RAND Research Topic: Latino Populations 2012-05-24T14:56:53Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/latino-populations.html Center for Latin American Social Policy (CLASP): Brochure (Spanish Version) http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP658.html Mar 5, 2012 Mar 5, 2012 The Center for Latin American Social Policy (CLASP), part of RAND Labor and Population, is dedicated to improving the well-being of the Latin American population. This Spanish-language brochure describes CLASP's areas of research. Barriers to Immigrant Use of Financial Services http://www.rand.org/labor/centers/clasp/research/projects/immigrant-financial-service-barriers.html Feb 8, 2012 Feb 8, 2012 Hispanic immigrants constitute a rapidly growing share of the U.S. population but are less likely to be financially literate than natives. RAND researchers are investigating barriers to Hispanic immigrants' use of financial services and evaluates financial education materials for them. CLASP Addresses Challenges Latinos Face at Home and in United States http://www.rand.org/labor/centers/clasp.html Dec 19, 2011 Dec 19, 2011 The Center for Latin American Social Policy conducts research throughout Latin America and the Latin American population in the United States in the areas of aging, social determinants and consequences of health, saving for retirement, social security coverage, labor market dynamics, and migration. Experimental Design of a Non-Contributory Social Security Program in Yucatan, Mexico http://www.rand.org/labor/centers/clasp/research/projects/social-security-program.html Dec 8, 2011 Dec 8, 2011 Given the worldwide trend of aging populations, it is important to learn about the long- and short-term effects of non-contributory social security programs. With the State of Yucatan, CLASP designed such a program for towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants. The project team is now evaluating its impact on the welfare of residents ages 70 and older. Racial and ethnic disparities in hospital care resulting from air pollution in excess of federal standards http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100212.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 This study investigates racial and ethnic disparities in hospital admission and emergency room visit rates resulting from exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter levels in excess of federal standards ( Social Networks of Homeless Youth in Emerging Adulthood http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100194.html Jul 31, 2011 Jul 31, 2011 Interventions need to recognize the importance of social networks of homeless youth in emerging adulthood by enhancing supportive bonds and reducing substance use and risky sex. Racial and Ethnic Service Use Disparities Among Homeless Adults with Severe Mental Illnesses Receiving ACT http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100110.html May 31, 2011 May 31, 2011 Case management of community interventions is intended to narrow racial and ethnic disparities, but this study of homeless individuals with severe mental illness found that it reduced disparities for blacks, but not for Latinos. HIV Risks and Seroprevalence Among Mexican American Injection Drug Users in California http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110029.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010 Mexican American injection drug users reported fewer sex-related risks than Whites and African Americans. Mexican Americans were more likely to participate in drug treatment during a 6 month period, but less likely to receive any health care. Effectiveness of Collaborative Care in Addressing Depression Treatment Preferences Among Low-Income Latinos http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100149.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009 <p>Depressed Latino patients receiving care in public-sector clinics preferred counseling or counseling/medication over medication alone. Compared to usual care, those receiving collaborative care were 21 times as likely to receive preferred treatment.</p> Height, Education and Later-Life Cognition in Latin America and the Caribbean http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100087.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009 This study investigates the relationship between anthropometric markers (height and knee height), early-life conditions, education, and cognitive function in later life among urban elderly from Latin America and the Caribbean. Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9375.html Aug 11, 2008 Aug 11, 2008 <p>This fact sheet summarizes a study examining the variation of the intake of fruits and vegetables for blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, in addition to the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and this intake.</p> Disparities in the Food Environment Surrounding US Middle and High Schools http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080706.html Jun 30, 2008 Jun 30, 2008 <p>Hispanic youth are likely to attend schools surrounded by convenience stores, restaurants, or off-licenses. Middle schools have fewer surrounding businesses than high schools, and larger schools have fewer surrounding businesses than smaller schools.</p> Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Whites, Blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080614.html May 31, 2008 May 31, 2008 <p>Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake. Neighborhood SES partially explains black-white intake disparity and is differentially associated with white, black, and Mexican American intake.</p> Language and Regional Differences in Evaluations of Medicare Managed Care By Hispanics http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080405.html Mar 31, 2008 Mar 31, 2008 <p>Uses the Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey to examine the experiences of Hispanics enrolled in Medicare managed care. Hispanics face barriers to care; however, their experiences with care vary by language and region.</p> Psychosocial Correlates of Unprotected Sex Without Disclosure of HIV-positivity Among African-American, Latino, and White Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081002.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007 <p>Examines psychosocial correlates of unprotected sex without disclosure of HIV status among men who have sex with men and women, including relationships of race/ethnicity and psychosocial variables to unprotected sex without disclosure of HIV status.</p> Pediatric Obesity: The Unique Issues in Latino-American Male Youth http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080207.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007 <p>A literature review from three major databases reveals that obesity rates for Latino male children and adolescents are higher than for other major gender-ethnic groups. Obese Latino male youth are also prone to obesity-related morbidities.</p> Social Networks and Access to Health Care Among Mexican-Americans http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071044.html Sep 30, 2007 Sep 30, 2007 <p>This research explores social networks and their relationship to access to health care among adult Mexican-Americans.</p> Neighborhood Context and Ethnicity Differences in Body Mass Index: A Multilevel Analysis Using the NHANES III Survey (1988-1994) http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070714.html Jun 30, 2007 Jun 30, 2007 <p>The authors provide both a theoretical and empirical analysis of the relation between administrative and survey data.</p> Adolescent Asian Immigrants Improve Their Good Health Habits Over Time; Latinos' Nutrition Grows Worse http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070211.html Dec 4, 2006 Dec 4, 2006 The good health habits of adolescent Asian immigrants improve with each generation born in the United States, but health habits among adolescent Latino immigrants generally remain poor or become worse in succeeding generations. A Community Participatory Research Partnership: The Development of a Faith-Based Intervention for Children Exposed to Violence http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061203.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 <p>When an inner city Latino immigrant faith community in Los Angeles identified mental health care as an area of need, a community-research partnership was formed that resulted in the adaptation of an intervention for children who have trauma-related symptoms from violence exposure. This participatory research partnership includes St. Thomas the Apostle School and Church community; QueensCare Health and Faith Partnership, an organization that provides health services and outreach to faith communities; and mental health researchers from UCLA.</p>