The authors wrote this chapter in Caring for Latinxs with Dementia in a Globalized World. As the population ages and life expectancy continues to increase, the United States (U.S.) will experience an increase in the population diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD).
The authors wrote this chapter in Caring for Latinxs with Dementia in a Globalized World. As the population ages and life expectancy continues to increase, the United States (U.S.) will experience an increase in the population diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD).
The older population is diverse, and will only become more so in the coming years. The article documents the diversity of the older population, and emphasizes how the changing demographics of that population present specific challenges for older women. The study, which cites the Elder Index and other Center research, examines differential health and resource profiles, which result from the dominant structures and cultural norms that characterize caregiving, job markets, and government policies.
The older population is diverse, and will only become more so in the coming years. The article documents the diversity of the older population, and emphasizes how the changing demographics of that population present specific challenges for older women. The study, which cites the Elder Index and other Center research, examines differential health and resource profiles, which result from the dominant structures and cultural norms that characterize caregiving, job markets, and government policies.
Many Mexican American and Mexican immigrant baby boomers will enter their later years of life with two strikes against them — the health risks accumulated over a lifetime of low socio-economic status and the discrimination and stress of being Latino. So says this article in The Gerontologist's special issue on baby boomers, in which Steven P.
Many Mexican American and Mexican immigrant baby boomers will enter their later years of life with two strikes against them — the health risks accumulated over a lifetime of low socio-economic status and the discrimination and stress of being Latino. So says this article in The Gerontologist's special issue on baby boomers, in which Steven P.
This policy brief examines the likely effects of the sweeping 2009 cuts to California's safety-net programs for low-income and disabled seniors. Specifically, it examines reductions in programs that help disabled seniors remain safely at home, including the Supplemental Security Income, In-Home Supportive Services, Adult Day Health Care and other programs.
This policy brief examines the likely effects of the sweeping 2009 cuts to California's safety-net programs for low-income and disabled seniors. Specifically, it examines reductions in programs that help disabled seniors remain safely at home, including the Supplemental Security Income, In-Home Supportive Services, Adult Day Health Care and other programs.
This Article examines the extent to which the U.S. healthcare system is equitable for older Latinos, using the World Health Organization (WHO) and the related Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) criteria on health outcomes, access/responsiveness and financing. We argue that improving health equity requires more than actions aimed at health behavior and culturally-based beliefs targeted at the individual.
This Article examines the extent to which the U.S. healthcare system is equitable for older Latinos, using the World Health Organization (WHO) and the related Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) criteria on health outcomes, access/responsiveness and financing. We argue that improving health equity requires more than actions aimed at health behavior and culturally-based beliefs targeted at the individual.
California’s immigrant population has a disability rate lower than or equal to that of the state’s U.S.-born residents. The favorable disability pattern is surprising because California immigrants have, on average, lower levels of education, lower incomes, and lower rates of health insurance coverage — factors associated with higher disability rates in the general population.
California’s immigrant population has a disability rate lower than or equal to that of the state’s U.S.-born residents. The favorable disability pattern is surprising because California immigrants have, on average, lower levels of education, lower incomes, and lower rates of health insurance coverage — factors associated with higher disability rates in the general population.
The purpose of this analysis is to examine the level of disability among immigrants to the U.S generally, and California in particular, and to assess use of medical and supportive services within this population. We begin with a review of the disability and access to Health & Support Services among California’s Immigrant Population literature on immigrant health and disability, as well as recent developments in health policy in the U.S.
The purpose of this analysis is to examine the level of disability among immigrants to the U.S generally, and California in particular, and to assess use of medical and supportive services within this population. We begin with a review of the disability and access to Health & Support Services among California’s Immigrant Population literature on immigrant health and disability, as well as recent developments in health policy in the U.S.