Bibliography
Afable-Munsuz, Aimee, and Claire D. Brindis. "Acculturation and the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Latino Youth in the United States: A Literature Review." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 38, no. 4 (Dec 2006).
This article describes an intensive literature review of studies that have compared acculturation to Latino sexual behavior. It brings together a plethora of information on the subject to try and come to a clear conclusion on the issue. In total, it concludes that high acculturation seems to lead to more risky sexual behavior by Latino adolescents
Al-Issa, Ihsan, and Michel Tousignant ed., Ethnicity, Immigration, and Psychopathology. New York: Plenum Press, 1997.
This book looks at the relationships between ethnicity, immigration, and psychopathology, or mental illnesses. We specifically used the chapter on social and psychological distress among U.S. Latinos, and the section discussing culture-specific idioms of distress.
DeNavas-Walt, Carmen, Jessica Smith, and Bernadette D. Proctor. “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 200.” US Census Bureau (2007).
This Journal was produced by the United States Government in reference to the most recent Census Bureau data. There is a particular focus on family income and its relation to healthcare disparities and inequalities.
Edgar, Tim and Meredith Grady. “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare.” The National Academic Press (June 2003), <http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10260&page=392> (accessed December 10, 2007).
This collection of studies explored disparities in the United States Healthcare system. Specifically, the article focuses on the inequities of health services between minorities and whites. It also includes several critiques and analyses.
Faulkner, Sandra L. "Good Girl Or Flirt Girl: Latinas' Definitions of Sex and Sexual Relationships." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 25, no. 2 (May 2003).
This article describes a study involving interviews about sexual behavior with Latina college undergraduates. It is a very descriptive article that delves into the attitudes of Latinas about topics like safe sex, what behavior constitutes as sex, and proper sexual behavior.
Foulkes, Risha, Raquel Donoso, Beth Fredrick, Jennifer J. Frost, and Susheela Singh. "Opportunities for Action: Addressing Latina Sexual and Reproductive Health." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 37, no. 1 (Mar 2005).
This article describes the state of Latina reproductive health by bringing together evidence from a multitude of studies, and examines the areas of Latina sexual health that need the most immediate attention. It also outlines a plan of action for addressing these issues. We mainly focused on the section of the article describing the sexual health status of Latina adolescents.
Garza, Alvaro. “Latino health care is being left behind.” (February 2006), <http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/latinocenter/research/Latino%20health%20care%20is%20being%20left%20behind.htm> (accessed November 29, 2007).
In this open Forum, Alvaro Garza, MD, MPH, critiques quality of healthcare among Americans with the help of the National Healthcare Quality Report and the National Healthcare Disparities Report.
Leadbeater, Bonnie J. Ross, and Niobe Way ed. Urban Girls: Resisting Stereotypes, Creating Identities. New York: New York University Press, 1996.
This book examines issues facing urban adolescent girls. We specifically used the section on health risks, which examines health compromising behaviors as they relate to ethnicity and socioeconomic status, symptom expression, acculturation and depression.
Lester, Regan, Trent A. Petrie. "Prevalence of Disordered Eating Behaviors and Bulimia Nervosa in a Sample of Mexican American Female College Students." Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 26, no. 3 (Jul 1998): 157-65.
This study examined disordered eating behaviors in a sample of female Mexican Americans. Results showed that prevalence of symptoms correlated to adherence to mainstream American values.
Loustaunau, Martha O., and Mary Jo Bane ed. Life, Death, and in-between on the U.S.-Mexico Border : Así Es La Vida. Westport, Conn: Bergin & Garvey, 1999.
This book looks at health status demographics on the U.S.-Mexico border. It also examines the success of community-based health promotion and community health advisors, and the differences between medical care systems in Mexico and the United States.
Myers, Hector F. and others. "Ethnic Differences in Clinical Presentation of Depression in Adult Women." Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 8, no. 2 (2002): 138-156.
This journal article identifies ethnic differences in the presentation of depression in women using self-repot and interview methods. The study found that Latinas were rated as being significantly more depressed than women of other ethnic groups.
Orndorff, Amy. “Translator is Never at a Loss for Words For Hospitals Spanish-Speaking Patients.” The Washington Post, September 5, 2007, Wednesday, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090401828.html> (accessed December 9, 2007).
This newspaper article is used to show why translators are needed and effective in various hospital settings. Also, it serves as a way to show the reader how bad the problem is by presenting them with numbers.
Reimer, Susan. "Birth Control Message is Not Reaching Latinas." Baltimore Sun, August 13 2006.
This is a short newspaper article which reports that Latino youth are not utilizing birth control as well as other races. It presents a desperate state of health for Latinas, called the “lost souls” of the country, and suggests that Latina teen pregnancy is a pressing issue that must be addressed quickly.
Rios-Ellis, Britt. "Critical Disparities in Latino Mental Health: Transforming Research into Action." National Council of La Raza (2005).
This journal article looks at current disparities in Latino mental health and suggest ways to eliminate them. We specifically looked at the section on depression and access to health care.
Rivera, Claudia P., Carol B. Mendez, Ndeye-Aicha Gueye, and Gloria A. Bachmann. "Family Planning Attitudes of Medically Underserved Latinas." Journal of Women's Health 16, no. 6 (2007).
This article describes a short study examining the attitudes toward sex and birth control by 97 Latina patients at a subsidized health care clinic for low-income families. While this sample focused on non-acculturated, low-income Latinas, it did present many interesting facts about Latina attitudes toward birth control, including a high rate of misinformation about hormonal birth control.
Schulz, Amy J., and Leith Mullings ed.. Gender, Race, Class, and Health : Intersectional Approaches. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
This book looks at health disparities based on race, class and gender. We specifically looked at the chapter on disparities in Latina health, which considers identity issues, quality of health care, and directions for further research.
Sue, David, Derald W. Sue, and Stanley Sue. Understanding Abnormal Behavior. Boston, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
This book is a comprehensive text on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. We used this text primarily to define the mental health issues we focused on, and secondly to look at these issues from a medical professional's perspective.
The Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves. 35th anniversary ed. ed. New York, NY: Touchstone, 2005.
This book is a reference resource focusing specifically on women's health issues from a feminist perspective. We focused on the chapters surrounding eating well and body image.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. "A look at latinos." 2007. <http://www.teenpregnancy.org/espanol/PDF/latino_overview.pdf> (Accessed Dec 13, 2007).
This is a one page fact sheet with many numbers regarding the incidence of teen pregnancy in the Latino community. It also presents some numbers regarding the state of teen mothers in general. It comes from the website of a national organization whose goal is to stop teen pregnancy.
The Office of Minority Health. "Infant Mortality/SIDS and Hispanic Americans." <http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=3329> (Accessed Dec 13, 2007).
This is a website that includes many tables regarding infant and maternal health in the Latino community, with information taken from national studies by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It also includes information on the amount of health care received during pregnancy by Latinas, as well as the number of years of education Latina mothers have received.
Villarruel, Antonia M., and Dorothy Rodriguez. "Beyond Stereotypes: Promoting Safer Sex Behaviors among Latino Adolescents." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN 32, no. 2 (Mar/Apr 2003): 258.
This article is presented as an informational resource about Latino sexuality for health care workers. It presents common stereotypes about Latino sexuality and discusses evidence that seems to support or negate them, as well as gaps in research that need to be filled. It also gives advice for how to address sexual health issues with Latino patients.
World Health Organization. Health system attainment and performance in all Member States, ranked by eight measures. Annex Table 1. 1997.
This graph, which is based on the rating of the World Health Organization, displays every country in the world and evaluates their health systems on a number of criteria including: quality of healthcare, responsiveness, fairness, etc.
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