The purpose of this project is to provide an analysis of policy issues affecting middle school and high school-aged boys and young men of color in the areas of education, health, and pathways to employment. This policy scan and subsequent recommendations will provide valuable background knowledge to inform the future direction of policy efforts…

Racial and ethnic minorities are often residentially segregated from whites in urban settings, a fact which has important health consequences. Research on the relationship between residential segregation and health outcomes lacks national-level investigation of racial and ethnic minority groups other than African Americans. I use multilevel…

Presented is an annotated resource list of materials on youth and adolescence published mainly during the 1970s and 1980s. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author and are divided into the following sections: (1) an overview of early adolescence; (2) social trends, public policy, and the 3:00 to 6:00 PM issue; (3) model programs; (4) program…

This bibliography of books and journals has been designed to aid San Diego and Imperial County (California) health care professionals in dealing with patients from three special population groups prevalent in that area: Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pan Asians. The bibliography is divided into four sections, the first of which lists general…

This brief outlines findings from the National Survey of America's Families, a survey of 44,461 households, on 7 indicators of well-being by race and ethnicity: poverty, family structure, child support, food hardship, housing hardship, health status, and health insurance coverage. For the purpose of this brief, all persons of Hispanic origin were…

This report profiles the 2000 status of and changes (since 1990) in rates of health and health-related measures for racially and culturally diverse populations living in the 100 largest U.S. cities and their suburbs. Data came from the U.S. Census Bureau and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify patterns in race/ethnicity, foreign…

In compiling this collection, the editor posed the question of the meaning of race and ethnicity in the United States at the threshold of the 21st century. The answers provided by the diverse authors as they wrote on issues of education, health, and employment are revealing and disturbing. Their contributions emphasize that race continues to exert…

A comprehensive and comparative compilation of the social science literature pertinent to ethnic discrimination and racial discrimination and practice is presented, focusing on areas of discrimination common to these groups in economics, education, employment, health, housing, criminal justice, and political participation. To represent major…

Literature on ethnicity and aging is listed in this bibliography, which is intended to assist researchers, teachers, and policymakers. The bibliography is divided into seven categories: (1) multiethnic and general studies; (2) Black Americans; (3) Hispanic Americans; (4) Native Americans; (5) Asian and Pacific Americans; (6) European origin ethnic…

Considers effects of culture, health status, socioeconomic status, family structure, and biological factors on minority infants' development. (PCB)

Designed to draw together major research, reference, background, and theoretical works focused on health issues of minority women of color in the United States, this bibliography was compiled to provide faculty in postsecondary educational institutions with references to materials which direct attention to health issues of significance to minority…