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    Preferred Distribution Methods of Health Information for Hispanics

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    Simmons, Cathryn
    Abstract
    Emerging Hispanic communities in the U.S. have experienced barriers in health care access and health literacy. A program evaluation was conducted at a health department in eastern North Carolina to assess the preferred method of receiving health information by a sub-set of Hispanic adults. Evaluation data included an assessment tool completed by Hispanic adults receiving care at the local health department (LHD), key informant interviews, and 7 weeks of participant-observation at the LHD. The top three preferences for ages 18-35 were nurses (76%), doctors (76%), and family/friends/neighbors (70%). The top three preferences for ages 35 and older were family/friends/neighbors (65%), doctors (57%), and television (57%). The three preferences for the whole sample were doctors (68%), family/friends/neighbors (68%), and nurses (65%). The findings indicate a difference of preferences between the younger and older populations. Based on the results, a possible method to consider for distributing health information for the older adult Hispanic population may be to implement a CHW program, whereas methods to consider for distributing health information to the younger adult population may be through television, Internet, or radio.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4806
    Subject
     Hispanics; Latinos; Health information preferences; Information distribution 
    Date
    2015
    Citation:
    APA:
    Simmons, Cathryn. (January 2015). Preferred Distribution Methods of Health Information for Hispanics (Honors Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4806.)

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    Simmons, Cathryn. Preferred Distribution Methods of Health Information for Hispanics. Honors Thesis. East Carolina University, January 2015. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4806. February 18, 2019.
    Chicago:
    Simmons, Cathryn, “Preferred Distribution Methods of Health Information for Hispanics” (Honors Thesis., East Carolina University, January 2015).
    AMA:
    Simmons, Cathryn. Preferred Distribution Methods of Health Information for Hispanics [Honors Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 2015.
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