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ArticleHealth & place2009

Health and healthcare perspectives of African American residents of an unincorporated community: a qualitative assessment.

Denae W King, S Amy Snipes, Angelica P Herrera, Lovell A Jones

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Article in Health & place, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Denae W KingDepartment of Health Disparities Research, Center for Research on Minority Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 639, Houston, TX 77071, USA. Electronic address: dking@mdanderson.org.
S Amy SnipesDepartment of Health Disparities Research, Center for Research on Minority Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 639, Houston, TX 77071, USA.
Angelica P HerreraDepartment of Health Disparities Research, Center for Research on Minority Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 639, Houston, TX 77071, USA.
Lovell A JonesDepartment of Health Disparities Research, Center for Research on Minority Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 639, Houston, TX 77071, USA.

Funding

SHARED RESOUCES COREP60MD000503 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI WETTER, DAVID W · 2003 to 2011
$12.4M
NIMHD NIH HHS P60 MD000503
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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Black or African AmericanHealth StatusResidence CharacteristicsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMiddle AgedQualitative Research

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PMID18835739
PMCPMC2661620

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