South Texas Health Status Review

The South Texas Health Status Review is the first comprehensive statistical illustration of health disparities that impact residents in South Texas’ 38 counties. The Review, an Institute for Health Promotion Research publication, compares South Texas’ prevalence and mortality rates for nearly three-dozen health indicators – from cancer to obesity to homicide – to the rest of Texas and the nation by age, sex, race/ethnicity and location. Click here for a full version of the review.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Background/Overview
• Study Goals
• South Texas Population Characteristics
• Access to Health Care in South Texas
• Lack of Health Insurance
• Health professional shortage areas (HPSAs)
• Communicable Diseases
• Tuberculosis
• HIV/AIDS
• Syphilis
• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Cancer Incidence and Mortality
• Breast Cancer
• Cervical Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Lung and Bronchus Cancer
• Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Gallbladder Cancer
• Childhood and Adolescent Leukemia
• Maternal and Child Health
• Birth Defects
• Inadequate Prenatal Care
• Infant Mortality
• Chronic Diseases
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular Disease Mortality
• Asthma
• Behavioral Risk Factors in Adults
• Obesity
• Physical Activity
• Nutrition
• Cigarette Smoking Behaviors
• Alcohol Use
• Cancer Screening Activities
• Environmental Health Issues
• Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Pesticide Poisoning
• Injury
• Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality
• Homocide
• Suicide
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Appendices