Aging, Health, And Longevity In The Mexican-origin Population (social Disparities In Health And Health Care)

__Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population__ creates a foundation for an interdisciplinary discussion of the trajectory of disability and long-term care for older people of Mexican-origin from a bi-national perspective. Although the literature on Latino elders in the United States is growing, few of these studies or publications offer the breadth and depth contained in this book. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Introduction: Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Overview....Pages 15-18 Does the “Healthy Immigrant Effect” Extend to Cognitive Aging?....Pages 19-33 Lifetime Socioeconomic Position and Functional Decline in Older Mexican Americans: Results from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging....Pages 35-49 Culture and Couples: Does Partner Disability Differentially Infl uence Mental Health Across Mexico and the US?....Pages 51-65 BMI and Transitions to Disability Among Older Adults in Mexico and the United States....Pages 67-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Overview....Pages 89-93 A Tale of Three Paradoxes: The Weak Socioeconomic Gradients in Health Among Hispanic Immigrants and Their Relation to the Hispanic Health Paradox and Negative Acculturation....Pages 95-110 On the Need for Prospective Studies on Aging and Health of the Hispanic Population in the United States....Pages 111-123 Sociocultural Status and Burden of Disability in Aging Mexican Americans....Pages 125-143 Contextualizing the Burden of Chronic Disease: Diabetes, Mortality and Disability in Older Mexicans....Pages 145-157 Access to Vaccines for Latin American and Caribbean Older Adults with Disability....Pages 159-171 Diabetes and Employment Productivity: The Effect of Duration and Management Among Mexican Americans*....Pages 173-181 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Overview....Pages 185-192 Latinos “Aging in Place”: Issues and Potential Solutions....Pages 193-205 Separate and Unequal Access and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: Transformation of the Long Term Care Industry and Implications of the Research Program for Aging Hispanics....Pages 207-225 Latino and Non-Latino Elderly in Los Angeles County: A Pilot Study of Demographic Trends for Disability and Long-Term Care....Pages 227-241 Long-Term Care Policy and Older Latinos....Pages 243-257 Estimating the Demand for Long-Term Care Among Aging Mexican Americans: Cultural Preferences Versus Economic Realities....Pages 259-276 Mexican-American Families and Dementia: An Exploration of “Work” in Response to Dementia-Related Aggressive Behavior....Pages 277-291 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Caring for the Elderly: A Binational Task....Pages 293-315 Extending Medicare to Mexico: Impact on Mexican-Born Beneficiaries....Pages 317-326 The Evolving Nexus of Policy, Longevity and Diversity: Agenda Setting for Latino Health and Aging....Pages 327-335 Afterword: Human Security in Health: The Case of the Mexico-US Border....Pages 337-341 Back Matter....Pages 343-345 Part 1. Latino Aging: Risks of Disability and Chronic Illness -- Overview -- Does the "Healthy Immigrant Effect" Extend to Cognitive Aging? -- Lifetime Socioeconomic Position and Functional Decline in Older Mexican Americans: Results from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging -- Culture and Couples: Does Partner Disability Differentially Influence Mental Health Across Mexico and the US? -- BMI and Transitions to Disability Among Older Adults in Mexico and the United States -- Introduction: Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population -- -- Part 2. Contextualizing Disability: Issues of Immigration, Economics, and Family -- Overview -- A Tale of Three Paradoxes: The Weak Socioeconomic Gradients in Health Among Hispanic Immigrants and Their Relation to the Hispanic Health Paradox and Negative Acculturation -- On the Need for Prospective Studies on Aging and Health of the Hispanic Population in the United States -- Sociocultural Status and Burden of Disability in Aging Mexican Americans -- Contextualizing the Burden of Chronic Disease: Diabetes, Mortality and Disability in Older Mexicans -- Access to Vaccines for Latin American and Caribbean Older Adults with Disability -- Diabetes and Employment Productivity: The Effect of Duration and Management Among Mexican Americans* -- -- Part 3. Caregiving and Long-term Care of Older Latinos: Formal and Informal Care Arrangements -- Overview -- Latinos "Aging in Place": Issues and Potential Solutions -- Separate and Unequal Access and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: Transformation of the Long Term Care Industry and Implications of the Research Program for Aging Hispanics -- Latino and Non-Latino Elderly in Los Angeles County: A Pilot Study of Demographic Trends for Disability and Long-Term Care -- Long-Term Care Policy and Older Latinos -- Estimating the Demand for Long-Term Care Among Aging Mexican Americans: Cultural Preferences Versus Economic Realities -- Mexican-American Families and Dementia: An Exploration of "Work" in Response to Dementia-Related Aggressive Behavior -- Caring for the Elderly: A Binational Task -- Transnational Health Care Support -- Extending Medicare to Mexico: Impact on Mexican-Born Beneficiaries -- The Evolving Nexus of Policy, Longevity and Diversity: Agenda Setting for Latino Health and Aging -- Afterword: Human Security in Health: The Case of the Mexico-US Border. As the nation's largest Latino group, the Mexican-origin population will play a major role as America grows older: their situation is vital to understanding our aging, diverse society as national health care policy comes into a new era of analysis and revision. Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican Origin Population identifies current and emerging health issues affecting this demographic, from health care disparities to changing family dynamics to the health implications of the United States' relationship with Mexico. Contributors test the Hispanic Paradox-that Latinos live longer than other Americans despite socioeconomic stresses-as it relates to various aspects of aging. Disability is discussed in social context, in terms of acculturation, family coping measures, access to care, and other key factors. And concluding chapters offer strategies for bringing the Mexican-American elder experience into the ongoing debate over health care. Throughout, coverage balances the heterogeneity of the community with its status as emblematic of minority aging and as a microcosm of aging in general. Included among the topics: · Immigration, economics, and family: contextualizing disability. · Diabetes and employment productivity. · The "healthy immigrant effect" and cognitive aging. · Nursing home care: separate and unequal. · Challenges of aging in place. · Estimating the demand for long-term care. Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican Origin Population brings issues, answers, and a clear direction to those studying and working with this dynamic group, including policymakers, social workers, gerontologists, the academic and research communities, and health care professionals Annotation. Written from a bi-national perspective, this volume creates a foundation for an interdisciplinary discussion of the trajectory of disability and long-term care for older people of Mexican-origin in the United States