Perspectives on a US–Mexico Border Community’s Diabetes and “Health-Care” Access Mobilization Efforts and Comparative Analysis of Community Health Needs over 12 Years
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Rosales, Cecilia Ballesterosde Zapien, Jill Eileen Guernsey
Chang, Jean
Ingram, Maia
Fernandez, Maria L.
Carvajal, Scott C.
Staten, Lisa K
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Univ Arizona, Mel & Enid Zuckerman Coll Publ HlthIssue Date
2017-07-10Keywords
community healthcommunity engagement
border health survey
border health
community-based participatory research
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Perspectives on a US–Mexico Border Community’s Diabetes and “Health-Care” Access Mobilization Efforts and Comparative Analysis of Community Health Needs over 12 Years 2017, 5 Frontiers in Public HealthJournal
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© 2017 Rosales, de Zapien, Chang, Ingram, Fernandez, Carvajal and Staten. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).Collection Information
This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
This paper describes a community coalition-university partnership to address health needs in an underserved US-Mexico border, community. For approximately 15 years, this coalition engaged in community-based participatory research with community organizations, state/local health departments, and the state's only accredited college of public health. Notable efforts include the systematic collection of health-relevant data 12 years apart and data that spawned numerous health promotion activities. The latter includes specific evidence-based chronic disease-preventive interventions, including one that is now disseminated and replicated in Latino communities in the US and Mexico, and policy-level changes. Survey data to evaluate changes in a range of health problems and needs, with a specific focus on those related to diabetes and access to healthcare issues-identified early on in the coalition as critical health problems affecting the community-are presented. Next steps for this community and lessons learned that may be applicable to other communities are discussed.Note
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2296-2565PubMed ID
28740845Version
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Arizona Prevention Research Center (AzPRC); Mexico Section of the United-States Mexico Border Health Commission; Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health's Partner in Public Health Fund; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [U48DP001925]Additional Links
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00152/fullae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3389/fpubh.2017.00152
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