Health Issues in Latino Males

• Utgivningsdatum: 2010-05-24
• Mått: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
• Vikt: 454 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Serie: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
• Antal sidor: 336
• Förlag: Rutgers University Press
• Medarbetare: David R. Williams
• ISBN: 9780813546049

• Genusvetenskap
• Samhällsmedicin och preventiv medicin
• Etnicitet

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.

"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 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." - 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." (Choice) "This is an informative, data-driven volume for students and health professionals with an interest in Latino male health. Highly recommended." (Choice)

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