Re: HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES AND RESEARCH AGENDA SUGGESTED FOR LATINO CHILDREN

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Josh, can I see this article? I'd like to review for the Newsline.

Thanks, lisa

Josh Shepherd wrote:

> > FYI:

>

> >

> > HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES AND RESEARCH AGENDA SUGGESTED FOR LATINO CHILDREN

> >

> > CHICAGO -- Although they are the largest racial/ethnic minority group of

> > children in the United States, Latino children face many obstacles to health

> > care, according to an article in the July 3 issue of The Journal of the

> > American Medical Association (JAMA).

> >

> > Glenn , M.D., of the Boston Medical Center, Boston, and colleagues

> > from The Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics Center for

> > Child Health Research (CCHR), a group consisting of 13 expert panelists,

> > identified priority areas and critical research and policy issues in Latino

> > children's health.

> >

> > " Latino children are a model population for evaluating effective approaches

> > to improving the health of underserved and high-risk populations because

> > they experience a disproportionate burden of health risk factors, morbidity,

> > suboptimal health status, underuse of health services, impaired access to

> > care, and health disparities, " the authors report. Latinos are the

> > largest minority group of children (11.6 million) in the U.S., comprising 16

> > percent of the population younger than 18 years, according to background

> > information in the article. The Consortium defines Latino as all U.S.

> > persons whose origins can be traced to the Spanish-speaking regions of Latin

> > America, including the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South

> > America.

> >

> > The CCHR article notes that:

> >

> > * Latinos are rarely included in child health research. Future studies

> > should examine racial and ethnic differences in health and identify

> > underlying causes.

> >

> > * Latino children are at high risk for behavioral and developmental

> > disorders. Puerto Rican children have among the highest national

> > prevalence of developmental disorders and functional limitations. Studies

> > are needed to find out why.

> >

> > * There are many unanswered questions about the mental health needs and use

> > of services for Latino children.

> >

> > * The prevalence of dental caries (tooth decay) is disproportionately higher

> > for Latino children, but the reasons why are not clear and should be

> > studied.

> >

> > * Latino boys are the most overweight and Latina girls are the second most

> > overweight racial/ethnic groups of U.S. children. The authors note that more

> > research is needed to find out why Latino children have such high risks of

> > obesity and diabetes and what preventive interventions are most effective.

> >

> > * Puerto Rican children have the highest prevalence of active asthma (11

> > percent) of any U.S. ethnic/racial group of children, exceeding the

> > prevalence for blacks (6 percent) and whites (3 percent). Overall, a half

> > million Latino children have asthma; two-thirds of them are Puerto Rican.

> >

> > * The health of children of migrant Latino farm workers is particularly at

> > risk because of their migratory status. Of the more than 1 million children

> > who travel with their parents annually in pursuit of farm labor, 94 percent

> > are Latino. These children receive inadequate preventive care, experience

> > high rates of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, parasites, and

> > sexually transmitted diseases; have inadequate preparation for school entry

> > and low rates of school completion.

> >

> > * Latinos are more likely to be uninsured (27 percent) than any other ethnic

> > group of U.S. children.

> >

> > * Several studies document that Latino children frequently receive lower

> > quality of health care.

> >

> > * Latino youth have the highest school dropout rate in the nation, 29

> > percent compared with 13 percent for blacks and 7 percent for whites.

> >

> > * Culture and language issues can profoundly affect Latino children's health

> > and quality of care.

> >

> > * Latinos are underrepresented at every level of the health care

> > professions. Although 16 percent of children younger than 18 years are

> > Latino, only 3 percent of medical school faculty, 5 percent of

> > pediatricians, 2.8 percent of dentists and 2 percent of nurses are Latino.

> >

> > The CCHR concludes by stating, " It is time for our health policies,

> > services, and research to address this dramatic demographic change... " The

> > consortium states that these changes will be accomplished through greater

> > inclusion of Latino children in medical research, analysis of study data by

> > pertinent Latino subgroups, enhancing early education opportunities for

> > Latino children, training health care professionals more extensively in

> > cultural competency, increasing the number of Latinos in health care

> > professions, and eliminating the disparities in access to care, mental

> > health, immunization coverage, oral health, quality of care and

> > environmental health.

> > (JAMA. 2002; 288:82-90. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com)

> >

> > Editor's Note: Dr. is supported by an Independent Scientist Award

> > from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Minority Medical

> > Faculty Development and General Physician Faculty Scholars Awards from The

> > Wood Foundation.

> >

> > ###

> >

> > For More Information: Contact JAMA/Archives Media Relations Department at

> > 312/464-JAMA (5262).

> >

> > Amy K. Liebman

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> >

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site of the Children's Safety Network)

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> > 715-387-9187

> > Fax: 715-389-4996

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[Guest guest]

,

I'd like to see the article, too -- can you share it with me when you get it

(or point me in the right direction to find it?)? I'd like to take it to an

Intercultural Conference I'm attending in Washington in a couple of weeks.

Muchas gracias.

We have so much to do for these children. . . .

Islara Souto, MPH

CIS Program Manager

Serving the Cancer Information Needs of Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Virgin Islands

305-243-4821

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Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 12:15 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES AND

RESEARCH AGENDA SUGGESTED FOR LATINO CHILDREN

Josh, can I see this article? I'd like to review for the Newsline.

Thanks, lisa

Josh Shepherd wrote:

> > FYI:

>

> >

> > HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES AND RESEARCH AGENDA SUGGESTED FOR LATINO CHILDREN

> >

> > CHICAGO -- Although they are the largest racial/ethnic minority group of

> > children in the United States, Latino children face many obstacles to

health

> > care, according to an article in the July 3 issue of The Journal of the

> > American Medical Association (JAMA).

> >

> > Glenn , M.D., of the Boston Medical Center, Boston, and colleagues

> > from The Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics Center

for

> > Child Health Research (CCHR), a group consisting of 13 expert panelists,

> > identified priority areas and critical research and policy issues in

Latino

> > children's health.

> >

> > " Latino children are a model population for evaluating effective

approaches

> > to improving the health of underserved and high-risk populations because

> > they experience a disproportionate burden of health risk factors,

morbidity,

> > suboptimal health status, underuse of health services, impaired access

to

> > care, and health disparities, " the authors report. Latinos are the

> > largest minority group of children (11.6 million) in the U.S.,

comprising 16

> > percent of the population younger than 18 years, according to background

> > information in the article. The Consortium defines Latino as all U.S.

> > persons whose origins can be traced to the Spanish-speaking regions of

Latin

> > America, including the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South

> > America.

> >

> > The CCHR article notes that:

> >

> > * Latinos are rarely included in child health research. Future studies

> > should examine racial and ethnic differences in health and identify

> > underlying causes.

> >

> > * Latino children are at high risk for behavioral and developmental

> > disorders. Puerto Rican children have among the highest national

> > prevalence of developmental disorders and functional limitations.

Studies

> > are needed to find out why.

> >

> > * There are many unanswered questions about the mental health needs and

use

> > of services for Latino children.

> >

> > * The prevalence of dental caries (tooth decay) is disproportionately

higher

> > for Latino children, but the reasons why are not clear and should be

> > studied.

> >

> > * Latino boys are the most overweight and Latina girls are the second

most

> > overweight racial/ethnic groups of U.S. children. The authors note that

more

> > research is needed to find out why Latino children have such high risks

of

> > obesity and diabetes and what preventive interventions are most

effective.

> >

> > * Puerto Rican children have the highest prevalence of active asthma (11

> > percent) of any U.S. ethnic/racial group of children, exceeding the

> > prevalence for blacks (6 percent) and whites (3 percent). Overall, a

half

> > million Latino children have asthma; two-thirds of them are Puerto

Rican.

> >

> > * The health of children of migrant Latino farm workers is particularly

at

> > risk because of their migratory status. Of the more than 1 million

children

> > who travel with their parents annually in pursuit of farm labor, 94

percent

> > are Latino. These children receive inadequate preventive care,

experience

> > high rates of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, parasites,

and

> > sexually transmitted diseases; have inadequate preparation for school

entry

> > and low rates of school completion.

> >

> > * Latinos are more likely to be uninsured (27 percent) than any other

ethnic

> > group of U.S. children.

> >

> > * Several studies document that Latino children frequently receive lower

> > quality of health care.

> >

> > * Latino youth have the highest school dropout rate in the nation, 29

> > percent compared with 13 percent for blacks and 7 percent for whites.

> >

> > * Culture and language issues can profoundly affect Latino children's

health

> > and quality of care.

> >

> > * Latinos are underrepresented at every level of the health care

> > professions. Although 16 percent of children younger than 18 years are

> > Latino, only 3 percent of medical school faculty, 5 percent of

> > pediatricians, 2.8 percent of dentists and 2 percent of nurses are

Latino.

> >

> > The CCHR concludes by stating, " It is time for our health policies,

> > services, and research to address this dramatic demographic change... "

The

> > consortium states that these changes will be accomplished through

greater

> > inclusion of Latino children in medical research, analysis of study data

by

> > pertinent Latino subgroups, enhancing early education opportunities for

> > Latino children, training health care professionals more extensively in

> > cultural competency, increasing the number of Latinos in health care

> > professions, and eliminating the disparities in access to care, mental

> > health, immunization coverage, oral health, quality of care and

> > environmental health.

> > (JAMA. 2002; 288:82-90. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com)

> >

> > Editor's Note: Dr. is supported by an Independent Scientist

Award

> > from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Minority Medical

> > Faculty Development and General Physician Faculty Scholars Awards from

The

> > Wood Foundation.

> >

> > ###

> >

> > For More Information: Contact JAMA/Archives Media Relations Department

at

> > 312/464-JAMA (5262).

> >

> > Amy K. Liebman

> > 504 Poplar Hill Avenue

> > Salisbury, MD 21801

> > 410.860.9850

> >

> > W. s, M.S.

> > Rural Youth Safety Specialist

> > National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety

(A site of the Children's Safety Network)

> > 1000 North Oak Avenue

> > Marshfield, WI 54449-5790

> > 1-888-924-7233

> > 715-387-9187

> > Fax: 715-389-4996

> > email--petersmw@...

>

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[Guest guest]

Islara, and others,

Some of you may recall we had Helene Cole, Associate Editor of JAMA join us as part of a migrant health research intensive at the Midwest Migrant Health Stream Forum two years ago. I wrote to her asking where we might get a copy of this article and below is her reply.

Last thing, those of you at this Forum intensive may recall Helene, at that time, indicated JAMA really wasn't interested in either migrant or Hispanic health. To now see them come out with this article is REALLY NICE!!!! Perhaps our (collective migrant health community) reaching out to new places (like JAMA) made some difference in their interest. I like to think so and continue to say we should do more of this.

Alice

Alice C. Larson, Ph.D.las@...206-463-9000 (voice)206-463-9400 (fax)P.O. Box 801Vashon Island, WA 98070------------------------------------------------------

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From: Helene Cole

las@...

Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 12:50 PM

Subject: Re: JAMA article on health of Hispanic children

Hi AliceNice to hear from you! Glad the article is appreciated in the community. Let's see -- full text is NOT available online and I think to order a copy costs $9. If they want to go on-line to order send them to www.jama.com I see on the article that first author is listed for "correspondence and reprints" (tho he won't have those reprints quite yet) -- here's his info:Glenn , MD, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, 91 E Concord St, Maternity 419, Boston, MA 02118. glenn.flores@... I hope this info is helpful. Have a good summer.Helene

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From: Souto, Islara

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Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 11:56 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES AND RESEARCH AGENDA SUGGESTED FOR LATINO CHILDREN

,I'd like to see the article, too -- can you share it with me when you get it(or point me in the right direction to find it?)? I'd like to take it to anIntercultural Conference I'm attending in Washington in a couple of weeks.Muchas gracias.We have so much to do for these children. . . .Islara Souto, MPHCIS Program ManagerServing the Cancer Information Needs of Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S.Virgin Islands305-243-4821