TY - JOUR
T1 - Health and healthcare perspectives of African American residents of an unincorporated community
T2 - A qualitative assessment
AU - King, Denae W.
AU - Amy Snipes, S.
AU - Herrera, Angelica P.
AU - Jones, Lovell A.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Anissa Lewis, Paul Chukelu, Brandi Freelon, Son Hoang Janice Harris, Eugene Dupont, and the Fresno community for their assistance with this study. This study was supported by an EXPORT Center of Excellence grant provided by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, (5 P60 MD000503). In addition, funding from the Kellogg Health Scholars Program (Grant#: P0117943) was used to support Denae King, Angelica Herrera, and S. Amy Snipes.
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Residential perspectives about health in unincorporated communities are virtually unexplored. In this study, we conducted focus groups to assess individual and community health status, environmental health mediators, and systematic barriers to healthcare among African American residents of the unincorporated town, Fresno, Texas. Residents described their individual health status as excellent, but depicted the community's health status as fair. Unaffordable healthcare, limited access to healthcare, and environmental mediators were perceived to impact the Fresno community's health status. Our findings suggest a need to begin to examine health outcomes for minority residents in other unincorporated communities.
AB - Residential perspectives about health in unincorporated communities are virtually unexplored. In this study, we conducted focus groups to assess individual and community health status, environmental health mediators, and systematic barriers to healthcare among African American residents of the unincorporated town, Fresno, Texas. Residents described their individual health status as excellent, but depicted the community's health status as fair. Unaffordable healthcare, limited access to healthcare, and environmental mediators were perceived to impact the Fresno community's health status. Our findings suggest a need to begin to examine health outcomes for minority residents in other unincorporated communities.
KW - Access to healthcare
KW - African American
KW - Environmental health
KW - Perceived health status
KW - Unincorporated community
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U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.07.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 18835739
AN - SCOPUS:58049088734
SN - 1353-8292
VL - 15
SP - 420
EP - 428
JO - Health and Place
JF - Health and Place
IS - 2
ER -