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Minorities, Aging and Health

Edited by:

Kyriakos S. Markides - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Manuel R. Miranda - Administration on Aging, California State University, Los Angeles, USA

Other Titles in:
Aging and Gerontology (Behavioral Science) (General)

October 1997 | 479 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Description
Contents

Ethnic minorities represent a growing percentage of the elderly population in the United States. Yet, the impact of aging on minority groups and subgroups has only been partially studied. Minorities, Aging and Health fills the gap and opens the debate on how to provide for the specific needs of an increasingly elderly population.

Specific issues covered in this volume include: mortality and life expectancy; the incidence of chronic disease and disabilities; diet and nutrition; mental health; access to health services and long-term care; and public health-care policy.

Kyriakos S Markides and Manuel R Miranda

Introduction

Minorities, Aging and Health

MORTALITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY

`Non-White' and White Age Trajectories of Mortality

Evidence from Extinct Cohort Analyses, 1950 to 1992

Adult Mortality among American Indians

Concerns about the Reliability of a Crucial Indicator of Health Status

CHRONIC DISEASES AND DISABILITIES

Race, Age, Chronic Disease and Disability

Aging, Chronic Disease and Physical Disability in Hispanic Elderly

Aging, Chronic Conditions and Physical Disbilities in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

Aging and Chronic Disease in American Indian Populations

DIET AND NUTRITION

Aging, Diet and Nutrition in African Americans

Nutrition among Hispanic Elders in the United States

MENTAL HEALTH

Hispanic Aging, Social Support and Mental Health

Does Acculturation Make a Difference?

Asian American Elderly Mental Health

HEALTH SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE

Health Care Use and Long-term Care among African-Americans

Access and Quality Issues

Health Service Use and Long-term Care among Hispanics

Long-term Care among American Indians

A Broad Lens Perspective on Service Preference and Use

HEALTH POLICY

Caught in Hostile Cross-Fire

Public Policy and Minority Elderly in the United States

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