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Health Issues in Latino Males
A Social and Structural Approach
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2010
About this book
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.
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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.
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"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."
— Jorge Delva, professor and co-director of Curtis Research Center, University of Michigan"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.
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— Fernando Trevino, PhD, Florida International University"
"This is an informative, data-driven volume for students and health professionals with an interest in Latino male health. Highly recommended."
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Figures
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Tables
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Foreword
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: A Social and Structural Framework for the Analysis of Latino Males’ Health
1 - Part I. Key Issues Affecting the Health of Latino Men
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Chapter 1. Demographic Transformations, Structural Contexts, and Transitions to Adulthood
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Chapter 2. The Implications and Impact of Race on the Health of Hispanic/Latino Males
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Chapter 3. Improvements in Latino Health Data
53 - Part II. The Life Cycle and Latino Males’ Health
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Chapter 4. Latino Boys: The Early Years
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Chapter 5. The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Latino Males Living in the United States
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Chapter 6.1 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
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Chapter 7. The Causes and Consequences of Poor Health among Latino Vietnam Veterans: Parallels for Latino Veterans of the War in Iraq
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Chapter 8. Health of Incarcerated Latino Men
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Chapter 9. Emergent Chronic Conditions
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Chapter 10. Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Service Use among Latino Men in the United States
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Chapter 11. Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS: A Focus on Discrimination and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men
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Chapter 12. Health Coverage, Utilization, and Expenditures among Latino Men
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Chapter 13. Mental Health of Elderly Latino Males
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Conclusion: New Directions for Research, Policy, and Programs Addressing the Health of Latino Males
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Appendix: An Overview of Latino Males’ Health Status
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Contributors
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Index
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June 22, 2020
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Keywords for this book
Health Issues; Latino Males; Health Issues in Latino Males; Health; Latino; public health; medicine; sociology; sexual health; reproductive health; alcohol; tobacco; drug use; mental health; physical health; juvenile justice; prison systems; Latinao; LatinX; Latin; chronic diseases; HIVAIDS; Alzheimer's; dementia; health issues among veterans; veterans; epidemiological data; insurance; Emergent chronic conditions; Social determinants of HIVAIDS; Vietnam veterans
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For universities and colleges of further and higher education
