<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The Roma community in Europe has experienced persistent marginalisation and disadvantage over many generations, with Roma regularly experiencing problems of access to healthcare, accommodation, education and employment within the European context. Ireland is a relatively new destination for Roma migration and, as yet, the experiences of Roma in Ireland are under-researched. However, problematic access to healthcare has emerged as an issue faced by the Roma community in Ireland. With reference to the work of the Tallaght Roma Integration Project (TRIP), this article aims to illuminate some of the challenges faced by Roma in this regard. The work of TRIP is informed by community development principles, including concepts of participation and social solidarity. This article explores how community development can offer a framework through which the Roma community can engage collaboratively with service providers in order to highlight need and mobilise change in service provision.</p></abstract>

The Roma community in Europe has experienced persistent marginalisation and disadvantage over many generations, with Roma regularly experiencing problems of access to healthcare, accommodation, education and employment within the European context. Ireland is a relatively new destination for Roma migration and, as yet, the experiences of Roma in Ireland are under-researched. However, problematic access to healthcare has emerged as an issue faced by the Roma community in Ireland. With reference to the work of the Tallaght Roma Integration Project (TRIP), this article aims to illuminate some of the challenges faced by Roma in this regard. The work of TRIP is informed by community development principles, including concepts of participation and social solidarity. This article explores how community development can offer a framework through which the Roma community can engage collaboratively with service providers in order to highlight need and mobilise change in service provision.

Addressing barriers to healthcare access for Roma: A community development approach

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The Roma community in Europe has experienced persistent marginalisation and disadvantage over many generations, with Roma regularly experiencing problems of...

Addressing barriers to healthcare access for Roma: A community development approach

Article Category: ARTICLES

Published Online: Sep 23, 2016

Page range: 157 - 177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2016-0020

Keywords
Roma, community development, access to healthcare, service user participation, social solidarity

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Addressing barriers to healthcare access for Roma: A community development approach

Article Category: ARTICLES

Published Online: Sep 23, 2016

Page range: 157 - 177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2016-0020

KeywordsRoma, community development, access to healthcare, service user participation, social solidarity

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Roma, community development, access to healthcare, service user participation, social solidarity