...The United States (US) has long been known for the diverse population that resides within its borders. This diversity, that many consider the heartbeat of the US, also creates minority disparities and hardships centered on race and ethnic background. These disproportions place ethnic minorities at greater risk with regard to health and socioeconomical statuses and the ability to better one’s life as minority groups grow. A group that is rapidly growing is the Hispanic/Latino population. According to the CDC (2015), the Hispanic population accounts for the prevalent minority group in the US, accounting for 1 out of 6 people residing within the US; with a projected 1 out of 4 people being Hispanic/Latino by 2035. With the Hispanic/Latino population...
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...The Latino Physician Shortage The Latino Population in the United States is increasing, but Latino Spanish-speaking Physicians are on a drastic decline. This does not speak well for over 57 million Latinos in the United States. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the United States Health Care system is making tremendous provision for the Latino population (which continues to grow rapidly) to enjoy health care insurance coverage. Access to health care insurance coverage for the Latino population is difficult because of a large population of undocumented immigrants plus cultural and linguistic disparity. Care for Latinos is difficult because Latino Spanish-speaking physicians are in short supply and unable to meet the dire need...
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...Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations The Latino population in the United States is expected to increase from 31 million (11% of the population) to 59 million (18% of the population) by 2025. (Betancourt, Carrillo, Green, & Maina, 2004, p. 16) The term Latino refers to a very broad group with distinct nationalities, religions, degrees of naturalization and socioeconomic status. This ethnic group includes any person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. According to the 2012 U.S. Census Bureau population estimate, there are almost 53 million Hispanics living in the United States. This group represents 16.9 percent of the U.S. total population. Another significant point is that in 2012, 33.2 percent of Hispanics were under the age 18 in comparison to 19.7 percent of non-Hispanic Whites. ("Hispanic/Latino Profile," 2015, para. 1) The health disparities faced by many Latino’s are a result of a number of complex interrelated factors: Insurance, Language Fluency, and Educational Level. Latinos have the highest uninsured rates of any racial or ethnic group within the United States. One quarter of the nation’s 44 million uninsured are Latinos. Of these 44 million, 9 million have at least one family member who is employed. (Betancourt et al., 2004, p. 17) In the past five years, Medi-Cal has changed their criteria for application and approval process. The county’s insurance ACE has also followed...
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...The Latino population grew more than 43 percent from 2000 to 2010, and their population continues to steadily increase. Their buying power has been expected to be 1.6 trillion as of this year. To put this into perspective, the Nielsen Report says that if the Latinos in the UNited States were to constitute a nation, it would be the 14th largest economy in the world. This group, relative to the general population, attends more movies and listens to the radio more than any other U.S racial or ethnic group. Programs and movies that feature Latino talents and storylines are rewarded with high ratings and revenue. When programs or films seem to have anti-Latino content, both consumers and advocacy groups target studios and networks with very effective campaigns (Negrón-Muntane, The Latino Media Gap). For instance, CBS’s show “Rob” was cancelled after airing only eight episodes. The show was deemed offensive after its stereotypical representation of Latinos. On the show, Rob’s father in law talks about his carwash company employing many immigrants, and laughs, saying, “Between 100 of them, I think they have, like, three Social Security numbers.” Protesters rallied outside the shows studios, demanding the eventual cancellation of the show. Another example of an effective campaign was ABC’s “Work It.” This showed featured Latino actors, but it also used very extreme, stereotypical representations. It was the target...
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...Portrayal of Latinos in News News media organization allow the public to understand and know what is happening in their community. Whether it is watching TV or simply reading a newspaper online or in the print format, people can absorb information that is reliable and at times true. However, stereotypes, specially within the Latino community, have impacted the way people perceive the true and understand the reality outside of a TV or newspaper. News organizations have shown Latinos in different ways throughout the years that contribute to the overall stereotype and stigma placed on the Latino population or combat those opinions and shows a positive light on the real struggles Hispanics face. Negativity starts. To understand the portrayal of Latinos in the media, it is important to understand when the negative portrayal started. Arias & Hellmueller (2016) stated that it all started in 1994, when California Proposition 187 was brought out and approved. The proposition prevented immigrant with no legal status from receiving federal benefits. It is important to discuss the effect of Propostition 187, because Arias & Hellmueller (2016) stated...
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...people from other countries are America as the land of full opportunities for their better life no matter that they are coming in America legally or illegally. Juan Gonzales the author of the book titled, Harvest of Empire, criticized and analyzed this view by focusing on the Latino population of immigration and how the America’s foreign policies influences toward it. In his work, Juan Gonzales tries to overviewing how the Latino immigrants started to move in American historically and he also provides an analysis of the current events that showing the effects and frictions on Latino population thereby America’s politics and diplomacy. During reading Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzales, I thought a lot of time that this book is for all people who want to know about the history of Latino immigration in America in detail. Because Gonzalez delivers Latino’s historical processes of movement and settlement through all over the time periods from past to present day and divides his book into three parts as “Roots”, “Branches” and “Harvest” to give more information in details and help the reader for better understanding. The first part of the book “Roots” tells us only about the historical background of the Latino immigration. This part is pretty much providing the information about the early relationships...
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...Reading this article helps you understand the importance of learning about the Latino population by looking at different situations and ways of life instead of the population as a whole. Like stated in the reading, there is currently an increase in the study of Latino studies. It is important that students be presented not only with the differences between being Latino and non-Latino but also informed about the variety of culture and history present in the Latino community. An important idea that Aparicio explains in the reading is that people tend to see the Latino population as all the same, however this is not true. For most of the writing Aparicio talks about the upbringings and experiences of the people he is sitting with at the concert. All of the people at...
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... Shear Capella University September 25, 2013 Abstract Sythe Cameron sings his rendition of a song that resonates true to me, “I Like Calling North Carolina Home!” According to the 2012 United States Census Bureau, North Carolina has a Hispanic/Latino population of 8.7%. My hometown of Winston-Salem has a Hispanic/Latino population of 14.7%. The Hispanic/Latino culture is the group I will be likely to counsel and about which I have identified a need to learn more about. My Aspirations Sythe Cameron sings his rendition of a song that resonates true to me, “I Like Calling North Carolina Home!” The Hispanic/Latino population is the largest minority population in the United States. According to the 2012 United States Census Bureau, North Carolina has a Hispanic/Latino population of 8.7%. My hometown of Winston-Salem has a Hispanic/Latino population of 14.7%. The Hispanic/Latino culture is the group I will be likely to counsel and about which I have identified a need to learn more about. Smith-Adock, Daniels, Lee, Villalba and Indelicato noted that the Hispanic/Latino populations overall level of participation in the educational system is lower than other minority populations. The Hispanic/Latino population “are in need of assistance to promote school success” (Smith-Adock, Daniels, Lee, Villalba & Indelicato, 2006). Upon successful completion of my graduate studies and obtaining the appropriate license to practice in the state of North Carolina, I hope...
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...Problematic representations of Robert Rodriguez, a Latino filmmaker based in Hollywood, work is the primary focus. We discuss whether his presence in Hollywood made him conform to their style of production full of paradigm or he was there to fight for the fair representation of Latinos in the film. Rodriguez openly discusses movies where Mexican and Latina's women are stereotyped. Rodriguez reveals how Latinos are not interested in filmmaking, especially his guerilla filmmaking and instead he gets non-Latinos who are using the valuable information in making movies. Rodriguez input in Hollywood could not be felt as movie script was made by involving many movie makers to contribute to ideas. The responsibility he had in Hollywood was to make enjoyable, entertaining, and fun movies that people will always yearn to see and not to make movies for people to appreciate. Rodriguez explains that when he puts his experience to filmmaking, then the Latino part will just come out naturally and no need to force it. Also forcing oneself to watch Latin movies won’t help as it requires passion, not it is an obligation for one to do....
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...Health Promotion in the Hispanic Population William Hoff II Grand canyon university Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Jennifer Wood April 26, 2015 Health Promotion in the Hispanic Population Many of the health disparities vary from one of the many minorities to the next. Does race, educational status, socioeconomic statues, or ethnicity have anything to do with it? This paper with focus on the Hispanic community as a whole and see what specific challenges they face and what the community is health care community is doing to address it. In 2013 the US consisted of 54 million Hispanics. That is about 17% of the national population and it’s expected to rise to 31% by 2060 ("Hispanic or Latino Populations," 2015, para 1). When surveyed in 2010 by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it was found that Mexican-American adult women were twice as likely as female adult Caucasians and Diabetes rates were higher in adults of a Hispanic or African American heritage than adults of white non-Hispanic or Asian decent ("Hispanic or Latino Populations," 2015, para. 5). Even more alarming on average 31.5% of Hispanic adults over twenty have Cardiovascular disease second only to African Americans ("American Heart Association," 3013, p. 1). In 2012 23.3% students in high school and elementary school were Hispanic, but in colleges that same year they were only 6.8% ("Hispanic or Latino Populations," 2015, para. 4). Also 29.1% of Hispanic adults did not have health...
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...and service and the goals that are obtainable when meeting the essential needs of the client. The Chadwick center clients are a percentage of Latino/Hispanic Americans. Staffs that provide treatment should incorporate a life course approach while working with this target population. This will help staff to have knowledge and understand the resources, discrimination, and conflicts of the clients whom they assist. It is important for this Human Service organization to recognize the demographic areas of the Latino/Hispanic clientele. Understanding where they originated from their historical background that has taken place in their country will give the worker insight on what trauma they may have experienced in their country. The staff at Chadwick Center is trained to have available information on the countries and regions of these particular clients. “There is a critical need for an increased number of culturally-and linguistically-relevant Spanish speaking mental health providers at all levels of mental health care” (Gonzales & Ramos-Gonzales, 2005). Here at Chadwick Center the service providers receive adequate training based on the language barrier that the Latin American and Central American countries exist of. Staff conducts ethical standard codes not to judge or based their client’s heritage. The Latino/Hispanic population is a diverse culture group that consists of individuals with their own moral values. Staff should be able to accept the client as the individual...
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...Dimensions of Latino Experience In the United States there are foreign and domestic born Latino groups. The Latino population is growing at a high rate in the United States. There are eight different Latino groups, which are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Colombian, Ecuadorian Salvadoran Peruvian and Guatemalan. In regards to the literature review on Latino experience I have gathered in the semester is that. Puerto Ricans historically have been the 2nd largest Latino population in the New York City. I know from personal knowledge that the Cubans that are domestic born are the richest among all the Hispanic groups right now in 2015. Cuban’s Latino group is at the top in regards to socio economic and educational attainment. In Latino studies and survey’s focuses on comparing socio economic conditions and cultural conditions and problems found within in each primary Latino group. Latino group on the whole still control a small portion of wealth in New York City compared to non Hispanic White, Black, and Asian city residents. The socio economic lower income levels among Latinos maybe at least partially because of lower education attainment compared with Asian, Black and non Hispanic whites. Approximately two thirds of New York City Latinos over the age of 25 reported having no college education, which is higher than Asian, Black and non Hispanic. Puerto Ricans are also the only national group in the Latino population where the majority of respondents were born in the United...
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...Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations Kristi Donau Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Dana McKay May 3, 2015 Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations The United States has seen much transformation within its healthcare advances and delivery system over the last century. It has also demographically transformed from a nation of a predominantly white population to an ever growing culturally diverse population. Many of these cultural groups are documented minority groups, which face many problems with accessing and receiving adequate health care. Looking at the 2010 U.S. Census, close to 36 percent of the population was a part of an ethnic or racial minority group. These minority groups include American Native Indian, African American, American Asian, Pacific Islander, and Latino or Hispanic. Some minority groups have increased risk factors and experience a greater and disproportionate burden of disease, preventable illnesses and disability and morbidity rates compared with non-minority groups ("Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," 2014). In this paper, the author will compare and contrast the health status for the minority group of Hispanic/ Latinos to the national average, describe how health promotion is defined and what barriers and disparities exist for this minority population, and will describe three levels of health promotion prevention and which would be optimal for teaching the Hispanic/Latino people. ...
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...Childhood Obesity in Latino Children. Cindy Martinez Phoenix University The purpose of the Powerpoint presentation in the workplace project is to raise awareness for health care workers in regards to the increasing rate of obese Latino children in the United States. In the past several decades and according to the State of Obesity “38.9 % of children ages 2-19 are obese in the Latino culture.” The rates of severe obesity are higher amongst these children compared to the White American children. Nearly one of four Hispanic households are considered to have food insecurity, meaning the amount of income they depend on is limited and not enough, therefore making it impossible for these families to obtain the adequate healthy food necessary for the proper nutrition of their children. There has been an enormous link between income of Latino families and the choices of food they make. "In 2000 thru 2004 two out of every three food Latino children consumed included pizza, desserts, chips, burgers, soda and or juice."(State of Obesity, 2014) Disparities in health and disease between the Hispanic populations have become a significant focus of public health. We need to be aware of how diet and nutrition amongst the Hispanic families and their children contribute to many health issues. According to the Healthy 2020, the goal is to “Promote health and reduce chronic disease risk through the consumption of healthful diets and achievement and maintenance of healthy body weights.” ...
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...opposed to cultural. Ethnicity on the other hand is defined as a group set apart from others because of it’s national origin or distinctive cultural patterns. For example religion, language, food habits, parenting skills, beliefs, or traits that originated from their home lands. Race and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S. Where you live in America will depend on how racially diverse it is. The southern states have more of the Hispanic/latino race than a lot of the northern states where there seems to be more wide spread racial diversity. Whites 63% African American 11% Asian Americans 4.6% Hispanics/Latinos 16.3% How racially diverse will the U.S. be by 2050? According to the pie graph the U.S will be really diverse with Hispanic making up 31.3% and the white non Hispanic making up about 46% My town is not very diverse in terms of race or ethnic groups. In terms of Race the Whites (non-Hispanics) makes up 63% of the population but in terms of Ethnic group The Hispanic/Latino makes up 83% of the population. RACE | | | Total population | 73,146 | 100.0 | One Race | 70,961 | 97.0 | White | 42,689 | 58.4 | Black or African American | 4,979 | 6.8 | American Indian and Alaska Native | 683 | 0.9 | Asian | 668 | 0.9 | Asian Indian | 54 | 0.1 | Chinese | 30 | 0.0 | Filipino | 70 | 0.1 | Japanese | 27 | 0.0 | Korean | 37 | 0.1 | Vietnamese | 69 | 0.1 | Other Asian [1] | 381 | 0.5 | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 31 | 0.0 | Native...
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