New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health

This volume is being published at a critical time in U.S. history and serves as a comprehensive and much-needed update to what is known about Latinx health. As both the United States and Latinx subgroups experience demographic shifts, it is critical to examine the current epidemiology of Latinx health, as well as the factors influencing the health and well-being of this growing population.Chapters in this book, written by highly respected experts, illuminate the diversity of the Latinx population and provide strategies to mitigate many of the challenges they face, including challenges related to migrating to new destinations. The book is designed to enrich dialogue around the multilevel determinants of Latinx health and concludes with a call to action for increased culturally congruent, theoretically informed and participatory Latinx health research. The book also encourages the mentorship and growth of early career and junior investigators to conduct research on Latinx health issues.A selection of the perspectives included among the chapters: Chronic disease and mental health issues in Latinx populationsSubstance use among Latinx adolescents in the United StatesPhysical and intellectual and developmental disabilities in Latinx populationsHealth insurance reform and the Latinx populationImmigration enforcement policies and Latinx healthResearch priorities for Latinx sexual and gender minoritiesRacial and ethnic discrimination, intersectionality, acculturation, and Latinx health New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health is an invaluable compendium that provides a foundation of understanding Latinx health and well-being and guides future research and practice. The book is essential for researchers, practitioners, and students in the fields of public health and the social sciences including community and health psychology, health administration and policy, community health education, medical anthropology, medical sociology, population health, and preventive medicine. Moreover, the chapters in this volume are also relevant for federal, state, and local agencies, including health departments, and other Latinx- and immigrant-serving community organizations.

Highlights the current state of Latinx health and well-being in the United States, as well as successful research and interventions for this population Reflects current data and explores previously uncovered topics, such as the health of sexual and gender minorities, including LGBT persons and disabled persons, and the consequences of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Latinx subgroups Discusses how macro-levels of the ecological model, such as immigration policy, ACA, leadership, built environment, migration processes, and multiple forms of discrimination, influence Latinx health outcomes in the U.S. Identifies the gaps in the current research and promising strategies for intervention that need to be prioritized given the evolving U.S. population

Auteur

Airín D. Martínez, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion & Policy at the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, MPH, FAAHB, is professor and chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy Division of Public Health Sciences, at Wake Forest School of Medicine, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Contenu
Chapter 1: Introduction: Disentangling Language and the Social Determinants of Latinx Health in the United States.- Part I: The Health Status of Latinx Persons in the United States.- Chapter 2: Chronic Disease in the Latinx Population: Threats, Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 3: Mental Health Issues in Latinx Populations: Evaluating the State of the Field.- Chapter 4: Latinx Child Health: Challenges and Opportunities to Build a Healthy Future.- Chapter 5: Substance Use among Latinx Adolescents in the United States: Scope, Theory, Interventions, and Next Steps.- Chapter 6: Disability among the Latinx Population: Epidemiology and Empowerment Interventions.- Chapter 7: Aging and Health in the Latinx Population in the United States: Changing Demographics, Social Vulnerabilities, and the Aim of Quality of Life.- Chapter 8: Health Threats That Can Affect Hispanic/Latino Migrants and Immigrants.- Chapter 9: The Status of Latinx Occupational Health.- Chapter 10: The Health and Well-being of Latinx Sexual and Gender Minorities in the United States: A Call to Action.- Part II: Communities, Systems, and Structures.- Chapter 11: Health Insurance Reform and the Latinx Population.- Chapter 12: Immigration Enforcement Policies and Latinx Health: State of Knowledge.- Chapter 13: Three Ecologies of the Urban Environment and The Health of Latinx Communities.- Chapter 14: Racial and Ethnic Discrimination, Intersectionality, and Latinx Health.- Chapter 15: Divergent Dilemma: The Reconceptualization and Critical Use of Acculturation in Latinx Health Research.- Chapter 16: Health is Political: Advocacy and Mobilization for Latinx Health.