Arab-Americans

This section is designed to help health care professionals better understand and more effectively respond to the growing needs of Arab Americans in the United States. We hope that this information will help health service planners, administrators, educators, and providers to facilitate greater access to, and utilization of, culturally competent health services by Arab-American clients. We hope that the material contained in this section will stimulate further thought and action to improve health care for the diverse cultural groups that comprise Arab Americans.

This section includes:

• Getting to Know Arab Culture
• Arab-Americans
• Strengths and Protective Factors in Arab-American Families and Communities
• Challenges to Health and Well-Being of Arab-American Families and Communities
• Principles for Culturally Competent Health Services for Arab-American Families
• References
• Links