Health communication in the Latino community: Issues and approaches

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue , 2009, Pages 227-251

  Elder, John P ^a   Ayala, Guadalupe X ^a   Parra Medina, Deborah ^b   Talavera, Gregory A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Communication persuasion model; Hispanic health paradox; Hispanics; Latinos

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650708336     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.031308.100300     Document Type: Review

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