The Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act has the potential to make a positive impact in the lives of Latino older adults and their caregivers. As Latino individuals are the fastest growing older adult population, the number of Latino families and caregivers is also expected to grow, particularly among those providing care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Caregivin...

OBJECTIVE Prior research has documented caregiving difficulties in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, Latino families may encounter unique challenges. The purpose of this study was to understand the caregiving experiences of Latino families with children with ASD, including daily activities, coping strategies, and service utilization. METHOD Fifteen Latino pare...

BACKGROUND The availability of places to engage in physical activity may influence physical activity levels. This study examined whether the relationship between physical activity and access to parks differs depending on adolescents' sociodemographic, housing, and neighborhood characteristics. METHODS Data were analyzed from 4010 adolescents who responded to the 2003 California Health Intervi...

released in the second half of 2010, there has been a fl urry of articles published across the country noting the increase in Latino businesses since 2002. From Oregon to Arkansas to New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, across rural communities and urban areas, the nation saw dramatic increases in Latino-owned businesses between 2002 and 2007. This article provides an overview of Latino businesses a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Latino-white disparities in age at autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis may be modified by primary care pediatrician (PCP) practices and beliefs. The objectives of this study were to assess ASD and developmental screening practices, attitudes toward ASD identification in Latino children, and barriers to ASD identification for Latino children, in a sample of 267 Cal...

OBJECTIVES Type 2 diabetes is a significant healthcare problem in the Latino/Hispanic community. As with most patients with type 2 diabetes, Latino patients will eventually require insulin therapy to maintain glycemic control. Some cultural barriers to starting insulin therapy among Latino patients have been reported. This review explores the implications of the increasing prevalence of type 2 ...

The present study utilized data from the National Latino and Asian American Study to examine ethnic and generational differences in family cultural conflict and family cohesion and how the effects of such family conflict and cohesion on lifetime service use vary by generation status for Latino Americans (n = 2,554) and Asian Americans (n = 2,095). Findings revealed that first-generation Asian A...

This study asks whether deficiencies in transportation are associated with disproportionate policing Chicago using the case of cycling. I examine how number bicycle citations issued per street segment influenced by availability facilities and characteristics, controlling for crash incidence, police presence, neighborhood characteristics. Tickets were 8 times more often capita majority Black tra...