When providing care to an African American population in the community, which would be the most appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement?
a. Build on the cultural traditions of the community.
b. Develop a support system in a nearby community.
c. Integrate mental health services into primary care settings.
d. Focus on migrant health issues.
C
Nurses can promote the mental health of this population by integrating mental health services into primary care settings, providing services in community centers, collaborating with faith communities, providing education to decrease the stigma, working toward the provision of safer communities, and recruiting members of this population to work as community mental health providers. Focusing on migrant health issues would occur with the Latino population. Building on cultural traditions is important in the Native American population. Developing a support sys-tem outside of the community would not be an appropriate intervention for any population.
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