Latino Health, Georgia's Future: Strategies for Improving the Health of Latinos in the State

Author:	Natalie D. Hernández and Liany Elba Arroyo
Contact:	Natalie D. Hernández
Date:	Apr 11, 2007
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Topic:	Health and Family Support
Program:	Institute for Hispanic Health
Region:	Southeast

Summary

Advance issue produced for a press conference on April 12. Final report to be released soon.

This report by the National Council of La Raza found that there is a severe health information gap among Latinos in Georgia which is adversely affecting their health status and which could affect Georgia’s public health. The report is the culmination of a two-year process which included literature reviews, interviews with key health officials in the state, and a series of community focus groups. The report also makes a series of recommendations for the state’s health agencies, nonprofit institutions, policy-makers, and the Latino community itself to ensure access to health care for Georgia’s growing Latino community