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Demographics and Population Health Assignment

Reann Martin
Professor Otiniano Verissimo
HSCI 301
9 October 2015

A.

While searching through the census website for San Bernardino County, I noticed
under the people quick facts that 51.7% of population was Hispanic or Latino. I also
noticed that whites make up 30.6%. The lowest percentage of people who lived in the San
Bernardino County were Native Americans or Pacific Islander.
After reading the Race vs. Ethnicity vs. Culture document, I would define race as
something that the world has created to distinguish one from another such as your skin
color. I would also define ethnicity as a group of people who are from the same origin or
who speak the same language and is able to relate to one another. Culture is defined by
peoples beliefs, values, and the way in which people live their lives on a daily basis and
how they teach from generations to the next.
In the census website, I noticed that there were a larger population in women
living in the San Bernardino County than men. Women were 50.2% compared to men
who were 49.8%. There was a larger population of people who were the ages between 25
to 34 years old living, followed by ages 45 to 54 years old living in the San Bernardino
County.
Looking at the types of households, I noticed that there are 76.1% of family
households compared to 23.9% nonfamily households. There is also a 16.4% of females
where no husband is present and there is 7.3% where there are male households with no
wife present. These types of household could be health related outcomes because in the
single parent homes, there is probably no time to take their children out and exercise
because he or she is working to make ends meet. It can also be a health related outcome
because there is no enough income to afford healthy types of foods.

B. San Bernardino County Department of Public Health

1. The top five diseases that were reported for February 2011 in San Bernardino was
Chlamydial infections (1114), RSV (676), Hepatitis C (373), Lapse of
Consciousness (176), and Gonococcal infections (72). The most affected age
group for Chlamydia infection was ages 20-24 years old. For RSV, the age group
that was most affected was no said. Hepatitis C affected the age group of ages 5564 years old. Lapse of Consciousness does not say which age group was affected
the most. Gonococcal infections did not say which age group was affected most.
2. Community Health Data
a. The median household income is $54,090 compared to California
household income of $61,094. The county get this information by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
b. In the disparities dashboard, the charts were very interesting and I was
able to understand them clearly. There were three specific data which

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caught my attention. First, I noticed that bladder cancer was a significant

high rate for males who were white compared to any other races. Second, I
noticed that females had a higher rate of having better oral health than
males. Lastly, I noticed that there was a large amount of adults who binge
drink between ages 18-44 years old in which majority were males.
c. The names of all the areas that are in red in the Health section is ageadjusted death rate due to breast cancer, colorectal cancer, liver and bile
duct cancer incidence rate, age adjusted death rate due to diabetes, adults
engaging in moderate physical activity, babies with very low birth weight,
children and teens who visit the dentist, chronic kidney disease, asthma,
adults with health insurance, adults with diabetes, disabled persons with
health insurance, 7th grade students who are physically fit, adult fast food
consumption, age adjusted death rate due to coronary heart disease, heart
failure, chlamydia, gonorrhea, infant mortality, preterm babies, people
with unusual source of health care, age adjusted death rate due to prostate
cancer, adults who are obese, colon cancer screenings, adults who are
overweight or obese, high blood pressure. The rate for these varies by
either wanting to lower a type of disease or to raise the rates such as more
adults having insurance. Current rates compare to HP 2020 by some of the
indicators either going up or down.
C. In the emergency department use in California, San Bernardino County has a fairly low
percentage of people who go and seek medical help. This may be because there are more
people who do not have health insurance compared to the other counties in California.
The data that most surprised me was the number of clinic visits because it was very low
compared to the other counties.