Abstract
ABSTRACT How accessible is linguistically-appropriate health care to Latina women in demographically shifting suburban landscapes in the United States? Using data from a survey of Latina immigrant women and those from mixed-status households in the Chicago suburbs, this research examines barriers Latinas face in accessing healthcare for themselves and their families. This research also asks how those barriers vary among suburban contexts. Qualitative GIS mapping is used to situate women’s experiences in relation to the local availability of healthcare services. The findings show Latina women must make complex spatial, financial, and temporal trade-offs when seeking high quality, linguistically-appropriate healthcare in the Chicago suburbs, especially in exurban areas where services that meet their needs are in short supply. Latina women’s qualitative healthcare experiences in the suburbs are valuable for policy insights targeting this social group. Further, this paper demonstrates how qualitative GIS can be used in understanding spatial access to health services for vulnerable populations.
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