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Meyer, Pamela. and Rios, Jo. "Associations Between Health, Utilities and Practices in Rural South Texas: The Case of the Nueces County Colonias" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug 10, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p105387_index.html>

Meyer, P. S. and Rios, J. M. , 2006-08-10 "Associations Between Health, Utilities and Practices in Rural South Texas: The Case of the Nueces County Colonias" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p105387_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The empirical research examined the linkages between selected indirect measures of environmental pollution and incidence of illnesses in the colonias in South Texas. The research questions investigated the daily activities and periodic practices of household members and the access and availability of utilities and other public services such as garbage collection services. For activities and practices, the practice of keeping trash for over a week on the respondent's property were statistically related to gastrointestinal illnesses and eye infections. For the infrastructure variables, having indoor toilets (in conjunction with substandard septic tanks) were statistically related to gastrointestinal illness, respiratory problems and skin infections. The lack of pluvial drainage was statistically significant, while not related to a particular disease. Although a small sample size limited full investigation of social indicators, it appears that problems in these colonias are a function of poverty, especially a lack of affordable housing and proper sanitation. People who live in colonias are at risk for disease because structural measures to improve sanitation are not available to them.

Structural Integration, Environmental Degradation, and Health:A Cross-National Study of Industrial Organic Water Pollution and Infant Mortality in Less-Developed Countries, 1980-2000

Environmental Health: Relationships Between Infrastructure, Activities, Practices and Illnesses in the South Texas Colonias (Nueces County)