1. An Action-oriented Community Diagnosis: Latinos in Fuquay- Varina Paper by C. Carillo, G. Johnson, L. Osterberg, E. Steibelt, J.M. Streng. 2002. Department of Health Behavior and Health Education. Presented by Kelsie Grabert, Environmental Studies and Geography, Geog 370, February 26 2008

2. Problem and Hypothesis  The study was designed to investigate the Latino community of Fuquay-Varina based on Strengths Weaknesses Needs/Necessary improvements Future plans What are the differences between the Latino part of the community and the non-Latino part?

3. Methods and Data  Site: Fuquay-Varina in Wake County North Carolina  Toured the community and attended Spanish mass to develop contacts and discussion topics  Interviewed 15 non-Latino and 17 Latino community members - formed focus groups 1 team member asked questions, 1 took notes and tape recorded  Analyzed discussions and developed codes and themes to organize the results in a spreadsheet  Secondary statistics used (demographic statistics, school data, etc.)

4. Results  Both Latino and non-Latino: Human resources and community involvement key to community More involvement between the two groups Transportation concerns High housing costs Recognize cultural/language barrier as an obstacle

5. Latinos  Emphasized inaccessibility and lack of publicity of services  Transportation- Concerned with difficulty of getting a driver’s license  Youth more likely to be encouraged to work than pursue education  Want more bilingual services while non-Latinos encourage Latinos to learn English.

6. Conclusions  Both Latinos and non-Latinos share similar views about community issues  The differences were most often found in the causes of and solutions for these issues  Criticism Data could have been more useful if analyzed more specifically. Conclusions were vague Focus groups subjective- only analyzed by 2 people