Assessing Perceptions of and Responses to Multiple Health Risks Among the Southern Poor

IntroductionWe explored perceptions of and responses to multiple health risks among people living in poverty in the southern United States.MethodsWe conducted 12 focus groups and interviewed 66 focus group participants in 3 southern US cities (Birmingham, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; and Columbia,...

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Main Authors: Shelly R. Hovick, PhD, C. Ashani Johnson-Turbes, PhD, Vicki S. Freimuth, PhD, Doryn D. Chervin, DrPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-01-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jan/09_0222.htm