Rio Grande Valley Health Survey Encuesta de Salud del Valle del Rio Grande     Español

General Description of the Survey

This is a pilot study to determine the feasibility of using a telephone interview to collect data on women's health and patterns of health care utilization in the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas. Specifically, the study seeks to interview female residents of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties who are between 19 and 55 years of age. This population has one of the highest uninsurance rates in the country. More than forty percent of the residents of these counties lack insurance. Since this community is located at the border between Texas and Mexico, one of the focuses of the study is to study the determinants of cross border utilization of health care services.

This study is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development through a seed grant from the Initiative in Population Research at the Ohio State University. The study is being coordinated by researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Texas-Pan America. Interviews are conducted in Spanish or English, depending on the preference of the Respondent. Contact telephone numbers are available to Respondents if they have questions.

Please note the following important contacts:

The Ohio State University
Principal Investigator	Patricia Reagan	1-800-651-1574
	Email	pat.reagan@chrr.osu.edu
Office of Responsible Research Practices		1-800-678-6251
University of Texas-Pan America
Spanish Language Contact	Jose Pagan	956-318-5306 (local Rio Grande Valley number)
	Email	jpagan@panam.edu
Office of Responsible Research Practices		956-384-5004 (local Rio Grande Valley number)
OSU Web Site	http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/surveys.html
Patricia Reagan Web Site	http://economics.sbs.ohio-state.edu/reagan/
José A. Pagán Web Site	http://www.coba.panam.edu/ecofina/facultydirectory/pagan.htm