Community Health Demographic Analysis

The Hispanic population has seen the greatest increase and makes up approximately 36 percent of the state’s population.

Another strategy would involve utilizing data from existing public sources to assess the health and safety needs of the people of Utah County. The main elements of the collected data would involve the identification of the key health indicators and the corresponding risk factors. I would also collect information related to the impact of the social, economic and the environment on the health status of Utah inhabitants. The key sources of data for the assessment of needs of Utah populations would include US census bureau, healthy people 2020, environment public health tracking program, department of mental health and substance abuse and Utah hospital discharge database. Other sources of information for the need assessment would include the indicator based information system indicator for the public health department and Utah’s healthcare access survey (Niederdeppe, Bu, Borah, Kindig & Robert, 2008). I

San Diego is a nice place to live because of the great weather year round, an abundance of job opportunities, access to healthcare, and

A community’s health can be established through a myriad of differing factors. Three specific factors that will help to determine the health of the county in which I live are community safety, disaster preparedness, as well as an analysis of the population. The community under review, Merced, is located in central California and made up of seventeen cities and communities whose individual populations do not exceed more than 75,000 and covers an area of approximately 1,972 square miles (United States Census Bureau, 2010) with a total population of approximately 255,793 people in 2010 (Merced County California, 2012).

The community I decided to research and compose this paper is one from which I live, Kent County Michigan. I gathered data from several different resources such as the Kent County Health Department and Michigan Department of Community Health in order to create a community assessment. The data I collected can be broken down into four different assessment pieces.

In Fresno, California, from 2011-2012 “78.6% of Latinos, 35.4% Asian, and 64.9% White were considered overweight or obese.” (“Obesity Rates for Adults,” 2017) Health disparities take a huge role in the health care. Disparities occur across many dimensions, including race, socioeconomic status, location, sexual orientation, and age. Low income communities face obstacles that provide quality care. For instance, in Latino or Asian neighborhoods language barriers minimize the access of health care because many residents are unable to speak English, preventing them from seeking proper help. For example,

As a one of the smallest States in the United States (U.S.), Connecticut has a very diverse, multicultural demographic. Although it is a relatively healthy and economically prosperous State, there are disparities in health outcomes in urban areas and for lower socioeconomic, ethnically diverse populations (United States Census Bureau, 2015). In Connecticut’s urban areas, ethnic minority groups demonstrate a disparity in health outcomes primarily for Black and Hispanics residents. There is a higher rate of chronic illnesses for both ethnic groups including: hypertension, heart disease, and cancer. The incidence of respiratory disease and asthma for children and adults is significantly

The purpose of this paper is to identify one health problem that is most prevalent in my community. Residential demographic information will be provided. I will use Milio's framework for prevention to analyze this health problem. Then, compare the health problem to Healthy People 2020 national goals. Lastly, I will introduce one long term goal and three short term goals with their interventions.

Improving the health of the socially and economically disadvantaged is a major task. Many Americans are living with poor health because of their socioeconomic statuses and it has many negative effects on their long term health. Improving access to health care is not enough to help fix the lower death rates among low income families. Our social status in our economy has large effect on our lives including how we are able to live our lives and in tern it has large measurable effects on our health. San Antonio is no exception, in low income areas the mortality rates by diabetes are stunning and need to be changed in order to help improve the lives of so many people. In my essay I will be proposing a plan to help lower

The United States’ population is currently rising exponentially and with growth comes demographic shifts. Some of the demographics shifts include the population growth of Hispanics, increase in senior citizens especially minority elderly, increase in number of residents who do not speak English, increase in foreign-born residents, population trends of people from different sexual orientation, and trends of people with disabilities (Perez & Luquis, 2009). As a public health practitioner, the only way to effectively eliminate health disparities among Americans, one must explore and embrace the demographic shifts of the United States population because differences exist among ethnic groups (Perez, 2009). We must be cognizant of the adverse

One issue with underserved populations is an increase in health disparities, not only race and ethnicity, but also gender and age. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (2014) list a number of key findings from a report on underserved populations and health care. Mortality rates from certain diseases and different types of death were higher in different racial groups than Caucasians (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Morbidity of asthma, oral disease, tuberculosis, obesity, and diabetes were also higher in minority groups (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Preventive screening for the over-50 population was just over 60%

Demographics is the study of human population based on statistical facts of the social and economic characteristics of a locality. This report describes the demographic outline of Orange County, California, which is located east of the Pacific Ocean and south of Los Angeles County. As of 2014, the population was 3,086,331 making it the third most populated county in Southern California (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). Primarily known as “The OC,” Orange County is famous for its tourist attractions and beaches that stretch along more than 40 miles of coastline. The OC is a comprehensive metropolitan to its 34 cities, with the four largest cities each exceeding a population of 200,000 (Orange County, 2016). It ranked as the sixth most populous county in the United States showing a combination range of statistic data based off race and ethnicity, education, household and income, healthcare, and economy.

Hispanics comprise California’s largest minority group. They make up 37.6% of the total population (US Census, 2011). The term Hispanic defines a

To begin, Merced, a part of the San Joaquin Valley, sits in the center of California. Its six cities; Atwater, Livingston, Los Banos, Gustine, Dos Palos, and the city of Merced create a medium-sized mainly rural area that is vacant of much industrial life. As of 2015, it has a reported population of 268,455 residents (Data USA, 2017). Most of the population is from Hispanic or Latino origin. The population is then followed by White and Asian groups as the second largest population group, followed by small ethnic groups such as African Americans, Hawaiians, and Natives who also reside in the county. The overall median age including both native and foreign born is about 31 in comparison to the national average of about 37.2 . The county of Merced

B.2 Impact of demographic indicators on public health spending efficiency with economic indicators as control variables