SUMMARY OF ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA 2009 HEALTH SURVEY

Number of Respondents:
English Masses:    897
Spanish Masses: 1060
Ghana Mass:          89
Total Responses: 2046

Responses:
Age Over 50:
English 57%  Spanish 22%  Ghana 53%
Uninsured Adults:
English 7%  Spanish 74%*  Ghana 35%

Uninsured Children:
English 9%  Spanish 59%*  Ghana 43%

Don’t Know Where to Get Health Care:
English 15%  Spanish 58%*  Ghana 51%*

Don’t Know Where to Get Dental Care:
English 17%  Spanish 63%*  Ghana 47%

Problems Paying for Medications:
English 23%  Spanish 52%*  Ghana 42%

Don’t Have an Advanced Directive:
English 36%  Spanish 52%*  Ghana 42%
28% of our whole community don’t know what an
Advanced Directive is.

Countries of Origin:
In rank order: U.S., El Salvador, Philippines, Bolivia, Guatamala, Mexico, Ghana, Peru, Honduras
In all, our faith community was born in 62 different countries

Never Had a Glucose Test:
English 44%  Spanish 70%*  Ghana 27%

Have Not Had a Physical Exam:
English 30%  Spanish 59%*  Ghana 17%

Never Had a Pap Smear (Women):
English 37% Spanish 45% Ghana 55%*
In Women Over 40, Who Never Had a Mammogram:
English 37%  Spanish 37%  Ghana 67%*

In Women Over 50, Who Never Had a Bone Density Test:
English 47%  Spanish 22%  Ghana 51%*

In Women Over 50, Who Never Had a Calcium/Vitamin D Test:
English 61%*  Spanish 22%  Ghana 57%*

IMMUNIZATIONS

Never Had a Pneumovax Injection (Pneumonia):
English 52%*  Spanish 23%  Ghana 47%

Never Had Tetanus Injection:
English 44%  Spanish 60%*  Ghana 52%*

DISEASE/CONDITIONS

In rank order the most frequently identified health problems in our faith community are: Eye Problems, Allergy, Dental Problems, High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Arthritis, Weight Problems
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
In rank order the most frequently identified social problems are: Unemployment, Financial Problems, Immigration Problems

PARISHONERS RANKING OF THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH STATUS

Overall, the community ranked their personal health as an average of 3.34 (Good). However, the Spanish community ranked their health at 2.9, a lower level, which is statistically significant, despite the fact that this is the youngest of the 3 groups studied. Overall, lack of access to health care may be part of the explanation.


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1.  Demographic and Health Data: Composite for All Masses

2.  Demographic and Health Data: English-language Masses

3.  Demographic and Health Data: Spanish-language Masses

4.  Demographic and Health Data:  Ghana Community

5.  Composite Parish Family Health Data

6.  Composite Country of Origin Data