Reaching Out To Hispanic/Latino

PopulationsStrategies for Facilitating

Healthcare Access

Health care disparities

• --a population-specific difference in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to care.

Health disparities can be based on --

• Race/ethnicity– Language

• Gender• Age• Income • Insurance status• Rural /urban location• Sexual orientation• Housing status• Occupation• Heath behaviors.

Hispanic/Latino Pop.Actual Number

0 - 200201 - 9991000 - 50005001 - 13000

N

Kentucky's Hispanic/Latino Population2000 US Census

Source: http://www.hablamosjuntos.org/latinos/statetable.asp?st=kentucky

Changing World

• Kentucky’ s Latino / Hispanic population by census count has increased by 167% form 1990 to 2000.

• This is represents an undercount.• Majority of KY’s Latino/Hispanic population

is from Mexico.• Often employed in the horse industry,

tobacco, construction, and as domestic workers in hotels, restaurants

Barriers to Health care and Services

Language- 7 years to become fluentLack of bilingual professionalsAvailability of adult English Second

Language coursesContinuous movement of population FearCultural DifferencesCost

Policy and Vulnerability

• Often the Hispanic/Latino population has little or no voice

• Often not counted in the census

• Not registered to vote

• Cannot contribute to campaign coffers

• Fearful of raising their voice

Strategies for Facilitating Access

Training interpreters.CoalitionsOutreachEmpowermentAdvocacy

Bridge The Gap

-training for interpreters.

Strategies To Facilitate Access Coalitions Organize people and

resources Stop duplication Develop Spanish language

classes

Outreach Use existing resources Bilingual/bicultural staff

person Become involved in the

community

Empowerment Promote ESL classes Use available resources Educate about available

resources

Provide information in Native language in bilingual format