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CUADERNOS DE INVESTIGACIN

Escuela de Verano: Salud en Comunidad 200

INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES INTERDISCIPLINARIAS

UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO EN CAYEY

Cuaderno 4

Ao 2008

Mitchlery Cardona

Ilia Perdomo

Natalia Rodrguez

Melissa Toncic

La salud es la prioridad en la

comunidad


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LA SALUD ES LA PRIORIDAD EN LA COMUNIDAD

Natalia Rodrguez1, Melissa Toncic

2, Ilia Perdomo

3, Mitchlery Cardona

4,

1Institute of Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Cayey2

Department of Anthropology, Ithaca College3 Depatment of Biology, University of South Florida4 Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico-Ro Piedras

Submitted as partial fulfillment of the Research Methodologies in Community Health Fieldschool

(INTD 4996) requisites, June 2007.2007 Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Puerto Rico-Cayey.

________________________________________________________________________

ABSTRACT

During the summer of 2007, the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research at the University

of Puerto Rico in Cayey, in collaboration with the University of South Florida, CayeyMunicipality and the National Institute of Health (NIH), offered a four-week internshipthat engaged students in community-based research projects. Our team used both

quantitative and qualitative methods that included a survey comprised of 14 open and

closed ended questions, personal interviews, and a focus group with adolescents. Thirty-nine of the 44 participants surveyed, were active residents of the barrio of Las Vegas. Of

the 39 residents that participated, we identified that 31% felt drug addiction was a major

problem affecting the health of the community. Thirteen percent of the same sample

population felt that a lack of security further compromised the overall health of thecommunity. Upon further investigation we realized there was more to community health

than the basic physiological ailments associated with the overall health of a community.

Due to the nature of the interdisciplinary approach taken within this investigative process,we were able to recognize that social, economic, political, and environmental factors are

all major components of community health.

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INTRODUCTION

It has been said that health care is

vital to all of us some of the time, but

public health is vital to us all of the time

(Definitions of community, n.d). This

notion is applicable when discussing thehealth of a community independent of its

size or geographic location. Whendiscussing issues in public health, those

involved with the research project,particularly newly trained investigators,

tend to consider physiological ailments

rather than taking into account the socio-

economic, political, environmental and

cultural factors that also affect the statusof the health. In order to understand the

different aspects affecting the health of

the population sampled, investigators

must conduct community-based

research. This is precisely how ourresearch team, composed of four

students from different academicbackgrounds, was able to develop the

objective of this research projectcentered on community health.

Interdisciplinary research allows for the

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collaborate with one another to create a

new hybrid discipline. It eliminatesthe traditional gaps in terminology,

approach and methodology. Upon

completion of interdisciplinary research,

opportunities of unexpected insights arecertain to appear (Interdisciplinary

research, 2006).

The initial goal of our researchwas to identify what community

health meant to the residents of El

Barrio Las Vegas in Cayey, Puerto Rico.This goal came from a series of both

formal and informal conversations with

the community during a course of twoweeks. As our research progressed, we

understood there was more tocommunity health than physiological

ailments initially considered; it alsoincluded ideas of personal health as well

as economic and social factors such as a

lack of education an or recreationalprograms. By utilizing an

interdisciplinary approach to our

research, we were able to explore allpossible factors that could affect the

health status of Las Vegas residents.

METHODOLOGY

This project utilized a variety ofinstruments and methods in order to gain

a better understanding about

community health from the

perspective of the residents from LasVegas. These methods included: cultural

mapping, participant observation,

questionnaires in the form of surveys,interviews, and focus groups. For the

data collected, we used SPSS to quantify

some of the responses obtained from thesurveys administered.

Cultural MappingBefore delving into our research,

a cultural map of the community had to

be established. This allowed our group

to get a feel of the community as well as

locate key structures and aspects within

its borders. At this point, our team reliedon observations as well as brief

conversations informing residents of the

upcoming health fair.

Participant ObservationParticipant Observation consisted

in an initial first meeting establishedthrough word of mouth between one of

the community leaders and the

coordinator of the summer field schoolprogram. This meeting was an informal

gathering that served the purpose of

introducing our team to the community,informing them about our purpose and

allowing them to tell us their experienceswithin the community. Upon completion

of the first meeting, referrals of othercommunity members and leaders were

received. A second meeting with a

resident that was unable to attend ourinitial meeting was set up for a later

date. This resident was also given the

chance to express their experienceswithin the community as well.

Questionnaires/Interviews/Focus

GroupsFrom our series of meetings,

questions were formulated based on

repeated themes: drugs, violence, care

for the elderly, and recreation for the

youth. These questions were than brokendown into three different categories:

questionnaires, interviews, and focus

groups. The questionnaires wereadministered to 44 of the residents who

attended the June 16th

health clinic held

at the Jose Tati Rios community centerin Las Vegas. They were meant to

collect basic demographic information,

as well as qualitative and quantitativedata concerning some of the themes

from our initial research. Five surveys

were completed on June 19th

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Marin, another sector of the Las Vegas

community. These participants wereselected at random in order to explore

similarities and differences within

another sector of the Las Vegas

Community.The interviews were composed

of similar questions, but allowed the

individual to elaborate and take as muchtime as necessary. A set of open-ended

questions were also derived in order to

be used at the discretion of theinterviewers based on answers given by

the interviewee. Two participants were

chosen for individual surveys based onnetworking. Our initial interview was set

up with a resident who had agreed toparticipate at the health clinic. The other

was considered an active member in thecommunity and our group felt it was

necessary to hear their experiences in

order to gain a more holistic insight tothe meeting of the community health.

Since the theme youth recreation

was recurrent throughout our research, afocus group was administered to five

young adults of the community. Ourteam wanted to understand their

perspective first hand, since most of the

participants bringing up the topic wereadults and the elderly. Written consent

was obtained from all participants.

Again, the questions developed for this

particular method were derived fromthose of the already included in the

questionnaire and allowed for

elaboration, but it also allowed theparticipants to agree or disagree with

each others responses. Both the personal

interviews and focus group wererecorded with permission to ensure that

as much information as possible could

be collected.

SPSS

Once all data was collected,SPSS was used to compute statistics

about our data in order to apply themes

and theories to the results of our study.

Charts and graphs, along with personalquotes were than used to prove or

disprove any hypothesis and/or

inferences that might have been made.

RESULTS

The results of our study led us tobelieve that perceptions of health varied

among the residents of Las Vegas. One

of the questions formulated in oursurveys was as follows: What does

health mean to you? In one instance, aparticipant mentioned that health is not

only a priority within the town, but forthe entire country as well.

La salud es una de las cosas

primordial en el pueblo y en el pas

completoThis particular response indicated

that health was not entirely aboutphysical ailments and the well being of

the individual. Other responses thatgave this impression included: well

established relationships within the

family and among the community; theimportance of having access to

recreational activities for the

community, in particular the adolescent

and youth population; talks and access topreventative methods in keeping oneself

healthy; access to more efficient modes

of public transportation; and tightermethods of security.

While sorting through the data

provided by the questionnaires, wefound certain concerns about the health

in the community. The concerns

mentioned were services and/oractivities that these particular residents

felt were lacking within the community.

Residents were asked to express their


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concerns within their community. These

included: drugs, lack of security,violence and dropouts. 31% of the

participants stated that drug abuse,

including alcoholism, was of their top

concerns within their community.Although this number may not seem

significant, it should be noted that only

thirty of the thirty-nine participantschose to answer this question. 13%

stated that lack of security was also a

concern within their community,Figure1.

The same concerns apparent in the

surveys were also brought up in theinterviews. A particular response from

one of the interview participantsemphasized the lack of security. This

participant further elaborated by sayingthat more protection was needed. For

example, there needed to be at least one

or two cops patrolling the community atany given time.

Hace falta ms proteccin 1

2 policas rondeando todo el tiempoIn the interviews, it was also

asked: what resources does thecommunity have? In one of the answers

it was repeatedly expressed that there

was a lack of resources within thecommunity.

No hay recursos en la

comunidad y la transportacin es

psima.Transportation was not only

mentioned by the adult population. The

youth, spoken to via focus groups,emphasized their concerns surround the

lack of transportation as well. It was

mentioned that public transportation wasmeant for the elderly; schedules ran from

about 5-6 in the morning until about

noon.

El transporte pblico se dedica a

recoger a la gente mayores. Empieza de5 a 6 am y al medioda no hay

servicios.

Other topics discussed in the focusgroup dialogue included: security,

violence, recreational programs,

academic counseling, the well being of

the family. Within these topics, the wellbeing of the family seemed to be the

most prevalent one. From the

perspective of the youth, family healthand community health were interrelated.

For example, dysfunctions within the

family unit would be reflected at thecommunity level. They felt it was these

very problems that resulted in unwanted

pregnancies, drug addiction, and crime.When asked about the types of

services and/or activities that one wouldlike to see in their community, several

different answers were brought up.They included: 35 people would like to

see more talks and/or interventions about

health prevention; 34 wanted betteraccess to health care services; 33

wanted to see more recreational

activities; and 32 wanted better modes oftransportation , Figure 2.

As one of the final, closingquestions to our survey, we asked:

Which group do you think needs the

most attention within your community?They were presented with the options of

choosing between children, adolescents,

adults or the elderly. Of the thirty-nine

rticipants, eight chose not to answer.pa Nineteen participants identifiedadolescents as the group that needed the

most attention; seven identified thechildren; and three identified with the

elderly and adults, Figure 3.

One of the participants stated that it wasimportant to save the youth.

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DISCUSSION

Often, questions arise as a result ofcommunity based research that further

need to be investigated because

conclusive answers can not be

formulated. As a result of ourinvestigation, many questions have been

formulated that we believe should be

considered an offspring for futureinvestigative processes. For example,

through the utilization of the three

instruments used during ourinvestigation, we were able to identify

that 31% of the sample population,

which included 39 persons, felt that drugaddiction was the major issue affecting

the community and 13% of the samesampled population concurred that

community security was another majorconcern. It is still left to be discovered

how future programs tailored to satisfy

the needs of the community in these twoareas can be structured to benefit all in

the community. With regards to drug

addiction, what programs currently existthat help educate and rehabilitate

community residents? If such programsno longer exist, was it due to lack of

funding by the municipality or was it a

lack of participants that were prepared topartake in such programs? On the other

hand, in dealing with community

security, how many officers will it take

to provide security to the communitythat is considered to be adequate by its

residents? What will their hours of

operation be? And at what time will theirrounding prove to be most beneficial for

the majority of the community?

In dealing with the communityyouth, through the focus group that we

conducted, we were able to gather from

the participants their desire to obtainboth academic and personal counseling.

As a team, we feel that these two areas

should be further looked upon by future

investigators in order to determine whatprograms can be implemented that

would foster an environment where local

youths obtain the necessary help in both

areas. Collectively, the data that wecollected should be utilized by

community residents and community

leaders as a tool that could open thedoors for further investigative research

in the areas identified within this report.

It is important to mention that the datacollected is not conclusive and it does

not represent the feeling of an entire

community, rather it is the concernsexpressed by 39 members of El Barrio

Las Vegas.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Field School Faculty

Las Vegas Community

Asociacin Recreativa Las Vegas

Municipio de Cayey

NIH-RIMI Grant #1-P2MD001112-0

UPR-Cayey

USF

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Definitions of community health. (n.d.).

Answers.Com. Retrieved June 25, 2007,from:http://www.answers.com/topic/pub

lic-health.

Interdisciplinary research. (2006,

November 30). Office of PortfolioAnalysis and Strategic Initiatives

National Institutes of Health. Retrieved

June 25, 2007, fromhttp://nihroadmap.nih.gov/interdisciplina

ry/


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Figures 1-3

Drogas (12)

Seguridad (5)

Violencia (4)

Desertores

Escolares (2)

Sin Respuesta (9)

31%N=39

13%

10%

5%

23%

Figure 1: Las Vegas Survey at Health Clinic

Groups

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

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Children (7)

Adu lts (2 )

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La salud es la pri

en la comunidaMelissa Toncic, Natalia Rodr

Ilia Perdomo, Mitchlery Card

2007 III


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Primeros Pasos

Familiarizarnos con la comuni

- Recorrido de la comunida

- Mapa cultural- Reunin en el centro com

- Conversacin con un mie

comunidad


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Qu hicimos

Desarrollo de cuestionarios

- 39 residentes de Las Ve

- Edad promedio: 51 aos

Entrevistas

- 4 adultos

Grupo focal con jvenes

- Edades 17 22 aos

- 4 hombres y 1 mujer

- Consentimientos de pad


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Qu nos dijeron


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Entrevistas

Cuando se pregunt qu sigpara usted?, una de las persoentrevistadas mencion lo sig

La salud es una de las coprimordial en el pueblo y epas completo


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Percent of Population

31%

13%

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5% 23%

Community ConcSurvey Result


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Preocupaciones ecomunidad

Entrevistas- falta de seguridad

Hace falta ms protecci1 o 2 policas rondeandotiempo

- adiccin a drogas- falta de transportacin p


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Grupo Focal de J Falta de transportacin

El transporte pblico se dedicaa la gente mayores. Empiez

am y al medioda no hay se


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Entrevistas Cuando le hicimos la pregunta

recursos tiene su comunidad?los entrevistados su respuestasiguiente:

No hay recursos en la comy la transportacin es psim


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Grupo Focal de Jve

En el dilogo que se desarroll enfocal, adems del tema de transpo

tambin se tocaron los temas:- Seguridad- Violencia- Programas recreativos

- Consejera acadmica- Bienestar familiar


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Who needs more atwithin the commu

(Survey Resul

Groups

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Number of Responses

18%

5%

8%

21%


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Quines necesitaatencin dentro

comunidad?Entrevistas Mediante las entrevistas se to

tema de la juventud. Uno deentrevistados enfatizo que senecesitaba:

Salvar a la juventud


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What activities and/or would you like to see i

community?

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Resultados Prelim

La salud en comunidad est v

salud de la sociedad de una f

Los temas sobresalientes incl

la preocupacin por los jv los programas recreativos

la seguridad

la transportacin

la adiccin a las drogas y a

el bienestar familiar


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Resultados Prelimin

Los resultados demuestran quparticipantes le interesaran vetales como:

- Transportacin pblica- Vigilancia policaca- Charlas de prevencin deenfermedades

- Clnicas de salud- Programas recreativos tanjvenes como adultos


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Resultados Prelimin

Siempre se empieza por poq

termina por mucho

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Agradecimien

Facultad

Residentes de Las Vegas

Asociacin Recreativa

Municipio de Cayey

NIH

UPR-C


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Texto Presentacin Oral Proyecto La Salud es Prioridad en la Comunidad

Buenas tardes somos Melissa Toncic, Ilia Perdomo, Mitchelery Cardona y Natalia

Rodrguez. Yo (Melissa) soy estudiante de Ithaca College en Ithaca, Nueva York. Mi

concentracion es antropologa. Somos estudiantes del segundo ao del proyecto de

investigacin llamado Salud en Comunidad. El mismo es auspiciado por Municipio deCayey, la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey, la Universidad del Sur de la Florida y NIH.

Como estudiantes de diferentes concentraciones, tenamos diferentes ideas de lo que

significaba nuestro proyecto de investigacin y en qu se iba a concentrar.

Introduccin

Al comenzar el proceso de estudio de la comunidad hicimos un recorrido general por lacomunidad para relacionarnos con ella e invitarles a participar de la Clnica de Salud

auspiciada por la Escuela de Verano como parte del curso. En esa visita a la comunidad,

tuvimos la oportunidad de conversar con residentes dndonos una idea de dnde ibamos atrabajar.

Este recorrido por la comunidad nos dio la oportunidad de disear un mapa cultural el cual se

basaba en observaciones que describen los aspectos fisicos de la comunidad. Como grupo,caminamos por la comunidad, interactuando con algunos residentes, y tomando notas sobre

lo que observbamos. Casa estudiante percibi algo distinto. Esto nos ayud a no centrarnos

en algo especfico.

Otra forma de acercarnos a la comunidad fue teniendo una reunin en el centro comunal Jos

Tati Ros donde dialogamos con ocho miembros de la asociacin recreativa de lacomunidad. Este grupo, estaba compuesto por personas adultas, de edad avanzada, y una

joven. En la reunin con este grupo los temas sealados fueron drogas, violencia, seguridad,y la necesidad de atender a los ancianos. Este fue el primer momento en que nos dimos

cuenta que para esos residentes las salud en comunidad implicaba tener un balance dediferentes elementos.

Tuvimos curiosidad porque queramos saber si este grupo reflejaba el sentir comn de otros

miembros de Las Vegas. El grupo de residentes no refiri a una persona clave en la

comunidad para tener una conversacin. En la misma, la persona comparti con nosotraspreocupaciones similares a las del dilogo con el grupo de la asociacin.

Entonces, identificamos que exista un patrn y para verificar si era cierto acordamosenfocarnos en estudiar ms de cerca parte de la comunidad.

Cmo estudiamos ms de cerca la comunidad

A partir del dilogo con el grupo de residentes donde vimos los diferentes elementos que

componen su definicin de salud en comunidad decidimos crear un cuestionario. Este

contena preguntas que permitieran al participante expresarse sobre lo que entendan porsalud en comunidad y sobre otros temas que les preocupaban dentro de su comunidad. Con

esto desebamos conocer si se desarrollaba algn patrn entre las situaciones antes expuestas

y las prximas a conocer.


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Algunas de estas preguntas eran:Qu elementos son necesarios para que una comunidad sea saludable?

Conoce sobre esfuerzos que se estn realizando para traer las actividades y/o servicios que

le gustara obtener en la comunidad?

El cuestionario se administr en la Clnica de Salud la cual tuvo lugar en el centro comunal

del barrio Las Vegas el sbado 16 de junio de 2007. El total de personas que participaron fue

de 44 personas de las cuales 38 eran residentes de este sector. Adems, se recorri el sectorTinito Marn de este barrio donde se administraron cuestionaros adicionales a los de la

clnica. Estos cuestionarios fueron ingresados en una base de datos para anlisis cualitativos

y cuantitativos.

Adems, luego de observar los resultados obtenidos en los cuestionarios decidimos ampliar

la forma en que continuaramos conociendo lo que algunos residentes de la comunidad deLas Vegas pensaban en cuanto a lo que crean necesario para que su comunidad sea

saludable. Optamos entonces por realizar entrevistas individuales. Las personas queparticiparon de las mismas fueron recomendadas por las personas claves con las cuales ya se

haba hecho contacto dentro de la comunidad. Participaron 4 personas las cuales selocalizaban entre el sector Ponderosa, Tinito Marn y la calle Isabel Coln.

Para obtener una perspectiva ms amplia quisimos dialogar con algunos jvenes residentesdel Barrio Las Vegas. Se realiz un grupo focal con 5 jvenes voluntarios entre las edades de

17 a 21 aos quienes dieron su aprobacin para participar en el mismo y tambin obtuvimos

el consentimiento de sus padres. Este grupo de jvenes activos y no activos en la comunidad.

El enfoque tanto de las entrevistas individuales como del grupo focal era conocer lasperspectivas en torno a la salud en la comunidad, sus recursos y lo que les gustara ver en

ella.

Como marco de referencia utilizamos la pregunta qu significa salud para usted? y Qurecursos tiene la comunidad? Una de las personas entrevistadas mencion lo siguiente: La

salud es una de las cosas primordial en el pueblo y en el pas completo

Cules fueron sus respuestas?Mediante los cuestionarios identificamos lo siguiente:

Preocupaciones de la Comunidad: (Grfica)

En los cuestionarios encontramos que los aspectos que ms afectan a la comunidad son:

Drogas con un 37.47%

Seguridad con un 15.65%

Violencia con un 12.50%

Desertores escolares con un 6.28%

En realidad de las 39 personas que participaron solo 30 respondieron a esta pregunta. De lascuales 12 dijeron que las drogas era una preocupacin de la comunidad, 5 respondieron


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seguridad, 4 violencia y 2 desertores escolares.

Recursos necesarios en la comunidad

En el cuestionario se pregunt Que tipos de servicios y/o actividades les gustara ver en la

comunidad? Con la intencin de identificar la necesidad mas latente dentro de la comunidad.

El servicio ms solicitado segn la encuesta fueron las charlas sobre prevencin deenfermedades con una cantidad de 35 personas. En segundo lugar est el acceso a servicios

de salud con 34, en tercer lugar las actividades recreativas con 33 y en cuarto lugar latransportacin con 32.

Grupos que necesitan ms atencin

Luego de una serie de preguntas se les pidi a lo participantes que sealaran el grupo que

estos pensaban necesitaba mas atencin. Esta grafica representa distintos grupos dentro delbarrio Las Vegas. Se identific que el grupo ms necesitado de atencin en la comunidad son

los jvenes con un 49% que representan a 19 participantes de 31 personas que respondieron a

esta pregunta. Le siguen los nios con 18%, los ancianos 8%, y los adultos con 5%. Se debe

indicar que un 20% no ofreci respuesta alguna a esta pregunta.

Otro mtodo que utilizamos fueron las entrevistas y por medio de estas encontramos que:

resalt el tema de los jvenes ameritando atencin a este grupo. En una de las entrevistas se

mencion que se necesita, Salvar la juventud.

Adems surgieron otros temas como: falta de seguridad, adiccin de drogas y falta detransportacin.

Al igual que en las encuestas, las preocupaciones que surgieron de las entrevistas sedirigieron hacia los mismos temas. Uno de los entrevistados enfatizo la falta de seguridad

donde dijo, Hace falta ms proteccin 1 o 2 policas rondeando todo el tiempo

Adems de este tema tambin se encontraron en las entrevistas los temas de adiccin a

drogas y falta de transportacin publica.

En las entrevistas Cuando le hicimos la pregunta qu recursos tiene su comunidad?

uno de los entrevistados dio la siguiente respuesta: No hay recursos en la

comunidad y la transportacin es psima.

En el caso del grupo focal los jvenes enfatizaron en la falta de transportacin donde uno de

estos senalo

El transporte pblico se dedica a recoger a la gente mayores. Empieza de 5 a 6 am y al

medioda no hay servicios.

Por medio del grupo focal con los jvenes, adems de los resultados ya presentados, pudimosidentificar que sus preocupaciones se centraban en el bienestar de la familia. Estos

relacionaban lasalud en la comunidadcon la salud dentro de la familia. Para estos, si habadisfuncin en la familia la misma se reflejara en la comunidad en aspectos como los

embarazos no deseados en las jvenes, adiccin a las drogas y el crimen.


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Conclusin

En el proceso de realizar este proyecto aprendimos que lasalud en comunidadest vinculadaa la salud de la sociedad de una forma integral. Este fue el sentir de los participantes en el

barrio Las Vegas de Cayey. Luego de recopilar toda la informacin tanto cualitativa como

cuantitativa conclumos que se desarrollaba un patrn, ya que los temas sobresalientes eran

los mismos. Estos incluyen, la preocupacin por los jvenes, la necesidad de programasrecreativos, la seguridad, la transportacin, la adiccin a las drogas y al alcohol y el bienestar

familiar.

Los datos presentados dan fundamento para crear programas en las siguientes reas:

Transportacin pblica Vigilancia policaca Charlas de prevencin de enfermedades y acceso a servicios de salud Clnicas de Salud Programas recreativos tanto para jvenes como adultosEste estudio no es concluyente, ms bien es el primer paso que podemos dar como

comunidad para desarrollar nuevas dinmicas que promuevan la salud comunal dentro del

barrio Las Vegas. El conocer esta comunidad tal como es, es la gua que ayudar aimplementar las prcticas necesarias para que la comunidad este saludable.

Es importante mencionar que el tiempo de estudio de la comunidad fue limitado. Entendemosque la informacin que estamos presentando es parte de la voz de la comunidad, por ende la

misma debe ser escuchada para tomar accin con un sentido de urgencia.

Como nos mencionaron en Las Vegas: Siempre se empieza por poquito y se termina por

mucho.

2007 Instituto de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias

Cuaderno 4. Escuela de verano: Salud en Comunidad 2007. La salud es la prioridad en la comunidad.

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