared with the community to help improve access to them.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/29196
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjecthealthcare accessen_US
dc.subjectimmigranten_US
dc.subjectIndigenousen_US
dc.subjectLatinoen_US
dc.subjectMamen_US
dc.subjectstructural competencyen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding and Addressing Structural Barriers to Healthcare Access for Mam Indigenous Women in Oregon
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of International Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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