Special Issue on Latino Physical Health: Disparities, Paradoxes, and Future Directions

نویسندگان

  • John M. Ruiz
  • Belinda Campos
  • James J. Garcia
چکیده

Los Latinos son el grupo racial y étnico más grande en la nación y aun el conocimiento de la salud física de este grupo no es tan bien documentada o entendida en relación con otros grupos raciales/étnicos. Al igual que otras minorías raciales/étnicas, los Latinos experimentan retos educativos, económicos, ambientales sociales, y salud física, así como acceso a la salud y los problemas de calidad. A pesar de estos desafíos, los Latinos parecen tener mejor salud y viven más tiempo que los no-Hispanos, incluyendo los Blancos no-Hispanos; un fenómeno epidemiológico comúnmente conocido como la paradoja Hispana o paradoja de salud de los Latinos. Estos hallazgos contradictorios ponen en duda la generalización de varios preceptos de las disparidades de salud y de la salud psicosocial, estimulan nuevas preguntas acerca de la naturaleza de riesgo y la causa de dicha resistencia, y generan oportunidades para los psicólogos para contribuir a mejorar la comprensión de las formas en cuales los factores sociocultural determinan la salud. El objetivo de este número especial es proporcionar el estado de la ciencia, sintetizar los conocimientos actuales y futuras orientaciones sobre temas clave. Aquí se introduce el tema, se identifica los temas clave, se discute el estado actual de la hipótesis emergente sociocultural, y se ofrece consideraciones para las direcciones futuras.

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تاریخ انتشار 2016