FÈY YO: REFLECTIONS OF EXPERIENCES OF HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE WITH
HAITIANS IN EAST FLATBUSH
By
AREN ISADORA DEL VECCHIO
A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
2009
1
,© 2009 Aren Isadora Del Vecchio
2
,To my daughter Alithia
3
, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study was made possible through a grant from the University of Florida Center for
Latin American Studies. I would like to give my thanks to the Caribbean Women’s Health
Association and their employees. Without their assistance and trust I would not have been able
to make as many successful contacts in Central Brooklyn. I would also like to thank Dr. Marco
Mason of the Caribbean Women’s Health Association for supporting me throughout my
research. I would like to thank Dr. Anita Spring, Dr. Faye Harrison, and Dr. Florence Babb who
provided patience, intellect, and encouragement. I would like to thank my mother, Julienne
O’badia, and Chris Berry who all read chapters of my thesis and made many helpful suggestions.
I would also like to thank Kiran Jayaram who not only read my entire thesis, but helped me with
planning and intellectualizing through out the entire process. Finally, thank you to the universe
for giving me the strength and resolve to complete a project such as this.
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HAITIANS IN EAST FLATBUSH
By
AREN ISADORA DEL VECCHIO
A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
2009
1
,© 2009 Aren Isadora Del Vecchio
2
,To my daughter Alithia
3
, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study was made possible through a grant from the University of Florida Center for
Latin American Studies. I would like to give my thanks to the Caribbean Women’s Health
Association and their employees. Without their assistance and trust I would not have been able
to make as many successful contacts in Central Brooklyn. I would also like to thank Dr. Marco
Mason of the Caribbean Women’s Health Association for supporting me throughout my
research. I would like to thank Dr. Anita Spring, Dr. Faye Harrison, and Dr. Florence Babb who
provided patience, intellect, and encouragement. I would like to thank my mother, Julienne
O’badia, and Chris Berry who all read chapters of my thesis and made many helpful suggestions.
I would also like to thank Kiran Jayaram who not only read my entire thesis, but helped me with
planning and intellectualizing through out the entire process. Finally, thank you to the universe
for giving me the strength and resolve to complete a project such as this.
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