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Acculturation and Latino health in the United States: a review of the literature and its sociopolitical context

Annual review of public health, 2005-01, Vol.26 (1), p.367-397 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Annual Reviews, Inc. 2005 ;ISSN: 0163-7525 ;EISSN: 1545-2093 ;DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144615 ;PMID: 15760294 ;CODEN: AREHDT

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Title:
Acculturation and Latino health in the United States: a review of the literature and its sociopolitical context
Author: Lara, Marielena ; Gamboa, Cristina ; Kahramanian, M Iya ; Morales, Leo S ; Bautista, David E Hayes
Subjects: Acculturation ; Attitude to Health - ethnology ; Chronic Disease ; Cultural Characteristics ; Emigration and Immigration ; Feeding Behavior - ethnology ; Health Behavior - ethnology ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration ; Health Status ; Hispanic or Latino - education ; Hispanic or Latino - ethnology ; Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Life Style ; Mental Health - statistics & numerical data ; Models, Psychological ; Mortality ; Needs Assessment ; Politics ; Public Health - methods ; Public Health - statistics & numerical data ; Reproductive Medicine - statistics & numerical data ; Research - organization & administration ; Socioeconomic Factors ; United States - epidemiology
Is Part Of: Annual review of public health, 2005-01, Vol.26 (1), p.367-397
Description: This chapter provides an overview of the concept of acculturation and reviews existing evidence about the possible relationships between acculturation and selected health and behavioral outcomes among Latinos. The effect of acculturation on Latino health is complex and not well understood. In certain areas-substance abuse, dietary practices, and birth outcomes-there is evidence that acculturation has a negative effect and that it is associated with worse health outcomes, behaviors, or perceptions. In others-health care use and self-perceptions of health-the effect is mostly in the positive direction. Although the literature, to date, on acculturation lacks some breadth and methodological rigor, the public health significance of findings in areas in which there is enough evidence justifies public health action. We conclude with a set of general recommendations in two areas-public health practice and research-targeted to public health personnel in academia, community-based settings, and government agencies.
Publisher: United States: Annual Reviews, Inc
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0163-7525
EISSN: 1545-2093
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144615
PMID: 15760294
CODEN: AREHDT
Source: Annual Reviews Open Access
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Acculturation and Latino health in the United States: a review of the literature and its sociopolitical context

Copyright Annual Reviews, Inc. 2005 ;ISSN: 0163-7525 ;EISSN: 1545-2093 ;DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144615 ;PMID: 15760294 ;CODEN: AREHDT

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