Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population

<p>Aging, health and longevity in the Mexican-origin Population</p><p>Preface and Acknowledgement</p><p>Jacqueline L. Angel </p><p>About the Authors </p><p>Forewords</p><p>Eduardo Sanchez  </p><p>Kenneth Shine<br>1. Introduction</p><p>Jacqueline L. Angel<br>Fernando Torres-Gil<br>Kyriakos Markides </p><p>Section 1- Latino Aging: Risks of Disability and Chronic Illness </p><p>2. Overview </p><p>Hector González</p><p>3.  Does the “Healthy Immigrant Effect” Extend to Cognitive Aging?</p><p>Terrence D. Hill</p><p>Jacqueline L. Angel <br>Kelly S. Balistreri <br>4. Lifetime Socioeconomic Position and Functional Decline in Older Mexican Americans: </p><p>    Results from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging<br>Adina Zeki Al-Hazzouri<br>Michelle Odden</p><p>Elizabeth R Mayeda</p><p>Allison Aiello</p><p>John M. NeuhausMary N. Haan</p><p>5. Cultural Differences in the Effects of Disability on Mental Health in Mexican Couples  </p><p>    from the MHAS and MA Couples from the H-EPESE<br>M. Kristen Peek</p><p>Noe A. Perez</p><p>Jim S. Stimpson</p><p>6. BMI and transitions to disability among older adults in Mexico and the United States </p><p>Kerstin Gerst</p><p>Alejandra Michaels-Obregon</p><p>Rebeca Wong</p><p>Section 2. Contextualizing Disability: Issues of Immigration, Economics, and Family  </p><p>7. Overview</p><p>Peter Ward</p><p>8. A Tale of Three Paradoxes: The Weak Socioeconomic Gradients in Health among Latino </p><p>    Immigrants and their Relation to the Latino Health Paradox and Negative Acculturation</p><p>Fernando Riosmena</p><p>Jeff Dennis<br>9. On the Need for Prospective Studies on Aging and Health of the Hispanic Population in </p><p>      the United States<br>Roberto Ham-ChandeSilvia Mejía Arango<br>10. Sociocultural Status and Burden of Disability in Aging Mexican AmericansHelen P. Hazuda</p><p>Sara E. Espinoza</p><p>11. Contextualizing the Burden of Chronic Disease: Diabetes, Mortality and Disability in </p><p>      Older Mexicans<br>Jennifer Salinas </p><p>Bassent E. Abdelbary </p><p>Elizabeth A. Rocha </p><p>Sohan Al Snih</p><p> </p><p>12. Access to Vaccines for Latin American and Caribbean Older Adults with Disability <br>Carlos A. Reyes-Ortiz</p><p>Diana M. Davalos</p><p>Maria F. Montoya</p><p>Daniel Escobar</p><p>13. Diabetes and Employment Productivity: The Effect of Duration and Management </p><p>      among Mexican Americans</p><p>H. Shelton Brown, III <br>Adriana Pérez<br>Lisa M. Yarnell<br>Craig Hanis<br>Susan P. Fisher-Hoch<br>Joseph McCormick<br>Section 3. Caregiving and Long-term Care of Older Latinos: Formal and Informal Care </p><p>Arrangements <br>14. Overview<br>Flávia Cristina Drumond Andrade</p><p>15. Latinos “Aging in Place”: Issues and Potential Solutions<br>William Vega <br>Hector M. González</p>16. Separate and Unequal Access and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: Transformation <p><p>of the Long Term Care Industry and Implications of the Research Program for Aging  Latinos<br>Mary L. Fennell <br>Melissa Clark</p><p>Zhanlian Feng <br>Vince Mor <br>David B. Smith</p><p>Denise Tyler </p><p>17.  Latino and Non-Latino Elderly in Los Angeles County: A Pilot Study of Demographic    </p><p>       Trends for Disability and Long-Term Care</p><p>David E. Hayes-Bautista</p><p>Charlene Chang</p><p>Werner Schink<br>18.  Long-Term Care Policy and Older Latinos<br>Steven P. Wallace <br />19.  Estimating the Demand for Long-term Care among Aging in Mexican-Americans: </p><p>        Cultural Preferences versus Economic Realities<br>Angelica P. Herrera<br>Jacqueline L. Angel</p><p>Carlos Díaz Venegas<br>Ronald J. Angel<br>20. Mexican-American Families and Dementia: An Exploration of “Work” in Response to   </p><p>      Dementia-Related Aggressive Behavior</p><p>Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano</p><p>Judith C. Barker</p><p>Ladson Hinton</p><p>21. Caring for the Elderly: A Bi-national Task <br>Verónica Montes de Oca Zavala </p><p>Rogelio Sáenz</p><p>Ahtziri Molina Roldán<br>22.  Extending Medicare to Mexico: Impact on Mexican-Born Beneficiaries</p><p>David C. Warner<br>23. The Evolving Nexus of Policy, Longevity and Diversity: Agenda Setting for Latino Health and Aging</p><p>Fernando Torres-Gil</p><p>Diana Lam<br>24. Afterword: Human Security in Health: The Case of the Mexico–U.S. Border</p>