The Health of Aging Hispanics: The Mexican-Origin Population

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Setting the Stage: Hispanic Health and Aging in the Americas....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Health Status of Elderly Hispanics in the United States....Pages 17-25
Census Disability Rates Among Older People by Race/Ethnicity and Type of Hispanic Origin....Pages 26-39
Disability and Active Life Expectancy of Older U.S.-and Foreign-Born Mexican Americans....Pages 40-49
Predictors of Decline in Cognitive Status, Incidence of Dementia/CIND and All-Cause Mortality in Older Latinos: The Role of Nativity and Cultural Orientation in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging....Pages 50-64
Education and Mortality Risk Among Hispanic Adults in the United States....Pages 65-84
Does Longer Life Mean Better Health? Not for Native-Born Mexican Americans in the Health and Retirement Survey....Pages 85-95
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Dynamics of Intergenerational Assistance in Middle- and Old-Age in Mexico....Pages 99-120
Aging, Health and Migration: The Voices of the Elderly Poor in Mexico....Pages 121-133
Aging and Health Interrelations at the United States-Mexico Border....Pages 134-140
 Colonias , Informal Homestead Subdivisions, and Self-Help Care for the Elderly Among Mexican Populations in the United States....Pages 141-162
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Disparities and Access Barriers to Health Care Among Mexican American Elders....Pages 165-180
Lack of Health Insurance Coverage and Mortality Among Latino Elderly in the United States....Pages 181-194
Access Issues in the Care of Mexican-Origin Elders: A Clinical Perspective....Pages 195-201
Cross Border Health Insurance and Aging Mexicans and Mexican Americans....Pages 202-210
Cultural Myths and Other Fables About Promoting Health in Mexican Americans: Lessons Learned from Starr County Border Health Intervention Research....Pages 211-221
Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization along the U.S.–Mexico Border: Evidence from the Border Epidemiologic Study on Aging....Pages 222-234
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Impoverishing and Catastrophic Household Health Spending Among Families with Older Adults in Mexico: A Health Reform Priority....Pages 237-262
The Health Care Safety Net for Hispanics....Pages 263-279
Afterword Globalization and Health: Risks and Opportunities for the Mexico—U.S. Border....Pages 280-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-294