title: Community assessment in a suburban Hispanic community: a description of method.
abstract: The Hispanic population is growing rapidly and is composed of individuals from many countries with varying levels of acculturation, education, income, and citizenship status. The Genesis Health and Empowerment Program was developed locally in 1993 to improve the health status of Hispanics living in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA. Understanding the quality of life and its cultural patterning for the community is an essential aspect of planning and implementing a health care delivery program. Using Leininger's Theory of Culture Care: Diversity and Universality as a framework, adapted the Concerns Report Method was essential for data collection. This paper describes the method used for learning about the Hispanic community. Steps included conducting three focus groups, constructing a structured interview guide, collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting the findings to the community. Some very preliminary findings are presented and implications for transcultural health care are described.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Systems Institute, Advocate Health Care, Oak Brook, IL 60565, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ludwig-Beymer
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Blankemeier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casas-Byots
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suarez-Balcazar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011788:Quality of Life; D018881:Suburban Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing