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Chatham County, North Carolina

A Community Diagnosis including Secondary and Qualitaive Data Collection and Analysis

Authors: Anne Downs, Stevenson Fergus, Yvonne Gagnon, Geeta George, Courtney Griffiths, Jamie Newman
Preceptors: Vanessa F. Jeffries, MEd, and Andrea Hickle, MPH Chatham County Health Department
Field Coordinator: Sandra Crouse Quinn, PhD

Completed during 1999-2000 in partial fulfillment of requirements for HBHE 240 and 241

Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

METHODOLOGY

CHATHAM COUNTY COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION
white space Introduction
white space Geography
white space History
white space Economics
white space Recent Social Changes
white space Latino Immigration
white space Growing Development
white space Conclusion

CHATHAM COUNTY COMMUNITY PROFILE
white space Introduction
white space Limitations of Secondary Data
white space Demographics
white space Economic Status
white space Educational Status
white space Conclusion

CHATHAM COUNTY COMMUNITY RESOURCES and ASSETS

CHATHAM COUNTY HEALTH INDICATORS
white space Introduction
white space Mortality
white space Morbidity
white space Health Services in the Community
white space Social Health and Quality of Life Indicator
white space Governmental Body Responsible for Health
white space Environmental Health Issues with Political Repercussions
white space Other Health Issues with Political Repercussions
white space Conclusion

MAJOR THEMES and ISSUES
white space Introduction
white space Racial and Ethnic Diversity
white space Growth of the Latino Population
white space Growth in North Chatham
white space Economic Development
white space Housing
white space Water and Sewer
white space Transportation
white space Day Care
white space Recreation
white space Education
white space Health
white space Substance Abuse
white space Communication

DISCUSSION and RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Interview and focus group guides
white space Service provider interview guide
white space Community member focus group guide
white space Community member focus group guide in Spanish

Appendix B: List of focus groups and service provider interviews

Appendix C: Community forum report and materials
white space Forum report
white space Flyer
white space Flyer in Spanish
white space Newspaper announcements

Appendix D: Presentation slides [NOTE: Image intensive. Will be slow to load.]

TABLES
white space Table 1. Largest Employers
white space Table 2. Population by Age
white space Table 3. Population Distribution by Race and Ethnicity
white space Table 4. Public School Enrollment
white space Table 5. Hispanic Births
white space Table 6. Percentage of Home Ownership by Race and Ethnicity
white space Table 7. Unemployment Rates by Race and Ethnicity
white space Table 8. Per Capita Income by Race and Ethnicity
white space Table 9. Percentage of Persons Below the Poverty Level by Race and Ethnicity
white space Table 10. Percentage of Students at or Above Grade Level by Race and Ethnicity
white space Table 11. Leading Causes of Mortality
white space Table 12. Comparison of Cause Specific Mortality Rates to Healthy Carolinians 2000 Objectives
white space Table 13. Infant Death Rates
white space Table 14. Leading Causes of Mortality by Gender and Race
white space Table 15. Leading Causes of Hospitalization
white space Table 16. Specific Disease Rates
white space Table 17. Communicable Disease Incidence
white space Table 18. People Per Health Care Provider and Hospital Bed
white space Table 19. Health Insurance Coverage
white space Table 20. Barriers to Access to Health Care Services
white space Table 21. Crime and Arrest Rates for Selected Crimes
white space Table 22. New Home Construction, Average Cost Per Unit

FIGURES
white space Figure 1. Percent of Adults Age 25 or Older Who Have Completed at Least High School or GED
white space Figure 2. Auto Death Rates
white space Figure 3. Homicide Related Mortality Rates for White and Minority Males
white space Figure 4. Syphilis Rates