Community Needs Assessment for Understanding the Health and Social Needs for South Asian Immigrant Populations in Southeast Queens County, New York City, Across Levels of English Proficiency.
South Asian immigrants in Southeast Queens County, New York City face healthcare, housing, and digital access challenges shaped by English proficiency. Despite community growth, data remains limited. This assessment examines English proficiency as a social determinant of health. A mixed-methods stud...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 284 - 296 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Springer Nature
Apr2026
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=194358744&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 194358744 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00945145 JCH jtl: Journal of Community Health issn: 00945145 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2026 vid: 51 iid: 2 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 194358744 10.1007/s10900-025-01534-x ppf: 284 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Community Needs Assessment for Understanding the Health and Social Needs for South Asian Immigrant Populations in Southeast Queens County, New York City, Across Levels of English Proficiency. aug: au: Mannan, Nowshin Monir, Afsana Mishra, Shivani Li, Sarah Yoo, Nari Ahmed, Naheed affil: https://ror.org/0190ak572 School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA Project New Yorker, New York, NY, USA https://ror.org/0190ak572 Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA https://ror.org/00jmfr291 School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA https://ror.org/0190ak572 Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA su: New York (State) Immigrants Health services accessibility Internet access Social determinants of health Focus groups Income Ecology Interviewing Home ownership Food security Culture Needs assessment Housing Communication barriers Educational attainment Patients' attitudes T-test (Statistics) Statistical sampling Research evaluation Cost analysis Questionnaires Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test South Asians Surveys Research methodology Medical needs assessment Data analysis software Human comfort sug: subj: Immigrants Health services accessibility Internet access Social determinants of health Focus groups Income Ecology Interviewing Home ownership Food security Culture Needs assessment Housing Communication barriers Educational attainment Patients' attitudes New York (State) Other Community Housing Services Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling T-test (Statistics) Statistical sampling Research evaluation Cost analysis Questionnaires Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test South Asians Surveys Research methodology Medical needs assessment Data analysis software Human comfort keyword: Healthcare access Immigrant health Language barriers Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services South Asian health Healthcare access Immigrant health Language barriers Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services South Asian health ab: South Asian immigrants in Southeast Queens County, New York City face healthcare, housing, and digital access challenges shaped by English proficiency. Despite community growth, data remains limited. This assessment examines English proficiency as a social determinant of health. A mixed-methods study was conducted across nine ZIP codes in Southeast Queens County, New York City. From August 1–October 31, 2023, the quantitative phase included a multilingual survey (English, Bengali, Hindi) that reached 395 South Asian participants, covering demographics, living conditions, food security, safety, mental health, and digital literacy. The qualitative phase (December 2023–March 2024), guided by IDEO's Human-Centered Design, included five interviews and a focus group. Analysis revealed significant disparities between Limited English Proficiency (LEP, n = 288) and non-LEP (n = 107) individuals. LEP respondents reported more housing issues, especially pest infestations (91.1% vs. 82.4%, p = 0.042), and lower homeownership (19.1% vs. 34.6%, p = 0.031). Computer literacy was lower among LEP individuals (50.6% vs. 80.8%, p < 0.001), though internet access was high in both groups (87.0% for LEP vs. 91.4% for non-LEP, p = 0.24). Housing instability persisted, with a greater share of LEP participants renting (70.6% vs. 56.4%, p = 0.031). This assessment highlights how language proficiency shapes social determinants of health for South Asian immigrants in Southeast Queens County, New York City. LEP individuals faced more housing, food, safety, and digital literacy challenges, underscoring the need for language-accessible, culturally tailored services. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|