Main description:

This volume is being published at a critical time in U.S. history and serves as a comprehensive and much-needed update to what is known about Latinx health. As both the United States and Latinx subgroups experience demographic shifts, it is critical to examine the current epidemiology of Latinx health, as well as the factors influencing the health and well-being of this growing population.

Chapters in this book, written by highly respected experts, illuminate the diversity of the Latinx population and provide strategies to mitigate many of the challenges they face, including challenges related to migrating to new destinations. The book is designed to enrich dialogue around the multilevel determinants of Latinx health and concludes with a call to action for increased culturally congruent, theoretically informed and participatory Latinx health research. The book also encourages the mentorship and growth of early career and junior investigators to conduct research on Latinx health issues.A selection of the perspectives included among the chapters:

Chronic disease and mental health issues in Latinx populations
Substance use among Latinx adolescents in the United States
Physical and intellectual and developmental disabilities in Latinx populations
Health insurance reform and the Latinx population
Immigration enforcement policies and Latinx health
Research priorities for Latinx sexual and gender minorities
Racial and ethnic discrimination, intersectionality, acculturation, and Latinx health

New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health is an invaluable compendium that provides a foundation of understanding Latinx health and well-being and guides future research and practice. The book is essential for researchers, practitioners, and students in the fields of public health and the social sciences including community and health psychology, health administration and policy, community health education, medical anthropology, medical sociology, population health, and preventive medicine. Moreover, the chapters in this volume are also relevant for federal, state, and local agencies, including health departments, and other Latinx- and immigrant-serving community organizations.

Contents:

Foreword
There are numerous potential candidates for authoring of the Foreword, including but not limited to:

Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, MD, Director of the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities

David Hayes-Bautista, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine, UCLA. David Hayes-Bautista was the first person of color to graduate from the medical sociology program at UCSF.

Ruth E. Zambrana, PhD, Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Women's Studies, Director of the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, Interim Director of the U.S. Latino Studies Initiative at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

Chapter 1: Latinx in the US: An Introduction to Demographic Trends and the Epidemiology of Health and Well-BeingAuthors: Rhodes and Martinez
In this chapter, the editors will describe demographic changes in the US over time, outline what the population of Latinas/os will look like in the future, outline some of the major health issues facing Latinos/Latinas; describe the rationale for and significance of this book; outline the structure of book (i.e., 2 sections: (1) The health status of Latinas/os in the US, and (2) Communities, Systems, and Structures); and the subsequent chapters; identify cross chapter themes; and delineate next steps in terms of research to improve the health and well-being of Latinas/Latinos in the US.

All subsequent chapters will adhere to the following structure:
1. Describe current state of epidemiology/knowledge with consideration to subgroups and heterogeneity of population as relevant (7-10 pages)2. Review of relevant conceptual/theoretical approaches (1-2 pages)3. Briefly identify successful research and interventions (2-3 pages)4. Identify research and intervention needs and priorities (3-5 pages)

Section 1: The Health Status of Latinx in the US
Chapter 2: Chronic DiseaseAuthors: Barbara Baquero, PhD, MPH (University of Iowa) and colleagues.
Chapter 3: Sexual and Reproductive HealthAuthors: Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, MPH (Wake Forest School of Medicine) and colleagues.
Chapter 4: Occupational Health Authors: Abel Valenzuela, PhD (UCLA) and colleagues.
Chapter 5: Mental HealthAuthors: Hector M. Gonzalez, PhD (Michigan State University) and colleagues.

Chapter 6: Im/Migrant HealthAuthors: Thomas Painter, PhD (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and colleagues.
Chapter 7: LGBT HealthAuthors: Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, MPH (Wake Forest School of Medicine) and colleagues.
Chapter 8: Aging and Older Latinas/osAuthors: Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP (University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) and colleagues.
Chapter 9: Disabilities Among Latinas/osAuthors: Fabricio Balcazar, PhD, (Department of Disability and Human Development at University of Illinois at Chicago) and colleagues.
Chapter 10: Substance UseAuthors: Flavio Marsiglia, PhD, MSW (School of Social Work & Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center Arizona State University) and colleagues.

Section 2: Communities, Systems, and Structures
Chapter 11: ACA and Health Care UtilizationAuthors: Mark Hall, JD, and Lilli Mann, MPH (Wake Forest Schools of Medicine and Law)
Chapter 12: Immigration Enforcement Policies and HealthAuthors: Heide Castaneda, PhD, MPH (University of South Florida) and colleagues.
Chapter 13: The Built EnvironmentAuthors: Francisco Lara-Valencia, PhD (Arizona State University) and colleagues.
Chapter 14: Expansions of AcculturationAuthors: Airin D. Martinez, PhD, (Arizona State University), Samantha Sabo, PhD, MPH, (University of Arizona), Rebecca Crocker, PhDc (University of Arizona) Alma Hernandez, PhDc (University of New Mexico)
Chapter 15: DiscriminationAuthors: Edna Viruell-Fuentes, PhD, MPH (University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Chapter 16: Representation, Politics, and LeadershipAuthors: Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD, MPH (University of Puerto Rico)