| At Risk: Latino Children's Health Contributor(s): Perez-Escamilla, Rafael (Editor), Melgar-Quinonez, Hugo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1558857087 ISBN-13: 9781558857087 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Children's Health - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
| Dewey: 362.198 |
| LCCN: 2011025376 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (1.05 lbs) 294 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: According to the United Nations, the United States spends more per capita on health care than any other nation in the world, yet ranks 42nd in life expectancy. Obesity contributes to this unfortunate situation. Experts agree that if the current obesity trends are not overturned, today's children will be the first to have a life expectancy shorter than their parents. In their introduction, editors Rafael P rez-Escamilla and Hugo Melgar-Qui onez note that the future of the country's well-being is closely tied to that of its Latino children. Overall, Latinos in the U.S. confront higher levels of poverty and have lower levels of education and English-language proficiency. Because of financial instability, they have less access to healthy foods and health care services. Written by the country's leading experts in Latino children's health, the articles included in this landmark volume examine the key issues that affect the well-being of the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. |