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245 1 4 _aThe South Texas Health Status Review
_h[electronic resource] :
_bA Health Disparities Roadmap /
_cedited by Amelie G. Ramirez, Ian M. Thompson, Leonel Vela.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aXVII, 138 p. 127 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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505 0 _aChapter1 Introduction.-Chapter 2 South Texas Population Characteristics.-Chapter3 Access to Health Care in South Texas.-Chapter 4 Communicable Diseases.-Chapter 5 Cancer Incidence and Mortality.-Chapter 6 Maternal and Child Health.-Chapter 7Chronic Diseases.-Chapter 8 Behavioral Risk Factors in Adults.-Chapter 9 Environmental Health Issues.-Chapter 10 Injury -- Chapter 11 Conclusions and Recommendations --             .
506 0 _aOpen Access
520 _aA Health Disparities Roadmap: The South Texas Health Status Review Edited by Amelie G. Ramirez, Ian M. Thompson, and Leonel Vela    As America's most populous state goes, so goes the nation. And within that state, the 38 counties comprising South Texas--a highly populated, largely Hispanic area characterized by high uninsured rates and low numbers of health care providers--are emblematic of nationwide crises in public health.   The South Texas Health Status Review: A Health Disparities Roadmap brings health care disparities to light in instructive detail. Over thirty key health conditions and risk factors, such as breast cancer, diabetes, obesity, tuberculosis, smoking and alcohol use, lead exposure, birth defects, and homicide rates, are analyzed by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and location (urban or rural), and the results compared with the rest of Texas and the nation as a whole. A section on conclusions and recommendations outlines factors contributing to these conditions and offers suggestions for improvement. These important data should stimulate further population studies and provide impetus for targeted public health interventions and community outreach programs to reduce health inequities and advance care access in the state and the U.S. at large. Major health issues covered in the report include:   Communicable diseases Cancer incidence and mortality Maternal and child health Chronic diseases Behavioral risk factors in adults Environmental health issues Suicide, homicide, and vehicular mortality   The South Texas Health Status Review contains valuable lessons for researchers in health promotion and health disparities, as well as community health professionals. Policymakers involved in reducing health disparities will find it especially useful.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 0 _aPublic health.
650 0 _aEpidemiology.
650 0 _aDemography.
650 1 4 _aMedicine & Public Health.
650 2 4 _aPublic Health.
650 2 4 _aEpidemiology.
650 2 4 _aDemography.
700 1 _aRamirez, Amelie G.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aThompson, Ian M.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aVela, Leonel.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783319002323
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00233-0
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