Data from the US Census of 2010 revealed a population of 843 individuals living in 292 housing units in Barrio Quebrada Arriba. From this population, 44% were adults 50 years and older. It is located in the northwest area of Patillas with a territorial extension of 3.65 square miles. In 2013, the CSIF conducted a needs assessment of the Quebrada Arriba community through individual interviews with 55 community members in their homes.13 Data from this assessment revealed that 71% (N=39) from the interviewed participants were adults 50 years and older. From this sample, 62% (N=24) were women. All the participants lived below poverty levels and reported having one or more chronic conditions. The data also revealed that this community lacked local access to government, health care, and transportation services. Given the current gap in the availability of health care services coupled with the high prevalence of older people and chronic conditions in Quebrada Arriba, we selected this community to formalize the Medical Sciences Campus (MSC)-Centros Sor Isolina Ferré partnership. This partnership used principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to develop
