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Title
The South Texas Health Status Review: A Health Disparities Roadmap
Subject
Public health
Description
South Texas, defi ned as the 38-county area encompassing the Texas–Mexico border
counties from Cameron County to Val Verde County, as well as Bexar County
(includes San Antonio), Webb County (includes Laredo), and the Lower Rio Grande
Valley (Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Starr counties), is home to a unique population.
In 2010, almost 4.5 million people resided in South Texas, almost 18 % of
the entire Texas population, more than two-thirds of whom were Hispanic.
Compared to the rest of Texas, this population is less educated, has a lower per
capita personal income, and has less access to health care. Almost 30 % of South
Texas adults are uninsured.
This South Texas Health Status Review focuses on the health of South Texas residents
and explores whether there are health disparities—differences in incidence,
prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions—
among different populations within South Texas or between people who live in
South Texas and people who live in the rest of Texas or nation.
counties from Cameron County to Val Verde County, as well as Bexar County
(includes San Antonio), Webb County (includes Laredo), and the Lower Rio Grande
Valley (Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Starr counties), is home to a unique population.
In 2010, almost 4.5 million people resided in South Texas, almost 18 % of
the entire Texas population, more than two-thirds of whom were Hispanic.
Compared to the rest of Texas, this population is less educated, has a lower per
capita personal income, and has less access to health care. Almost 30 % of South
Texas adults are uninsured.
This South Texas Health Status Review focuses on the health of South Texas residents
and explores whether there are health disparities—differences in incidence,
prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions—
among different populations within South Texas or between people who live in
South Texas and people who live in the rest of Texas or nation.
Creator
Ramirez, Amelie G.
Thompson, Ian M.
Vela, Leonel
Source
https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37705
Publisher
Springer Nature
Date
2013
Contributor
Sukma Kartikasari
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Textbooks
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00233-0
ISBN: 9783319002323
Coverage
Public Health