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Richmond Latino needs assessment: a community-university partnership to identify health concerns and service needs for Latino youth.
Full Abstract
The presence of Latinos in Virginia is a new phenomenon and as a result, less is known about the health needs of these newest community members. We formed a community-university partnership to identify health concerns and service needs as they relate to Latino youth living in Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding area. Using a mixed-method approach, survey data was obtained from 212 Latino adults, qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 community leaders and focus groups with 23 Latino parents (16 mothers, 7 fathers) and 6 Latino boys. Participants expressed concern about sexually transmitted infections/pregnancy among youth (76%), youth behavior problems at home/school (75%), and mental health problems (75%). Participants also expressed worry that youth would lose their connection to their Latin culture (83%). Qualitative data provided more information regarding these concerns by linking them with inter-ethnic tensions, and immigration and acculturation-related stressors. Survey participants also indicated a need for bilingual mental health services (88%) and after-school programs for youth (94%). This study provided the local community with information on the health concerns and service needs of a new group of community youth-Latino youth. Findings were presented to local community and City organizations that used the information to respond to the identified needs and/or concerns. The process in which the data was obtained may prove useful to other individuals interested in obtaining local level health information in emerging communities.
Author information
Author/s: Corona, Rosalie (R); Gonzalez, Tanya (T); Cohen, Robert (R); Edwards, Charlene (C); Edmonds, Torey (T);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology & Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA. racorona(-atsign-)vcu.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of community health (J Community Health), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Jun; vol 34 (issue 3) : pp 195-201
Dates: Created 2009/03/25; Completed 2009/06/25;
PMID: 19132518, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/25/2009, IMS Date: 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00)
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