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Direct linkSharkey, Joseph R.; Sharf, Barbara F.; St. John, Julie A. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: This study describes the perceptions of brain health among older Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans who reside in colonia areas of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Design and Methods: In 2007, 33 Mexican American older adults (9 men and 24 women) were recruited by "promotoras" (community health workers) from clusters of…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Focus Groups, Public Health, Older Adults
Download full textMoreno, Rosa Maria – 1982
Focusing on the role and process of planning in the delivery of mental health services to the Mexican American community in Texas, this monograph examines the nature, context and purpose of planning; analyzes the interplay between federal and state mandates for planning; and assesses the status of current community mental health centers' (CMHCs)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Content Analysis
Madsen, William – 1961
Shedding light on problems of mental health and illness that have baffled public health workers attempting to improve the health and welfare of Mexican Americans living in the lower Rio Grande Valley, this document reports the folk customs, social organization, medical practices, and beliefs of the Mexican American of this area. Chapters describe…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Folk Culture, Health
Brusco, Bernadette A. – 1980
One of a series of studies, this monograph presents descriptive information to provide an understanding of the present budgetary system for Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) as it relates to Mexican Americans in Texas. The document: (1) provides a description of federal and state laws and their historical evolution germane to the funding of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Health Services, Federal Legislation, Grants
Andrade, Sally J., Ed. – 1981
The monograph outlines key issues in the area of patients' rights and advocacy as they relate to Hispanic mental health clients or patients. Providing background material on patients' rights and advocacy in general, the first section includes a chronological history of major litigation, a discussion of patient advocacy, a discussion of a client's…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Attitudes, Civil Liberties, Community Action
Andrade, Sally J., Ed. – 1981
Focusing on community mental health centers (CMHCs), governance within the Texas mental health service delivery system and how representation on boards and advisory councils relates to services for Mexican Americans are addressed by reviewing existing conceptual analyses of the governance function in community mental health and the citizens' role…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Blacks, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role
