Latina health in the United States : a public health reader /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn, Molina, Carlos W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2003]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Hispanic American women > Health and hygiene. Hispanic American women > Medical care. Women's Health > United States > Collected Works. Disease > ethnology > United States > Collected Works. Health Services Needs and Demand > United States > Collected Works. Health Status > United States > Collected Works. Hispanic Americans > United States > Collected Works.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

Overview and critical issues affecting Latina health
Risk factors and disparities among Latinas
Sexual and reproductive health issues
Chronic conditions: heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Mental health
The next generation: Latina adolescents
Rural and migrant farmworker Latinas
Special issues : Relation of demographic and lifestyle factors to symptoms in a multiracial/ethnic population of women forty- to fifty-five years of age ; Lesbian women of color: triple jeopardy ; Prevalence and predictors of physical partner abuse among Mexican American women ; Acculturation and disordered eating patterns among Mexican American women ; Welfare reform and its impact on Latino families.