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Hispanics and the Future of America

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164818
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hispanics and the Future of America written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources to describe the contours of this population, from the perspectives of history, demography, geography, education, family, employment, economic well-being, health, and political engagement. They provide a rich source of information for researchers, policy makers, and others who want to better understand the fast-growing and diverse population that we call "Hispanic." The current period is a critical one for getting a better understanding of how Hispanics are being shaped by the U.S. experience. This will, in turn, affect the United States and the contours of the Hispanic future remain uncertain. The uncertainties include such issues as whether Hispanics, especially immigrants, improve their educational attainment and fluency in English and thereby improve their economic position; whether growing numbers of foreign-born Hispanics become citizens and achieve empowerment at the ballot box and through elected office; whether impending health problems are successfully averted; and whether Hispanics' geographic dispersal accelerates their spatial and social integration. The papers in this volume provide invaluable information to explore these issues.

Care Without Coverage

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309083435
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Care Without Coverage written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-06-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.

Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309165865
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-09-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the population of older Americans grows, it is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. Differences in health by racial and ethnic status could be increasingly consequential for health policy and programs. Such differences are not simply a matter of education or ability to pay for health care. For instance, Asian Americans and Hispanics appear to be in better health, on a number of indicators, than White Americans, despite, on average, lower socioeconomic status. The reasons are complex, including possible roles for such factors as selective migration, risk behaviors, exposure to various stressors, patient attitudes, and geographic variation in health care. This volume, produced by a multidisciplinary panel, considers such possible explanations for racial and ethnic health differentials within an integrated framework. It provides a concise summary of available research and lays out a research agenda to address the many uncertainties in current knowledge. It recommends, for instance, looking at health differentials across the life course and deciphering the links between factors presumably producing differentials and biopsychosocial mechanisms that lead to impaired health.

Hispanic Access to Health Care

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hispanic Access to Health Care written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hispanic Access to Health Care

Author : Eleanor Chelimsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Hispanic Access to Health Care written by Eleanor Chelimsky and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hispanic Access to Health Care

Author : U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher : BiblioGov
ISBN 13 : 9781289074838
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Hispanic Access to Health Care written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO discussed Hispanic health in the United States, focusing on: (1) why a higher percentage of Hispanics than non-Hispanics lack health insurance; (2) why various Hispanic subgroups have differing health insurance coverage rates; (3) the extent to which Medicaid and Medicare serve the Hispanic population; and (4) the data sources available on the health status of Hispanics in the United States. GAO noted that: (1) 33 percent of Hispanics were uninsured during all or part of 1989; (2) 78 percent of Hispanic family members under age 65 who are uninsured are in families with an adult worker, and very few Hispanic families with no adult worker employed have private insurance; (3) in comparison with whites and blacks, a greater proportion of Hispanics are employed in industries that are less likely to provide health insurance; (4) employed Hispanic males with incomes above poverty level had much higher rates of private insurance than did employed Hispanic males with incomes below poverty level; (5) since Cuban-Americans are more economically advantaged, they are more likely than Mexican-Americans and Puerto Ricans to have private health insurance; (6) 91 percent of elderly Hispanics are covered by Medicare; (7) Hispanics in general, and Mexican-Americans in particular, have difficulty gaining access to Medicaid because of the stringency in state Medicaid policies; and (8) data sources with useful information on the health status of the Hispanic population include the census and the Current Population Survey, vital statistics, Medicare and Medicaid, and special surveys.

Communities in Action

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309452961
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Achieving Equitable Access

Author : Wilhelmina Leigh
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761803782
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Achieving Equitable Access written by Wilhelmina Leigh and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past thirty years, the United States has made remarkable progress in reducing barriers in access to health care faced by racial and ethnic minority Americans. Most minority Americans born in the 1950s have vivid memories of 'separate and unequal' health facilities. By the 1980s, overt and blatant barriers to care were uncommon. In spite of the progress achieved, recent studies continue to provide evidence that minority Americans experience differential access to health coverage and to some health procedures. To investigate these differentials, contributors to this volume were asked to examine the health care experiences of nonelderly Hispanics and African-Americans within a nationally representative data source: the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. Through this effort, the authors document the extent to which barriers to access persist and provide insight on possible explanations for variations in access. This volume will provide policymakers, practitioners, and advocates with an objective base of important information to guide decision-making about health care policy.

Hispanic Health

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Public Health
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hispanic Health written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Public Health and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Political Life of Medicare

Author : Jonathan Oberlander
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226615960
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Political Life of Medicare written by Jonathan Oberlander and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, bitter partisan disputes have erupted over Medicare reform. Democrats and Republicans have fiercely contested issues such as prescription drug coverage and how to finance Medicare to absorb the baby boomers. As Jonathan Oberlander demonstrates in The Political Life of Medicare, these developments herald the reopening of a historic debate over Medicare's fundamental purpose and structure. Revealing how Medicare politics and policies have developed since Medicare's enactment in 1965 and what the program's future holds, Oberlander's timely and accessible analysis will interest anyone concerned with American politics and public policy, health care politics, aging, and the welfare state.

Caring for and Understanding Latinx Patients in Health Care Settings

Author : Laura Maria Pigozzi
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784508500
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Caring for and Understanding Latinx Patients in Health Care Settings written by Laura Maria Pigozzi and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and instructive guide outlines the specific challenges faced by the Latinx population in US health care, including language barriers, unfamiliarity with the medical system, lack of insurance, access issues, monetary factors, and most importantly the fears surrounding undocumented immigrants. It shows how health care professionals and chaplains can support and care for this population in a way that acknowledges and understands the distinct characteristics of Latinx culture. It offers advice on sensitives within this culture, such as health disparities, the importance of the family, and spirituality and religion in Latinx culture. This inclusive guide improves cultural competency among non-Latinx care staff and offers case studies and practical tips to input straight into practice.

America's Children

Author : Institute of Medicine and National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309173930
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book America's Children written by Institute of Medicine and National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-10-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's Children is a comprehensive, easy-to-read analysis of the relationship between health insurance and access to care. The book addresses three broad questions: How is children's health care currently financed? Does insurance equal access to care? How should the nation address the health needs of this vulnerable population? America's Children explores the changing role of Medicaid under managed care; state-initiated and private sector children's insurance programs; specific effects of insurance status on the care children receive; and the impact of chronic medical conditions and special health care needs. It also examines the status of "safety net" health providers, including community health centers, children's hospitals, school-based health centers, and others and reviews the changing patterns of coverage and tax policy options to increase coverage of private-sector, employer-based health insurance. In response to growing public concerns about uninsured children, last year Congress voted to provide $24 billion over five years for new state insurance initiatives. This volume will serve as a primer for concerned federal policymakers and regulators, state agency officials, health plan decisionmakers, health care providers, children's health advocates, and researchers.

Mental Health

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Hispanic Access to Health Care

Author : United States Accounting Office (GAO)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781717361141
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (611 download)

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Book Synopsis Hispanic Access to Health Care by : United States Accounting Office (GAO)

Download or read book Hispanic Access to Health Care written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: T-PEMD-91-13 Hispanic Access To Health Care: Significant Gaps Exist

Health-Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030946921X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Health-Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.

Access to Health Care Among Hispanic/Latino Children, United States, 1998-2001

Author : Gulnur Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Access to Health Care Among Hispanic/Latino Children, United States, 1998-2001 written by Gulnur Scott and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Speaking from the Body

Author : Angie Chabram
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816544506
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Speaking from the Body written by Angie Chabram and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In compelling first-person accounts, Latinas speak freely about dealing with serious health episodes as patients, family caregivers, or friends. They show how the complex interweaving of gender, class, and race impacts the health status of Latinas—and how family, spirituality, and culture affect the experience of illness. Here are stories of Latinas living with conditions common to many: hypertension, breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia, Parkinson’s, lupus, and hyper/hypothyroidism. By bringing these narratives out from the shadows of private lives, they demonstrate how such ailments form part of the larger whole of Latina lives that encompasses family, community, the medical profession, and society. They show how personal identity and community intersect to affect the interpretation of illness, compliance with treatment, and the utilization of allopathic medicine, alternative therapies, and traditional healing practices. The book also includes a retrospective analysis of the narratives and a discussion of Latina health issues and policy recommendations. These Latina cultural narratives illustrate important aspects of the social contexts and real-world family relationships crucial to understanding illness. Speaking from the Body is a trailblazing collection of personal testimonies that integrates professional and personal perspectives and shows that our understanding of health remains incomplete if Latina cultural narratives are not included.