Health Care Issues Affecting Hispanic Women, Infants, & Children
Author: Herrell, Ileana C., Ph.D.
Date Published: 1993
Women and children represent more than half of the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population. They present unique and serious health needs, and also face complex financial and other barriers to care. The author advocates development and adoption of new health care delivery models which would affect both the provider and the consumer, and which would address both language and cultural barriers. The author notes that health data concerning Latinas/Hispanic women and children is extremely limited, and calls for development of better data which can be used for health planning, research, prevention, and delivery. Hispanic women/Latinas and national Hispanic health organizations could make significant contributions toward establishing priorities in health research, prevention efforts, and development of culturally-competent models of health care.
Date Published: 1993
Women and children represent more than half of the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population. They present unique and serious health needs, and also face complex financial and other barriers to care. The author advocates development and adoption of new health care delivery models which would affect both the provider and the consumer, and which would address both language and cultural barriers. The author notes that health data concerning Latinas/Hispanic women and children is extremely limited, and calls for development of better data which can be used for health planning, research, prevention, and delivery. Hispanic women/Latinas and national Hispanic health organizations could make significant contributions toward establishing priorities in health research, prevention efforts, and development of culturally-competent models of health care.
