Health Committee
General Health Assessment of Latinos in Baltimore
The Maryland Statewide Health Network in collaboration with the Latino Providers Network, Baltimore HealthCare Access, and Centro de la Comunidad has conducted a multi-faceted study. This study provided funds for the analysis of five focus groups that had been conducted by Centro de la Comunidad and Johns Hopkins University. A literature review was conducted of any studies or programs that have been done with the Latino Community in Baltimore. A survey was administered to 468 participants at Patterson Park during LatinoFest 2004. A second, more in-depth survey, was administered to 198 participants at Highlandtown Community Health Center. In depth interviews were conducted with eight Latin American trained nurses.
Contact Info: Olivia Cater-Pokras, Ph.D.
opokras@epi.umaryland.edu
Focus Groups
Festival Survey
Clinic Survey
In Depth Interviews
Community Forum
Additional Studies of Latinos in Baltimore
Latino Needs Assessment
The Baltimore City Health Department in collaboration with the Maryland AIDS Administration, Centro de la Comunidad, and Shattuck & Associates, Inc conducted this assessment to identify the primary areas of HIV prevention needs as described by members of the Latino Community and to identify optimal HIV prevention strategies for the Latino community and respective sub-groups.
Contact Info: Shattuck & Associates, Inc.
evaluation@shattuckandassociates.comThe Syphilis Elimination Project
The Baltimore City Health Department in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and the Johns Hopkins University developed the Blitz Team to address the current syphilis outbreak within Baltimore City. The Syphilis Elimination Project was a small component of the Blitz, which focused only on the Latino community to reduce the incidence of infection in a culturally appropriate manner.
Contact info: Baltimore HealthCare Access, Inc.
www.bhca.orgPro Vision Program
In an effort to address one of the many health risk associated with a high rate of diabetes among Baltimore Hispanic community, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Catholic Charities' Hispanic Apostolate, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Communication Programs (CCP) have joined forces to work with the Latino community to learn how they receive health information and the factors that influence them, and then design a health information program and supportive system to meet their needs.
Contact Info: Dr. Sheila West
shwest@jhmi.eduOpportunity of Drug Use among Hispanics of Baltimore
This study is being conducted by Morgan State University, Nortre Dame College, and the Hispanic Apostalate to gain a better understanding of the opportunities for drug use and drug use among Hispanics in Baltimore.
Contact Info: Fernando Wagner, Sc. D., MPH
fwagner@morgan.eduBlood Lead Screening in Urban Latino Children
Through use of a cross-sectional sample of Latino children living in Baltimore City, blood lead screening was conducted on two separate days at a community-based social services agency for Latino families. The goal of this project was to examine the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels in Latino children, and to identify potential risk factors. Eligibility criteria included children between the ages of one and six, Latino heritage, and residence in Baltimore City.
Contact info: Jim Zabora
jrzabora@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu