Latina Health in the United States: A Public Health Reader: 6 (Public Health/Vulnerable Populations) - Softcover

Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787965790 ISBN 13: 9780787965792

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2003

Synopsis

Latina Health in the United States identifies and offers an in-depth examination of the most critical health issues that affect Latinas' health and health care within the United States. In this comprehensive resource, the contributors examine a wide variety of topics that address Latina women's health concerns such as sexual and reproductive health issues; chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes; the impact of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; mental health issues; adolescent health; and rural and migrant occupational health. Latina Health in the United States is a unique guide to the health and well-being of the women in our country's fastest growing population.

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Review

"This edited volume is a much-needed and timely collection, comprehensively mapping out the issues most central to Latina health today. The collection raises not only issues central to research and scholarship on Latina health, it also serves as a guide for future policy decisions in regard to Latina health. Latina Health in the United States stands as a definitive collection for years to come." ? Natalia Molina, associate professor of ethnic studies, University of California, San Diego "An extraordinarily valuable volume detailing and analyzing the complex realities of Latina health in the US and the social, cultural and economic factors that influence them. Essential reading for health workers, public health professionals, educators, students, and other caregivers written by the best in the field." ? Ruth Sidel, professor of sociology, Hunter College and author, Keeping Women and Children Last: America's War on the Poor

About the Author

Marilyn Aguirre-Molina is professor of population and family health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York. 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 health education and dean of academic affairs at Hostos Community College at City University of New York. He has served as the executive director of Lincoln Hospital in New York. Aguirre-Molina and Molina are coeditors (with Ruth Enid Zambrana) of Health Issues in the Latino Community (Jossey-Bass, 2001).

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0787965790
• ISBN 13: 9780787965792
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 688