Latinx and Hispanic Health Resources

The Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Reference Manual is authored by a nurse intimately aware of the challenges faced by healthcare providers as they attempt to deliver culturally competent care and better understand patient diversity in the face of frenzied schedules. This edition of the Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Reference Manual maintains the highly successful and sought after conciseness of prior editions while building upon the most recently available healthcare-related data and statistics for each group included.This fourth edition contains over 30 chapters addressing frequently encountered religious, cultural, and ethnic groups. The contents of each chapter provide the reader with a quick overview of relative cultural norms, common health beliefs and practices, kinship factors, etc. while reminding the reader that each individual is unique and diverse in the practices of their culture or religion.

Sweeping in scope, Health Issues in the Latino Community identifies and offers an in-depth examination of the most critical health issues that affect Latino's health and health care within the United States. This resource offers a comprehensive approach that informs and promotes the advancement of the practice, program planning, research, and public policy to improve health care of all Latino citizens.

Latina Health in the United States identifies and offers anin-depth examination of the most critical health issues that affectLatinas' health and health care within the United States. In thiscomprehensive resource, the contributors examine a wide variety oftopics that address Latina women's health concerns such as sexualand reproductive health issues; chronic conditions such as heartdisease, cancer, and diabetes; the impact of alcohol, tobacco, andother drugs; mental health issues; adolescent health; and rural andmigrant occupational health. Latina Health in the UnitedStates is a unique guide to the health and well-being of thewomen in our country's fastest growing population.

"The text is state-of-the-art in its analysis of healthdisparities from both domestic and international perspectives.Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to HealthDisparities in the United States is a welcome addition to the fieldbecause it widens access to the complex issues underlying thehealth disparities problem. "-- Preventing Chronic Disease/CDC,October 2005 "This is a very comprehensive, evidence-based book dealing withthe health disparities that plague the United States. This is awelcome and valuable addition to the field of health care forminority groups in the United States."-- Doody's PublishersBulletin, August 2005 "Health isn?t color-blind. Racial minoritiesdisproportionately suffer from some diseases, but experts say racealone doesn?t completely account for the disparities.Newsweek's Jennifer Barrett Ozols spoke with Thomas LaVeist,director of the Center for Health Disparities Solutions at JohnsHopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and author of theupcoming book, "Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction toHealth Disparities in the U.S." (Jossey-Bass) about race andmedicine. "-- MSNBC/Newsweek interview with author Thomas L.LaVeist, February 2005 "The book is readable and organized to be quickly read withspecifics readily retrievable. It is comprehensive and visual."--Journal of the American Medical Association, September 2005 Minority Populations and Health is a textbook that offersa complete foundation in the core issues and theoretical frameworksfor the development of policy and interventions to address racedisparities in health-related outcomes. This book covers U.S.health and social policy, the role of race and ethnicity in healthresearch, social factors contributing to mortality, longevity andlife expectancy, quantitative and demographic analysis and access,and utilization of health services. Instructors material availableat http://www.minorityhealth.com

Featuring NEW resource lists of relevant books and NEW hotlines and organizations that help keep Latinas informed and healthy, this revised edition of Salud, compiled by a leading women's health care advocate and with authoritative guidance from the National Hispanic Women's Health Initiative, addresses with great sensitivity the special concerns of Latinas -- physiological, cultural, and spiritual. This essential resource discusses: How to become a smarter health care consumer How religious and spiritual traditions affect the way Latinas view their health Prevention and treatment of the diseases that most commonly affect Latinas, such as diabetes, cervical cancer, and depression Sexuality and reproductive health, from a Latina perspective The essential roles of diet and lifestyle in preventing health problems

If you're going to have a heart attack, an organ transplant, or a joint replacement, here's the key to getting the very best medical care: be a white, straight, middle-class male. This book by a pioneering black surgeon takes on one of the few critically important topics that haven't figured in the heated debate over health care reform--the largely hidden yet massive injustice of bias in medical treatment. Growing up in Jim Crow-era Tennessee and training and teaching in overwhelmingly white medical institutions, Gus White witnessed firsthand how prejudice works in the world of medicine. And while race relations have changed dramatically, old ways of thinking die hard. In Seeing Patients White draws upon his experience in startlingly different worlds to make sense of the unconscious bias that riddles medical treatment, and to explore what it means for health care in a diverse twenty-first-century America. White and coauthor David Chanoff use extensive research and interviews with leading physicians to show how subconscious stereotyping influences doctor-patient interactions, diagnosis, and treatment. Their book brings together insights from the worlds of social psychology, neuroscience, and clinical practice to define the issues clearly and, most importantly, to outline a concrete approach to fixing this fundamental inequity in the delivery of health care.

People often think diabetes meal plans mean bland, tasteless foods and tiny portions. But did you know that you can still eat tasty dishes from classic Latino cuisine? Enjoy traditional meals from all over Latin America withDiabetic Cooking for Latinos. This bilingual Latino cookbook, with English and Spanish versions of each recipe, is chock full of healthy meals for people with diabetes. Readers can enjoy authentic, wholesome food and work to manage blood glucose levels at the same time! With more than 100 recipes full of the flavors of Latin America, complete nutrition information for each recipe, and diabetic exchanges, meal planning is a breeze. Each recipe is tested to meet the American Diabetes Association nutrition guidelines, ensuring that the recipes are healthy and suitable for any diabetes meal plan. Ever wonder whatepazote is or the difference betweenguajillo chiles andhabanero chiles? Go to the glossary! Feeling lost in the grocery store aisles? Check out the specialized shopping lists in the back! Want to know which chiles to use in an upcoming dinner party? See which chiles are the hottest in the chile chart! Ready to walk off some extra calories from these great meals? There's a 13-week walking program, too! Some of the delicious recipes include Sangria Sofrito Ranchera Sauce Cassava Arepas Cactus (Nopales) Salad Peruvian Chicken Stew Ajiaco Chicken Breast with Chipotles Red Snapper Veracruz Meatballs Puebla Style Classic Argentinian Empanadas Tamales with Guajillo Chiles Rice with Black Beans and Bacon Yaya's Vegetable Paella White Beans with Chorizo Spicy Rice Pudding Baked Papaya Soft Vanilla Custard Features 8 pages of custom photography, beautifully illustrating some of the most popular dishes.

Just about everyone loves Mexican food, but should you eat it if you want to manage your weight or diabetes? Yes, absolutely! There are literally hundreds of authentic Mexican dishes that are naturally healthy--moderate in calories, fat, and sugar--and completely delectable. In Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking, Jim Peyton presents some two hundred recipes that have exceptional nutrition profiles, are easy to prepare, and, most important of all, taste delicious. Peyton starts from the premise that for any diet to work, you have to enjoy the food you're eating. Substitutions that alter the taste and pleasure of food, such as nonfat yogurt for mayonnaise, have no place here. Instead, you'll find tasty, highly nutritious, low-calorie dishes from the various schools of Mexican and Mexican American cooking in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. From traditional meat, seafood, and vegetarian entrees and antojitos mexicanos, including tacos, enchiladas, and tamales, to upscale alta cocina mexicana such as shrimp ceviche and mango salsa, these recipes are authentic, simple for home cooks to prepare with supermarket ingredients, flavorful, and fully satisfying in moderate portions. Every recipe includes nutritional analysis--calories, protein, carbs, fat, cholesterol, fiber, sugar, and sodium. In addition to the recipes, Peyton offers helpful information on diet and healthy eating, Mexican cooking and nutrition, ingredients, cooking techniques, and cooking equipment. Try the recipes in Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking, and you'll discover that comfort food can be both delicious and good for you. ¡Buen provecho!