Abstract
Purpose: Hidalgo County, located on the Texas-Mexico border, has one of the highest rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes nationwide. A further breakdown yields 93,000 individuals comprising the 18–24 year old range (11% total population). Within this population, Hispanic young adult (18–26 years) males are medically high risk and are an underserved group. This population is less likely to have a usual place for healthcare, have a doctor's visit in the past year, have a well check-up, and have the highest delay in care. This lack of healthcare utilization makes it difficult to intervene in their health and offer solutions. Successfully identifying and engaging this high-risk group in an intervention that is socially and culturally adapted in preventive healthcare remains a problem.
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