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Environmental Risk Factors of Disease in the Cameron Park Colonia, a Hispanic Community Along the Texas–Mexico Border

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Objectives This report summarizes the results of a cross-sectional study in Cameron Park in 2000–2001 to identify disease prevalence and health concerns among colonia residents and to identify environmental exposures to potentially adverse environmental conditions. Results Asthma and allergies were among the most prevalent respiratory diseases reported in both adults and children of Cameron Park. Other diseases affecting the community in higher numbers included diabetes and heart disease/high blood pressure. Among children, the most prevalent health conditions were asthma, followed by lung diseases, allergies, and to a lesser degree, skin rashes. Conclusions These data can be useful in developing education and intervention programs to address the public health and medical issues impacting residents in the Cameron Park Colonia of Texas.

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This work was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH grant numbers P30 ES09106 and 5-T32 ES07262–12. We acknowledge the technical assistance of Ms. Teresa Serna during the data collection phases of this project.

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  1. School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA

    Irma N. Ramos

  2. Center for Environmental and Rural Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

    Irma N. Ramos, Lora Baker Davis, Marlynn May & Kenneth S. Ramos

  3. School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 980105, USA

    Lora Baker Davis

  4. School of Medicine, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA

    Qiang He & Kenneth S. Ramos

  5. Center for Housing and Urban Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

    Marlynn May

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Ramos, I.N., Davis, L.B., He, Q. et al. Environmental Risk Factors of Disease in the Cameron Park Colonia, a Hispanic Community Along the Texas–Mexico Border. J Immigrant Minority Health 10, 345–351 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-007-9087-1

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