Health Status, Perceptions and Needs of Hispanics in Rural Shelbyville, Kentucky

Irma N. Ramos; Savitri N. Appana; Guy Brock; Ted Kalbfleisch; Qiang He; Kenneth S. Ramos

doi:10.1007/s10903-013-9907-4

Health Status, Perceptions and Needs of Hispanics in Rural Shelbyville, Kentucky

Irma N. Ramos
, Savitri N. Appana
, Guy Brock
, Ted Kalbfleisch
, Qiang He
, Kenneth S. Ramos

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study was completed to characterize the health status, perceptions and needs of Hispanics in Shelbyville, KY, USA. Community Health Workers interviewed 668 Hispanic residents in Shelbyville, KY, USA. Data were collected from 2009 to 2010 and analyzed from 2011 until present. Hispanic immigrants from Mexico and other Central American countries completed the survey. The most common self-reported diseases were allergies, asthma, diabetes, lung disease and cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure and diabetes were the two most common diagnoses among insured, older females. Health education, disease prevention and nutrition were the top health concerns among participants. Deficits in health care infrastructure for this largely transient community may compromise their ability to meet health care needs and concerns. Similar issues may be faced by other disadvantaged Hispanic communities in the continental US and likely to be influenced by anticipated provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	148-155
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9907-4
State	Published - Feb 2013

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© 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Funding

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance provided by Mr. Marco Tavera Garcia. This work was supported in part by Grant ES 014443 awarded by the National Institutes of Health.

Funders	Funder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	ES 014443
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	P30ES014443

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Community health
Community health workers
Hispanic health
Risk factors of disease
Rural Kentucky

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Health Status, Perceptions and Needs of Hispanics in Rural Shelbyville, Kentucky

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