Introduction,
by Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Luisa N. Borrell, Miguel
Muñoz-Laboy, and William Vega Part I. Key Issues
Affecting the Health of Latino Men
1. Demographic Transformations, Structural Contexts, and Transitions to
Adulthood, by Rubén G. Rumbaut
2. The Implications and Impact of Race on the Health of Hispanic/Latino
Males, by Luisa N. Borrell and Clara Rodríguez
3. Improvements in Latino Health Data, by Olivia Carter-Pokras and
Alexander H. Fischer Part II. The Life Cycle
and Latino Males’ Health
4. Latino Boys, by Marilyn Aguirre-Molina and Gabriela Betancourt
5. The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Latino Males Living in
the United States, by M. Antonia Biggs, Claire D. Brindis, Lauren
Ralph, and John Santelli
6. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, by Andres Gil and William Vega
7. The Causes and Consequences of Poor Health among Latino Vietnam
Veterans, by Valentine V. Villa, Nancy Harada, and Anh-Luu
Huynh-Hohnbaum
8. Health of Incarcerated Latino Men, by Sandra P. Arévalo, Laia
Bécares, and Hortensia Amaro
9. Emergent Chronic Conditions, by Sandra Echeverria and Ana Diez-Roux
10. Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Service Use among Latino
Men in the United States, by Antonio Polo and Margarita Alegría
11. Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS , by George Ayala
12. Health Coverage, Utilization, and Expenditures among Latino Men, by
Russell Homan, Patricia A. Homan, and Olveen Carrasquillo
13. Mental Health of Elderly Latino Males, by Cynthia Alford and David
Espino
Conclusion, by William Vega, Luisa N. Borrell, and Marilyn
Aguirre-Molina
Appendix, by Olivia Carter-Pokras and Mariano Kanamori
Subtitle: A Social
and Structural Approach Edited by
Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Luisa N. Borrell, and William Vega
Introduction by Miguel Muñoz-Laboy and Foreword by David R.
Williams Subject:Gender Studies,Public
Health, Latino Studies Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-4604-9 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4603-2 Pages:
336 pages Publication Date: May 2010 Series: Critical Issues in
Health and Medicine
Praise for Health Issues in Latino Males:
"This is an informative, data-driven volume for students and health professionals with an interest in Latino male health. Highly recommended.”
—Choice
"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-thought, 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."
—Michelle D.
Bonner, University of Victoria
Description:
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.
About the Author:
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.
