The South Texas Health Status Review A Health Disparities Roadmap /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ramirez, Amelie G. (Editor), Thompson, Ian M. (Editor), Vela, Leonel. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Public health.; Epidemiology.; Demography.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00233-0

A Health Disparities Roadmap: The South Texas Health Status Review Edited by Amelie G. Ramirez, Ian M. Thompson, and Leonel Vela � �As America's most populous state goes, so goes the nation. And within that state, the 38 counties comprising South Texas--a highly populated, largely�Hispanic�area...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1 Introduction.-Chapter 2 South Texas Population Characteristics.-Chapter3 Access to Health Care in South Texas.-Chapter 4 Communicable Diseases.-Chapter 5 Cancer Incidence and Mortality.-Chapter 6 Maternal and Child Health.-Chapter 7Chronic Diseases.-Chapter 8 Behavioral Risk Factors in Adults.-Chapter 9 Environmental Health Issues.-Chapter 10 Injury
• Chapter 11 Conclusions and Recommendations
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