Health Issues in Latino Males

by Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn; Borrell, Luisa N.; Vega, William; Munoz-laboy, Miguel; Williams, David R.

• ISBN13: 9780813546049
• ISBN10: 0813546044
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

It is estimated that more than 50 million Latinos live in the United States. This is projected to more than double by 2050. InHealth Issues in Latino Malesexperts 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.

Author Biography

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 provost professor at the University of Southern California, with appointments in Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and the School of Social Work. He is also director of the Royal Institute on Aging, and co-director of the Multicultural Research Network on Health and Health Care at UCLA.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: A Social and Structural Framework for the Analysis of Latino Males' Health	p. 1
Key Issues Affecting the Health of Latino Men
Demographic Transformations, Structural Contexts, and Transitions to Adulthood	p. 17
The Implications and Impact of Race on the Health of Hispanic/Latino Males	p. 32
Improvements in Latino Health Data	p. 53
The Life Cycle and Latino Males' Health
Latino Boys: The Early Years	p. 67
The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Latino Males Living in the United States	p. 83
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs	p. 99
The Causes and Consequences of Poor Health among Latino Vietnam Veterans: Parallels for Latino Veterans of the War in Iraq	p. 123
Health of incarcerated Latino Men	p. 139
Emergent Chronic Conditions	p. 158
Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Service Use among Latino Men in the United States	p. 183
Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS: A Focus on Discrimination and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men	p. 212
Health Coverage, Utilization, and Expenditures among Latino Men	p. 229
Mental Health of Elderly Latino Males	p. 249
Conclusion: New Directions for Research, Policy, and Programs Addressing the Health of Latino Males	p. 261
Appendix: An Overview of Latino Males' Health Status	p. 268
Contributors	p. 307
Index	p. 311
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