In:
Journal of Applied Social Science, SAGE Publications, Vol. 5, No. 2 ( 2011-09), p. 66-87
Abstract:
Between 2007 and 2009, we created a research-based community partnership to identify and assess the health care needs of Latino 1 families in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. This report presents the survey and focus group findings for 159 Latinos concerning their views of health care services and barriers to accessing resources. Only 20 percent of the sample reported health as a major concern in their daily lives; however, notable proportions accessed health care within the last year through free or reduced-fee clinics (36%), hospital emergency rooms (25%), and individual doctors (18%). Most (82%) reported cost of care as the most significant barrier to accessing health care along with language fluency and facing discrimination. Many suggested they waited to seek care until symptoms worsened; hence the high number of hospital visits. Most (82%) did not have any health insurance. However, based on the focus groups, respondents felt that once a serious disease afflicted them, only faith and family could help them, as accessing American health care was a luxury they could not afford.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1936-7244
,
1937-0245
DOI:
10.1177/193672441100500206
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2011
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2753847-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2657675-2
SSG:
3,4
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