Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Volume 27, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-28

Developing a guide for community-based groups to reduce alcohol-related harm among African migrants (Article)

Jaworski A.* , Brown T. , Norman C. , Hata K. , Toohey M. , Vasiljevic D. , Rowe R.
  • a Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre, PO Box 2315, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia
  • b Hunter Multicultural Community Drug Action Team, C/o Hunter Multicultural Community, Drug Action Team Secretary, PO Box 119, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
  • c Hunter New England Local Health District, PO Box 119, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
  • d Penola House, Catholic Diocese of Maitland/Newcastle, 3 Wilson Street, A-Mayfield, NSW 2304, Australia
  • e Ethnic Communities Council, Newcastle and Hunter Inc., 2a Platt Street, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia, Catholic Mission, PO Box 768, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia
  • f Hunter New England Local Health District, PO Box 119, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
  • g Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre, PO Box 2315, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia

Abstract

Issue addressed Alcohol-related harm is an issue of concern for African migrant communities living in Australia. However, there has been little information available to guide workers in developing culturally sensitive health promotion strategies. Methods A three-step approach, comprising a literature review, community consultations and an external review, was undertaken to develop a guide to assist organisations and health promotion groups working with African migrant communities to address alcohol-related harms. Discussion There was a high level of agreement between the three steps. Addressing alcohol harms with African migrant communities requires approaches that are sensitive to the needs, structures and experiences of communities. The process should incorporate targeted approaches that enable communities to achieve their resettlement goals as well as strengthening mainstream health promotion efforts. Conclusions The resource produced guides alcohol harm prevention coalitions and workers from the first steps of understanding the influences of acculturation and resettlement on alcohol consumption, through to planning, developing and evaluating an intervention in partnership with communities. So what? This paper advances knowledge by providing a precise summary of Australian African migrant focused alcohol and other drug research to date. It also describes a three-step approach that aimed to incorporate a diversity of community views in the creation of a health promotion and community capacity-building resource. © 2016 Australian Health Promotion Association.

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Index Keywords

human Alcohol Drinking Transients and Migrants drinking behavior prevention and control harm reduction Humans migration Black person African Continental Ancestry Group
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DOI: 10.1071/HE15030
ISSN: 10361073
Original Language: English