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.
Tabella dei contenuti
LATINO POPULATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Latino Health Policy: Beyond Demographic Determinism (A. Falcon, et
al.).
Latino Health Status: Framework for Knowledge Building (O.
Carter-Pokras & R. Zambrana).
Latino Access to Health Care: The Role of Insurance, Managed Care
and Institutional Barriers (J. Carrillo, et al.)
LATINO LIFE STAGES AND HEALTH.
The Early Years: The Health of Children and Youth (G. Flores &
R. Zambrana).
The Reproductive Years: The Health of Latinas (A. Giachello).
The Later Years: The Health of Elderly Latinos (V. Villa & F.
Torres-Gil).
Latino Mental Health and Treatment in the United States (W. Vega
& M. Alegria).
PATTERNS OF CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG LATINOS.
The Impact of Cancer on Latino Populations (A. Ramirez & L.
Suarez).
Cardiovascular Disease (E. Perez-Stable, et al.).
Diabetes (J. Luchsinger).
Gender, Context, and HIV Prevention among Latinos (H. Amaro, et
al.).
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND THE LATINO WORKFORCE.
Occupational Health among Latino Workers in the Urban Setting (R.
Moure-Eraso & G. Friedman-Jimenez).
Health and Occupational Risks of Latinos Living in Rural America
(K. Azevedo & H. Bogue).
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUG USE AMONG LATINOS.
Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems among Latinos in the
United States (R. Caetano & F. Galvan).
Tobacco Use among Latinos (G. Marin).
Latino Drug Use: Scope, Risk Factors, and Reduction Strategies (A.
Gil & W. Vega).
Latino Health Policy: A Look to the Future.
Circa l’autore
MARILYN AGUIRRE-MOLINA is professor of public health at the Mailman
School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City. She
has served as the executive vice president of the California
Endowment and as senior program officer at The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation.
CARLOS W. MOLINA is professor of community health education at York
College of the City University of New York. He has served as the
executive director of Lincoln Hospital in New York.
RUTH ENID ZAMBRANA is professor of women’s studies at the
University of Maryland. She was the Elisabeth Shirley Enochs
Professor of Child Welfare, Social Work Program at George Mason
University.
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