Health Issues in the Latino Community

Name: Health Issues in the Latino Community
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ISBN: 9780787953157

ISBN-10: 0787953156

ISBN-13: 9780787953157

Edition: 2001

Authors: Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Carlos W. Molina, Ruth Enid Zambrana

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Sweeping in scope, Health Issues in the Latino Community identifies and offers an in-depth examination of the most critical health issues that affect Latino's health and health care within the United States. This resource offers a comprehensive approach that informs and promotes the advancement of the practice, program planning, research, and public policy to improve health care of all Latino citizens.

Book details

List price: $99.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/7/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 7.36" wide x 10.12" long x 1.66" tall
Weight: 2.662
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


The Editors


The Contributors



Latino Populations in the United States



Latino Health Policy: Beyond Demographic Determinism




Latino Health Status




Latino Access to Health Care: The Role of Insurance, Managed Care, and Institutional Barriers




Latino Life Stages and Health



The Early Years: The Health of Children and Youth




The Reproductive Years: The Health of Latinas




The Later Years: The Health of Elderly Latinos




Latino Mental Health and Treatment in the United States




Patterns of Chronic Diseases Among Latinos



The Impact of Cancer on Latino Populations




Cardiovascular Disease




Diabetes




Gender, Context, and HIV Prevention Among Latinos




Occupational Health and the Latino Workforce



Occupational Health Among Latino Workers in the Urban Setting




Health and Occupational Risks of Latinos Living in Rural America




Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drug Use Among Latinos



Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Latinos in the United States




Tobacco Use Among Latinos




Latino Drug Use: Scope, Risk Factors, and Reduction Strategies




A New Health Agenda



Latino Health Policy: A Look to the Future



Name Index


Subject Index