The Response of Local Health Care Systems in the Rural Midwest to a Growing Latino Population

Date
08/2003
Description

Reports on the case studies of rural communities in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, documenting successful strategies that could be adopted by other communities facing challenges to their local rural healthcare system in meeting the needs of a growing Latino population. High rates of uninsurance for Latinos, along with language and cultural barriers to care, have contributed to difficulties accessing healthcare in these communities.

Center
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Michelle Casey, Lynn Blewett, Kathleen Call