Affiliation:
1. Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (JG), Utah State University, Logan, Utah
2. Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology (TP), Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Abstract
Health concerns for Latinos, the largest ethnic minority in the United States, merit attention by policy makers. Given the importance of the Latino population to the economic well-being of the United States, ensuring good health for this group is crucial. Lack of access to health care is the most obvious barrier to maintaining good health for Latinos, but it is not the only important factor. Sociocultural factors, including acculturation, culturally competent health professionals, immigration status, income, and education are also influential to health concerns. Recommendations to decrease health disparities among Latino men include theoretically based health interventions, better integration of research findings, working with local communities, and incorporating Latino masculine values into both health care and health education. Given the importance of the sociocultural factors, the discussion that follows emphasizes these and the interaction of these factors with Latino cultural values.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health Policy,Medicine (miscellaneous)
Cited by
3 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献