Health Issues
1. Physical activity
Data regarding physical activity among Puerto Rican individuals are
sparse. It is clear that these individuals have relatively high rates
of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, all of which are often
accompanied by relative physical inactivity. However, this assumption
must be regarded as no more than a hypothesis.
2. Overweight and obesity
Puerto Rican diet tends to be relatively high in calories, fat,
complex carbohydrates, and sodium. It is somewhat deficient in calcium
and vegetables. Younger individuals have abandoned the traditional
diet for a more Americanized diet that includes a great deal of fast
food, pizza, hot dogs, canned spaghetti, and cold cereals.
As a result of diet, as well as related factors, Puerto Ricans suffer
disproportionately from diabetes (three to five times the general
population), high blood pressure, cancer, arthritis, gastrointestinal
disorders, and obesity. The rate of obesity among Puerto Rican males
overall was reported in 1984 to be 25%, 15% at age 20-24, to 31% at
age 65-74. Among women, the overall rate was 37%, ranging from 23% at
age 20-24 to 61% at age 60-74. There is reason to believe that the
situation has worsened as acculturation has worsened the quality of
diet for individuals of Hispanic descent in the U.S.
In general, approaches to dietary counseling in Puerto Rican
communities is most successful if the teacher is respected, the
approach is personal, and the counseling is sanctioned by a respected
member of the community.
3. Tobacco use
Smoking was reported to be lower among Hispanic women overall (13.8
percent) than among...
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Rican individuals as it does to most other minority groups.
In 1984, Puerto Ricans were reported as having the lowest rate of
health insurance at 40% of the population. By 2000, the number had
been reduced to 33%, still much higher than the 14% reported in the
population of the U.S. overall. At least 25% of Puerto Ricans report
failure to receive needed care within a 12 month period. Preventive
care, such as pap smears, cholesterol testing, or blood pressure
checks are particularly difficult for Puerto Rican individuals to
obtain.
Latinos as a group tend to underutilize health services, especially
mental health care. Barriers encountered include economics, language,
and cultural factors. Individuals of Puerto Rican descent believe that
their care would be better if the provider were also Puerto Rican.
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Quinnipiac University in 2012, 67 % of people in the years of 18-29 support the
Physical health is one aspect of life that most individuals take for granted. Most people assume that our health will always be there or if one becomes sick they will be able to recover their health with the new medical advances that are always happening around the world. However, this is not always the case some individuals have to face a chronic lack of health and deal with the implications of this on their life. The loss of health I will be talking about today is not a direct loss of personal health but a loss of health that my father experiences and all the different components that affect my family and I’s life because of it.
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