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Author Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn, editor.

Title Health Issues in Latino Males : a Social and Structural Approach
Published Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (335 pages)
Series Critical issues in health and medicine
Critical issues in health and medicine.
Contents Health of incarcerated Latino men / Sandra P. Arevalo, Laia Becares, and Hortensia Amaro -- Emergent chronic conditions / Sandra Echeverria and Ana Diez-Roux -- Psychiatric disorders and mental health service use among Latino men in the United States / Antonio Polo and Margarita Alegría -- Social determinants of HIV/AIDS : a focus on discrimination and Latino men who have sex with men / George Ayala -- Health coverage, utilization, and expenditures among Latino men / Russell Homan, Patricia A. Homan, and Olveen Carrasquillo -- Mental health of elderly Latino males / Cynthia Alford and David Espino -- Conclusion: New directions for research, policy, and programs addressing the health of Latino males / William Vega, Luisa N. Borrell, and Marilyn Aguirre-Molina
Demographic transformations, structural contexts, and transitions to adulthood / Ruben G. Rumbaut -- The implications and impact of race on the health of Hispanic/Latino males / Luisa N. Borrell and Clara Rodríguez -- Improvements in Latino health data / Olivia Carter-Pokras and Alexander H. Fischer -- Latino boys : the early years / Marilyn Aguirre-Molina and Gabriela Betancourt -- The sexual and reproductive health of young Latino males living in the United States / M. Antonia Biggs [and others] -- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs / Andres Gil and William Vega -- The causes and consequences of poor health among Latino Vietnam veterans : parallels for Latino veterans of the war in Iraq / Valentine V. Villa, Nancy Harada, and Anh-Luu Huynh-Hohnbaum
Summary It is estimated that more than 50 million Latinos live in the United States. This is projected to more than double by 2050. In Health Issues in Latino Males experts from public health, medicine, and sociology examine the issues affecting Latino men's health and recommend policies to overcome inequities and better serve this population. It includes an extensive appendix charting epidemiological data on Latino health
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Health behavior -- United States
Hispanic American men -- Health and hygiene
Minorities -- Health -- United States
Men's Health -- ethnology
Hispanic or Latino -- ethnology
Healthcare Disparities
Health Status
Health Behavior -- ethnology
Minority Health
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Men's Studies.
Health behavior
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Borrell, Luisa N., editor.
Vega, William, 1944- editor.
Williams, David
Muñoz-Laboy, Miguel
Arévalo, Sandra
Amaro, Hortensia
Ayala, George
Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn.
Rumbaut, Rubén
Rodríguez, Clara
Carter-Pokras, Olivia
Fischer, Alexander
Betancourt, Gabriela
Biggs, M
Brindis, Claire
Santelli, John
Ralph, Lauren
Gil, Andres
Villa, Valentine
Harada, Nancy
Huynh-Hohnbaum, Anh-Luu
BTcares, Laia
Echeverria, Sandra
Diez-Roux, Ana
Polo, Antonio
Alegrfa, Margarita
Homan, Russell
Homan, Patricia
Carrasquillo, Olveen
Alford, Cynthia
Espino, David
Kanamori, Mariano
LC no. 2009040065
ISBN 9780813549767
0813549760
9780813546032
0813546036
9780813546049
0813546044
128338311X
9781283383110
9786613383112
6613383112