...Tonya L. Horn; Jennifer S. McCleary Purpose Karen people from Burma are a new population in resettlement countries. While research increasingly documents their health needs, few studies describe how health-care providers adapt their practices to serve this group. The purpose of this study...

...Natalie R. Wodniak Purpose The purpose of this paper is to further understand the medical experiences of Karen refugees who have been resettled to the USA. It examines the use of traditional medicine throughout the transition from Burma to the USA, as well as refugees’ experiences in the American...

... in the study and with HH providers and PCPs, and requests for examples about how the intervention was helpful. The Karen people are an ethnic minority indigenous to the eastern region of Burma, near the border of Thailand. Karen people are one of many ethnic groups in Burma and have a distinct ethnic...

...David V. Power; Rebekah J. Pratt Purpose This paper's aim is to describe the health experiences of a recently arrived group of refugees, the Karen from Burma, in an American midwestern city. Design/methodology/approach Four focus groups were conducted in their native language with 40 Karen...