Latino Health Care Forum Works to Reduce Health Disparities in the Rundberg Area

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Leaders from the culturally diverse community of Rundberg, in Austin Texas know all too well about barriers to physical activity.

Crime, a lack of sidewalks and poor lighting are just a few of the challenges residents in the Rundberg neighborhood face on a daily basis, says Jill Ramirez, program director for  the Latino Health Care Forum (LHCF).

To help change this, in November 2014, LHCF conducted a community needs assessment, and held 5 focus groups, in four different languages (English, Spanish, Burmese, and Arabic).

Some of LHCF’s key findings include:

• 1 out of 2 children in the Rundberg are on food stamps;
• Low wages and housing greatly affect the health of Rundberg residents;
• Many residents work low-wage jobs because of their undocumented status or a language barriers.

Just a few months after the needs assessment, on April 11, 2015, LHCF hosted a meeting which allowed the community an opportunity to identify possible solutions to the issues that affect their health.

“How we deal with Rundberg … will help us figure out how to deal with other areas,” said Ramirez, in a Community Impact news article.

Read more about this here.