04779 am 22007093u 450 99621040090331620230125213922.03-319-00233-310.1007/978-3-319-00233-0(CKB)2670000000406467(SSID)ssj0000963151(PQKBManifestationID)11527005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000963151(PQKBWorkID)10976238(PQKB)10378407(DE-He213)978-3-319-00233-0(MiAaPQ)EBC3071425(MiAaPQ)EBC6367944(Au-PeEL)EBL6367944(OCoLC)852790046(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/39276(PPN)172422124(EXLCZ)99267000000040646720130704d2013 u| 0engurcn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe South Texas Health Status Review[electronic resource] A Health Disparities Roadmap /edited by Amelie G. Ramirez, Ian M. Thompson, Leonel Vela1st ed. 2013.ChamSpringer Nature2017Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2013.1 online resource (xvii, 138 pages) illustrations, chartsPrint version: 9783319002323 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter1 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 --             .A 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.Public healthEpidemiologyDemographyPublic Healthhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H27002Epidemiologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H63000Demographyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X25000PhysicsPublic health.Epidemiology.Demography.Public Health.Epidemiology.Demography.613614Bevan Adrianauth1160467Ramirez Amelie Gedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtThompson Ian Medthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtVela Leoneledthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtUkMaJRUBOOK996210400903316The South Texas Health Status Review3358676UNISA