Health and healthcare perspectives of African American residents of an unincorporated community: a qualitative assessment.
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.
Department 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.
Denae W
DW
King
Department 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.
S Amy
SA
Snipes
Department 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
AP
Herrera
Department 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
LA
Jones
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics