Health issues in the Latino community / Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Carlos W. Molina, Ruth Enid Zambrana, editors.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn
Molina, Carlos W.
Zambrana, Ruth E.
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey Bass Publishers, 2001.
Series:Jossey-Bass health series.
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > Medical care.
Hispanic Americans > Health and hygiene.
Delivery of Health Care.
Hispanic or Latino.
Health.
Hygiene.
United States.
Online Access:
Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:xxxiv, 492 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Latino health policy: beyond demographic determinism
  • Ch. 2. Latino health status
  • Ch. 3. Latino access to health care: the role of insurance, managed care, and institutional barriers
  • Ch. 4. The early years: the health of children and youth
  • Ch. 5. The reproductive years: the health of latinas
  • Ch. 6. The later years: the health of elderly latinos
  • Ch. 7. Latino mental health and treatment in the United States
  • Ch. 8. The impact of cancer on Latino populations
  • Ch. 9. Cardiovascular disease
  • Ch. 10. Diabetes
  • Ch. 11. Gender, context, and HIV prevention among Latinos
  • Ch. 12. Occupational health among Latino workers in the urban setting
  • Ch. 13. Health and occupational risks of Latinos living in rural America
  • Ch. 14. Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among Latinos in the United States
  • Ch. 15. Tobacco use among Latinos
  • Ch. 16. Latino drug use: scope, risk factors, and reduction strategies
  • Ch. 17. Latino health policy: a look to the future.