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Title: Health, Poverty and Service Use Among Older West Indian Women in Greater Hartford

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Publication Year: 2005

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Abstract: This study brings to light the phenomenon of aging in the West Indian migrant community in the United States. It presents the results of a cross-sectional exploratory survey of 107 community-dwelling West Indian women aged 55 years and over living in the Greater Hartford region of Connecticut. The data analysis reveals positive self-reports of health and few limiting or disabling conditions. However, there is substantial income inequality, a negative relationship between age group and income and limited use of services among those women most likely to require them. The findings suggest that some of the qualities which contributed to West Indians becoming the Black success model in the U.S. may be counterproductive for successful aging. A community-based strategy for addressing these issues is outlined. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).

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Authors: Baker, Peta-Anne

Editors: Annette M. Mahoney,

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Volume Title: The Health and Well-Being of Caribbean Immigrants in the United States

Publisher: Haworth Social Work

Publisher Location: Binghamton, NY

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Topics: Aging and Retirement, Migration and Immigration, Poverty and Welfare

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