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Racism and elderly Asians in Newham
- Author:
- EASTWARDS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Eastwards Trust
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 24p., illus.
- Place of publication:
- London
Survey of older Asians and non-Asians: aims and methods
- Authors:
- ATKIN Karl, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Health Services Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 24p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Describes research methods used in a survey which analyses General Practitioner's patients and their use or non-use of community services.
Meeting the housing needs of elderly Asian people
- Author:
- SMITH P.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 4.2.88, 1988, p.9.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on the work of Asian Sheltered Residential Accommodation.
Aspects of the health and social service needs of elderly Asians in Leicester: a community survey
- Authors:
- DONALDSON L.J., ODELLA Aileen
- Publisher:
- University of Leicester, Department of Community Health
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 68p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Getting older, feeling valued: older people in BME communities: discussion paper
- Author:
- WISDOM IN PRACTICE
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Focuses on the experience of getting older for people from Black and Minority Ethnic groups, highlighting language barriers in accessing services, loneliness associated with racism and poor command of the English language and the potential for feeling excluded and isolated, particularly when younger relatives distance themselves from the cultural and religious practices of their community. The paper examines what works well in groups for older people in BME communities and in mainstream groups and services, the risks to the wellbeing of BME older people when they are not included in the planning of older people services, and the benefits that could derive to the entire community when the needs of BME people are addressed. Interventions could include: community initiatives bringing people together for social interaction; provision of mutual support and activities to reduce mental health problems; valuing cultural difference and encouraging exchanges and mutual learning; promotion of healthy activities such as yoga or tai; and attracting BME older people as members of community groups and volunteers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Creating new horizons
- Author:
- GHANDI Kalyani
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 6(4), December 2002, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Looks at the work of the Eastwards Trust, founded in the London Borough of Newham in 1981. Its key objectives are to advocate and to provide for the diverse needs of ethnic minority elders.
Ethnic minorities and their pension decisions: a study of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and white men in Oldham
- Authors:
- NESBITT Steven, NEARY David
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 92p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study looks at the attitudes of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and white men living in Oldham towards different types of retirement pension, and at their ability to make informed choices between alternative forms of second tier pension provision. The report finds that factors such as low wages, family and community responsibilities and an elaborate informal welfare system rooted in Islam means that Bangladeshi and Pakistani men are less likely to have or to seek information on occupational and personal pensions. Strong community support, and traditional values lead them to see these as primarily for white people.
Future positive
- Author:
- RICKFORD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.8.96, 1996, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Voluntary agencies and social services departments are struggling to help older people with HIV and AIDS from Black and Asian communities find support. The author reports on a problem which will be more acute in the future.
Disability in the Bengali community
- Author:
- FITCHES Raheela
- Journal article citation:
- Children UK, 1, Summer 1994, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
In providing services for families from minority ethnic groups it is crucial to understand their cultural diversity and beliefs. Looks at the Bengali community's perceptions of disability.
Asian elders' knowledge and future use of community social and health services
- Authors:
- ATKIN Karl, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Health Services Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 14p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Discusses barriers to the use of community services by Asian elders.