Health Issues in Latino Males: A Social and Structural Approach

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Social and Structural Framework for the Analysis of Latino Males' Health -- Chapter 1. Demographic Transformations, Structural Contexts, and Transitions to Adulthood -- Chapter 2. The Implications and Impact of Race on the Health of Hispanic/Latino Males -- Chapter 3. Improvements in Latino Health Data -- Chapter 4. Latino Boys: The Early Years -- Chapter 5. The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Latino Males Living in the United States -- Chapter 6.1 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs -- Chapter 7. The Causes and Consequences of Poor Health among Latino Vietnam Veterans: Parallels for Latino Veterans of the War in Iraq -- Chapter 8. Health of Incarcerated Latino Men -- Chapter 9. Emergent Chronic Conditions -- Chapter 10. Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Service Use among Latino Men in the United States -- Chapter 11. Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS: A Focus on Discrimination and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men -- Chapter 12. Health Coverage, Utilization, and Expenditures among Latino Men -- Chapter 13. Mental Health of Elderly Latino Males -- Conclusion: New Directions for Research, Policy, and Programs Addressing the Health of Latino Males -- Appendix: An Overview of Latino Males' Health Status -- Contributors -- Index

It is estimated that more than 50 million Latinos live in the United States. This is projected to more than double by 2050. In Health Issues in Latino Males experts from public health, medicine, and sociology examine the issues affecting Latino men's health and recommend policies to overcome inequities and better serve this population. It includes an extensive appendix charting epidemiological data on Latino health