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Health Issues for Minority Adolescents

Resource Type

Book

Description

Adolescents are an underserved group in terms of health care. Poor and minority youth are particularly shortchanged in our current system. In view of the high incidence of many medical and psychological syndromes associated with poverty and discrimination, this situation is paradoxical. This book examines both common and unique health issues associated with a number of different groups - African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian-American, and Hawaiian - and explores the role of traditional and nontraditional treatments for each. The chapters represent a compendium of the most up-to-date studies summarized by leading researchers and include specific recommendations for improving health care services, which will prove valuable to providers and those concerned with public policy. The authors conclude that unless greater attention and resources are devoted to these youth, the consequences will continue to be dire, both for the groups involved and for society as a whole --Publisher (bn.com)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0803227329

Authors

Marjorie Kagawa-Singer , Judith Vanderryn , Phyllis A. Katz

Publication

1996 University of Nebraska Press

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