Some of the data released from the study, includes correlations in ethnicity and hunger.
SAN ANTONIO — We all obviously care about our health, but a new report shows that, no matter how much we care, where we live and our ethnic background plays a huge part in it.
To get a better picture about the state of our health in Bexar County, all that data is being released in a comprehensive needs assessment that’s done every three years.
Some of the data released from the study, includes correlations in ethnicity and hunger. They’re also saying less women are getting prenatal services in their first trimester.
Every three years, for the last 27 years, many organizations and people partner with the health collaborative to release data that gives us a snapshot about health in Bexar County. The data shows trends in diseases, and where in Bexar County they’re highest.
Because there is so much data that’s been collected, Elizabeth Lutz with the Health Collaborative says they’re able to some extent also figure out why those rates are higher in specific places in the county. Infrastructure, she says, even plays a factor.
“We’ve had people that are suffering with chronic conditions like diabetes or pre-diabetes, right,” said Elizabeth Lutz. “And we’ve got, people saying, eat better foods, go exercise. We’ve we don’t have that infrastructure, that environment, to be able to do that and do it in a safe and healthy way, then we’re already falling behind. Right? And that’s the that’s the correlation.”
The goal, Lutz says, is so people are aware and can help make the changes we need in our community to change.
There are also reports that are being released for Atascosa, Comal, Gillespie and Guadalupe counties as well. The entire report for Bexar County will be presented Wednesday morning.
It will be released online, along with the highlights later on Wednesday.