Browsing by Subject "demographic characteristics"
Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
- Results Per Page
- Sort Options
Item A Faith Based Approached to Cervical Cancer Screening in Latina and Vietnamese Women: Outcome Analysis(2005-05-01) Perez, Robin Z.; Gonzalez, Adela; Lykens, Kristine; Galvan, RobertPerez, Robin Z., A Faith Based Approach to Cervical Cancer Screening in Latina and Vietnamese Women: Outcome Analysis. Master of Public Health (Health Management and Policy), May 2005, 34pp., 4 tables, 3 illustrations, bibliography, 6 titles. A secondary data analysis study of the cervical cancer screening collaboration hosted by the St. Joseph Health Care Trust through six area Catholic churches was conducted to describe a program that has been recognized as a best practice for serving minority communities in Texas. The objectives of the study were to list demographic characteristics associated with the screening participants; to review culturally sensitive programming and approaches to serving both Latina and Vietnamese women. The results of this study will assist in implementation of similar interventions. The conclusions demonstrate that interventions that are tailored to specific communities may influence program participants and increase screening turnout.Item Demographics of a University Based Geratric Medicine House Call Program(1999-05-01) Dunn, Leslie K.There has been a steady decline in the frequency of house calls by physicians during the 20th century. The reasons most commonly given for not making house calls are time constraints and poor reimbursements for the amount of time spent (1). Unlike younger age groups, those 65 and older tend to have physical limitations that prohibit routine visits to clinics (2). In a university based geriatric practice, there is a subgroup of individuals who are unable to access health care or see a physician without considerable expense and effort via ambulance transportation services. Without a physician house call visit, these older adults would not have routine access to health care (3). The Gerontology Assessment and Planning Program (GAP) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC) is involved in providing a physician directed house call program. By 2030, it is estimated that the older adults will comprise 25% of the total population (4). Encouraging independent living supported by community-based services will result in a greater number of homebound older adults requiring house calls by physicians (5). The challenge is to determine those likely to require house call services and the medical conditions and physical disabilities leading to the need for in home services. To understand the conditions and needs of these geriatric patients, a retrospective chart review was conducted. The study reviewed the demographic characteristics of the patients seen through the house call program, prevalent sources of referrals, health assessment at the point of admission into the house call program, profile of primary care givers and factors in the decision making process that physicians used to place patients on the service. Outcome data are presented including hospital admissions and deaths while on the house call program.Item Recreational Justice and City Planning(2006-08-01) Romero, Ana; Lurie, SueRomero, Ana. Recreational Justice and City Planning. Master of Public Health (Environmental), August 2006, 70 pp., 14 tables, 3 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliography, 42 titles. Environmental justice has been defined by the unfairly exposure of minorities to hazardous materials, in this study we consider another aspect of environmental justice by analysis de exposure of population to beneficial sources for the environment. Population living around 1 mile from the parks of the cities of Dallas, Plano, Midlothian and McKinney were analyzed base on descriptive statistics, compare of means among and within the city by an analysis of variance, and a distance prediction on demographics characteristic of race/ethnicity, age, economics, and education obtained from the U.S. census of 2000. Plano and Dallas have 98% and 97% population coverage; this resulted in statistical significant differences in all demographics McKinney and Midlothian reported less than 78% of coverage with only education as significant predictor of distance. Recreational justice does not substitute environmental justice; however it should be considered to evaluate this condition.