Mexican-American Health Care

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"The purpose of this research is to examine Marjory Gordon's taxonomy of functional health-care areas as they relate to the Mexican-American culture of the current period. The plan of the research will be to set forth each of the areas in turn, and to discuss the form and substance of professional literature that has treated the areas in question with specific reference to Mexican-Americans.


Health Perception/Health Management. An important element of health perception in the Mexican-American community emerges as body mass and weight. This has implications for overall health management because of the connection that perceptions of health have with other aspects of health; in other words, health perception has fundamental importance to general good health. In this regard, Alexander and Blank (1988) found that mothers of..."

More papers on Mexican-American Health Care:

• Article Review # 54413 : "Mexican-Americans and Health Care"
• Analytical Essay # 55661 : "Mexican-Americans: Perceptions of Culturally Competent Care"
• Argumentative Essay # 102585 : "Women and the Canadian and Mexican Workforce"

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