Environmental risk factors of disease in the Cameron Park Colonia, a Hispanic community along the Texas-Mexico border. Academic Article

abstract

• OBJECTIVES: This report summarizes the results of a cross-sectional study in Cameron Park in 2000-2001 to identify disease prevalence and health concerns among colonia residents and to identify environmental exposures to potentially adverse environmental conditions. RESULTS: Asthma and allergies were among the most prevalent respiratory diseases reported in both adults and children of Cameron Park. Other diseases affecting the community in higher numbers included diabetes and heart disease/high blood pressure. Among children, the most prevalent health conditions were asthma, followed by lung diseases, allergies, and to a lesser degree, skin rashes. CONCLUSIONS: These data can be useful in developing education and intervention programs to address the public health and medical issues impacting residents in the Cameron Park Colonia of Texas.

authors

• Ramos, Kenneth

published proceedings

• J Immigr Minor Health

author list (cited authors)

• Ramos, I. N., Davis, L. B., He, Q., May, M., & Ramos, K. S.

citation count

• 12

complete list of authors

• Ramos, Irma N||Davis, Lora Baker||He, Qiang||May, Marlynn||Ramos, Kenneth S

publication date

• August 2008

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• n1557-1912ISSN  Journal

keywords

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Environment
• Health Status Disparities
• Humans
• Mexican Americans
• Public Health
• Residence Characteristics
• Respiratory Tract Diseases
• Risk Factors
• Socioeconomic Factors
• Texas

PubMed Central ID

• 18202916

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s10903-007-9087-1

start page

• 345

end page

• 351

volume

• 10

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-007-9087-1