Question

Formulate a 300-word response that includes an overview of the history of Hispanics in North America and the United States. Include in your response:

• What is the Latino health paradox?
• What are some of the common health risk behaviors and diseases among Hispanics in the United States?
• What are some socioeconomic and psychosocial conditions of Hispanics in the United States?

Answer 1

The hispainc health paradox alos described as the latino or Epidemiologic paradox refers to the ralatively good health of latinos within the US despite what lower levels of socioeconomic status might predict,Ortega atributes the Hispanic paradox to the fact that latinos who migrate into the US tend to be younger and healthier than the average population and so they so they require less medical attention.

Hispanics have lower deaths than whites from most of the 10 leading causes of death withh three exception more death from diabetis and chronic liver disease and similar numbers of deaths from kidney disease, health risk can vary by hispanic subgroups for example 66% mor Puerto Ricans smoke than Mexicans,with data from Hispanic Health and Nutritional Examinations survey we examined several health risks behaviour like cigarete smoking and alchohole use and dietary practices and recency of health screening of Hispanians, where greater percentage of men than women smoked cigaretters and used alcohol . Heavy smoking was most prevalent for Cuban Americans males and Heavy drinking was most prevalent for Hispanians.

On averahe the Socio economic status of Hispanics is comparable with that of African Americans and significantly lower than that of non Hispanic whites. This situation is reflected in most measures of socioeconomic status including personal and family income poverty rates educational income poverty rates educational attainment and occupation