Health Issues in Latino Males
336 pages, 6 x 9
60 illustrations. 19 figures and 41 tables
Paperback
Release Date:24 May 2010
ISBN:9780813546049
Health Issues in Latino Males
A Social and Structural Approach
Edited by Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Luisa N. Borrell, and William Vega; Foreword by David R. Williams; Introduction by Miguel Muñoz-Laboy
Rutgers University Press
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. The book addresses sexual and reproductive health; alcohol, tobacco, and drug use; mental and physical health among those in the juvenile justice or prison systems; chronic diseases; HIV/AIDS; Alzheimer's and dementia; and health issues among war veterans. It discusses utilization, insurance coverage, and research programs, and includes an extensive appendix charting epidemiological data on Latino health.
The focus on Latino males is timely and fills an important gap in our knowledge of this population. The tone, identification, description, and explanation of various health problems that are seriously affecting the health of Latinos within a social and structural lens all demonstrate a well thoughtout comprehensive approach. Health Issues in Latino Males not only contributes to the scholarship on this topic but also serves as a catalyst for future research.
The unique characteristics of U.S. Latino males will pose challenges and opportunities for the nation's employers, educational institutions, and health agencies. Those responsible for these areas would be wise to become more familiar with their needs and issues.
This is an informative, data-driven volume for students and health professionals with an interest in Latino male health. Highly recommended.
MARILYN AGUIRRE-MOLINA, one of the nation's leading authorities on Latino/a health issues, is a professor of public health at the City University of New York, and director of the university's Institute for Health Equity.
LUISA N. BORRELL is an associate professor in the department of health sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York.
WILLIAM VEGA is a professor of family medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, director of the Luskin Center for Innovation, and codirector of the Multicultural Research Network on Health and Health Care.
LUISA N. BORRELL is an associate professor in the department of health sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York.
WILLIAM VEGA is a professor of family medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, director of the Luskin Center for Innovation, and codirector of the Multicultural Research Network on Health and Health Care.
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
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
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