158755 1. How To Deal With Latino Data: A Guide for Montgomery County Service Providers

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 8:45 AM

Eduardo Pezo , Community Advocate, silver Spring, MD
Henry Montes, MPH , JHM Consultation, Potomac, MD
Fernanda T. Bianchi, PhD , Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD , Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Maryland, Silver Spring, MD
Maria Jimenez , community advocate, silver Spring, MD
Elisa Jaramillo , community advocate, silver Spring, MD
Cesar Palacios , Community Advocate, silver Spring, MD
Sonia Mora, MPH , Latino Health Initiative, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Silver Spring, MD
Graciela Jaschek , Latino Health Initiative, Silver Spring, MD
Carmen Saenz, MS , Latino Health Initiative, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Silver Spring, MD
Paola Fernan-Zegarra , Latino Health Initiative, Silver Spring, MD
     
A dearth of accurate racial and ethnic data at the local level hinders efforts to close gaps in health care disparities. Improving the scope, accuracy, and use of local data collection activities with respect to Latinos will enable more appropriate identification of the health needs of Latino populations and will permit rational, objective, fair, and just prioritizing, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of health interventions. How we search for knowledge can define how well we get to know what we are looking for. This presentation will discuss a recently released guide for service providers interested in gathering data on Latinos: “How to Deal with Latino Data: A Guide for Montgomery County Service Providers.” Developed by a coalition of community advocates and representatives from community based organizations, academia and local government; this guide provides instructions for obtaining information about Latinos in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner—information that can be included in important databases, as well as in policy and heath care decisions. The guide addresses demographic trends, assets within the community, Cultural and Linguistic Considerations, involvement of the community, building and maintaining trust, and other considerations for survey design, administration and analysis.

Learning Objectives:
Describe demographic trends Identify assets within the Latino community Discuss Cultural and Linguistic Considerations Identify how to involve Latino community members, and build and maintaint trust in data collection and research efforts.

Keywords: Data Collection, Latino

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