An Assessment of Health Service Needs for the Native American Community in North Carolina (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book An Assessment of Health Service Needs for the Native American Community in North Carolina (Classic Reprint) written by Laureen Marie Lopez and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Assessment of Health Service Needs for the Native American Community in North Carolina This assessment identified available health-related services and the major barriers to obtaining adequate health care for Native Americans in North Carolina. The survey assessed methods used to reach Native Americans and the general population, the availability of data on ethnicity, perceived health service needs for Native Americans, and recommended strategies to overcome those needs. The sample included the 20 counties that had 600 or more Native Americans according to the Census and/or a percentage of Native Americans greater than l%. For data analyses, responses were examined for the individual variables. Frequencies and percentages of responses were computed for individual variables. Comparisons were made among the responses of the health departments, community health centers, and community-based organizations. This was done for the areas of the questionnaire addressing need for strategies to serve Native Americans. The respondents were health educators at 20 local health departments and representatives of 7 community health centers and 24 community-based organizations. The community organizations included the 10 tribal organizations in the 20 counties, as well as other community agencies. Transportation was seen as a particular need for Native Americans by nearly all respondents. Similarly, the majority of health agencies and community organizations felt a need for more evening and weekend hours to better serve Native Americans. The location of health services was another area in need of improvement as identified by the majority of respondents. There was much perceived need for culturally appropriate materials for health education and much need for culturally appropriate care. Although most were doing some outreach using a variety of media, there was great perceived need for more outreach efforts. Recommendations from this survey include the development of more. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.