Summary
Published Date: October 01, 2003
This health policy fact sheet presents information on selected indicators of the health status and access to health care of Mexican immigrants in California. Their situation is compared to that of U.S.-born persons of Mexican ancestry and U.S.-born non-Latino whites, based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001). This fact sheet was produced to commemorate Binational Health Week, October 12-19, 2003. Funding for the research and the development of this fact sheet was provided by The California Endowment in support of the New Tools Project at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Publication Authors:
- Steven P. Wallace, PhD
- Veronica F. Gutierrez