Healthcare Experiences of Latinos in a Nontraditional Destination Area |
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| Authors: | Farrah Jacquez Lisa M. Vaughn Terri Pelley Michael Topmiller |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA;2. Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;3. American Academy of Family Physicians—HealthLandscape, Cincinnati, OH, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to describe the health and healthcare experiences of immigrant Latinos compared to USA-born Latinos, Whites, and African Americans in Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, a nontraditional immigrant destination area. Immigrant Latinos had significantly worse physical and mental health than other groups and significantly more barriers to healthcare. Latinos rated the degree to which their town is socially accepting of Latinos. Lower social acceptance was correlated with worse mental health and more barriers to healthcare. Geographic information system (GIS) mapping techniques revealed geographic patterns in the association between social acceptance of Latinos and health outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | Latino immigrants healthcare nontraditional migration area social acceptance |
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