| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 340 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Race, ethnicity, culture, and health
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Race, ethnicity, culture, and health.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Patterns of chronic disease -- Health care access and delivery among Latina/o populations -- Community efforts for health promotion in Latina/o communities -- Non-traditional health practices -- Prevalence of mental health disorders -- Mental health barriers among Latina/os -- Culture-specific interventions and community efforts -- Non-traditional mental health practices -- Future considerations. |
| Summary |
This book details the state of the physical and mental health of diverse Latina/o American groups, and assesses treatment disparities for different groups. Discusses psychological and chronic physical diseases, culture-specific treatments and community improvement efforts, spiritual and indigenous practices and their applications to health and mental health, and recommendations for eliminating barriers to health care for Latina/o groups. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hispanic Americans -- Medical care.
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Hispanic Americans -- Medical care. |
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Hispanic Americans. |
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Hispanic Americans -- Mental health services.
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Hispanic Americans -- Mental health services. |
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Hispanic Americans -- Mental health.
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Hispanic Americans -- Mental health. |
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Community mental health services.
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Community mental health services. |
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Hispanic Americans.
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Manners and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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United States -- epidemiology. |
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Latin America -- ethnology. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. |
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Diseases. |
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. |
| Added Author |
Sosa, Erica T., author.
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| Added Title |
Latina American health and mental health |
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Latino American health and mental health |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Arellano, Leticia M. Latinao American health and mental health. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018] 9781440854897 (DLC) 2017031181 |
| ISBN |
9781440854903 (electronic book) |
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1440854904 (electronic book) |
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9781440854897 (hard copy ; alkaline paper) |
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1440854890 |
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