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Disparities in Health Indicators for Latinas in California

Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati

University of Southern California

Carmen J. Portillo

University of California, San Francisco

James Allen Garbanati

California School of Professional Psychology

This study analyzes disparities in selected health indicators for Latinas when compared to non-Latina Whites, and other population groups in the United States, and as available in Mexico. A review and secondary analyses of government and other data were conducted as an extension of previous research. Data revealed that the population of Latinas, although youthful on average, are composed of an increasingly large group of poor women who in their middle years (45-64), and in rural communities, display high cardiac risk, high rates of diabetes, and cervical cancer. This picture calls for special attention, in particular to Latinas without health insurance. Further research, policies that protect women’s health, and culturally competent prevention services are needed to address these health disparities and the complexities of Latina health in California.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 21, No. 3, 302-329 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0739986399213007
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