DOCUMENT RESUME ED 259 054 UD 024 327 AUTHOR Andrade, Sally J., Ed. TITLE Latino Families'in the United States. A Resourcebook for Family Life Education - Las Familias Latinasen los Estados Unidos. Recursos para la Capacitacion Ir. INSTITUTION Planned Pa wthood Federation of Ameiica, Inc., New York, N.Y. SPONS AGENCY Pew Memorial Trust, Philadelphia, Pa. PUB DATE (83) NOTE 165p. PUB TYPE Multilingual/Bilingual Materials (171)-- Guides - Non- Classroom Use (055) LANGUAGE English; Spanish EDRS PRICE M701 Plug Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Community Involvement; Demography; Ethnic Groups; *Family Life; *Family Life Education; *Health;Health Programs; *Hispanic Americans; Population Trends; Postsecondary Education; Program Development IDENTIFIERS Health Status ABSTRACT The primary objectives of this resource bookare to increase family life educators' knowledge and understandingof Latinos and"to encourage advocacy by Latinos for appropriate family life programs in their communities.. English and Spanish versions of the same text are included. Thereare six chapters. Chapter 1 outlines the book's objectives and premises and briefly describes its content. Chapter 2 summarizes the history, cultural influences, demographic characteristics, and health status of Latinos in the United States, emphasizing the need to recognize the pluralistic nature of the Latino population and the central status of healthas a group priority. Chapter 3 presents an analytical discussion of Latino families, including cultural and societalsources of stress and of support. Chapter 4 provides a conceptual framework for health promotion strategies in Latino communities, and deals withfour areas: nutrition, infant and child health, reproductive health, and stress management. Chapter 5 addresses the iasues of family life program design and community participation. Finally, Chapter 6 argues that institutional orientation or philosophy will determine the success or failure of any program venture. Six appendices include a list of resource book contributors;an agenda of a conference ("Hispanic Family Life Education-A National Perspective"); correspondence between conference. participants and Planned Parenthood leaders; a list of Latino organizations and networks;-a chart indicating health prevention priorityareas; a list of family life education curricula and materials; anda bibliography on Latino (KH) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** BEST COPY MIA t , 9,4 r (.e r i I,',' 72' 'ANA. 41 1-"Ai ,, , ,c ' , , 1s! It. 4 1 ,Iiskt.: s,'s 'k- .4".-: .111 . 1 l, 411P" . -t ,..- ) )-1-*.., .1 ^ ---4\ 11).; ,". \igq .4 , :4 li1I Lf 1 -..s. il CI 3) k..... 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Latino Families in the United States A Resourcebook for Family Life Education 5 3 LATINO FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES A Resourcebook for Family Life Education 3 Sally j. Andrade, Editor Published by Education Department Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Funding for this project was made possible by a grant from The Pew Memorial Trust Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Planned, Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Publisher: 810 7th Avenue New York, New York 10019 Sharon M. Sepulveda Editorial Supervision: Center for Applied Systems Analysis, Inc. 4002 Crescent Drive Austin, Texas 78722 lose Francisco Trevino Artwork: Diseno Studios 1203 East 1st Street Austin, Texas 78702 Inter-American Communication Services Translation: 9816 McCullough San Antonio, Texas 78216 ISBN:0-934586-10-1 Katharine Dexter McCormick LibraryClassification:3.31/A5/1i1983 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Latino Families in the United States Bibliography:p. 1.Hispanic American families -- Addresses, essays,lectures. 2.Family life education -- Addresses, essays,lectures. I.Andrade, Sally Jones. II.Planned Parenthood Federation of America.Dept. of Education. III.Title:Familias latinas en los Estados Unidos. E184.575L361963 306.8'5'089687207382-22321 ISBN0-934586-10-1 61983 Planned Parenthood Federationof America, Inc. All rights reserved. Esta obra esta dedicada a nuestras familias que Forman las risicesiy ramas de nuestro esfuerzo de capacitacion del pueblo hacia el mejoramiento de la salud y el bienestar. Table of Contents Page List of Tables vii Preface ix Introduction:Creating this Resourcebook 1 I.A Resourcebook on Latino Families:A Guide for Family Life Education Programs Sally I. Andrade and Sandra A. Salazar 4 IL A Description of Latinos in the United States:Demographic and Sociocultural Factors of the Past and the Future Luis.Casaus and Sally J. Andrade Ill.Latino Family Issues Angela M. Rodriguez and Luis Casaus 25 IV.Family Health Promotion:A Conceptual Framework for "La Salud" and "El Bienestar" in Latino Communities Carlos Molina 35 V. Responding to Community Needs Maria Gonzalez Borrero and Angela M. Rodriguez '45 VI.Institutional Change:The Basis for Successful Latino Family Life Education Sandra A. Salazar and Sally J. Andrade 53 Appendices Al Page A. Individuals Who Contributed to the Development ofthis Resourcebook.. 59 1.Project Consultants 2.Participants at the Hispanic Family Life EducationConference (April 1982 San Antonio,.Teias) 3.People Who Assisted with the Community ReviewProcess 4.Reviewers of Spanish Text B. Agenda ,of the Conference:"Hispanic Family Life Education A National Perspective" 63 C. Recommendations and Response:Correspondence between Participants at the National Hispanic FamilyLife Education Conference and the Leadership of plannedParenthood Federation of America, Inc. 65 D. Sources of Information on Latino Organizationsand Networks 68 69 E Health Prevention Priority Areas for LatinoAmericans 70 F. Family Life Education Curricula and Materials 72 G. Bibliography on Latino Families vi List of Tables Page 1 United States Population Distribution by Other Racial and Spanish Origin Groups 15 2 Non-Spanish Origin and Spanish-Origin Population by Age and Type of Spanish Origin:March 1980 15 '3-Birth Rates and Fertility Rates by Hispanic Origin of Mother:Total of 9 Selected Slates, 1979, 17 4 Income in 1979 of All Families and Spanish-Origin Families: March 1980 17 5 Spanish-Origin Population 25 Years Old and Over by Years of School Completed, Type of Spanish Origin, and Age:March 1979 19 6 Major Health Concerns of Laths() Families 22 7 Examples of Adapting Health Promotion Strategies for Latinos:Pregnant Women as a Potential Clientele 37 8 Data Collection in Latino Communities 48 gii Preface The Education Departnient of Planned needs of Latinos asit provides health care Parenthood Federation of America is pleased and education to over 2.5million, people to publish this Resourcebook for Latino Fam- annually across the country. We view this ily Life Education.This work, made possible as the first of other PPFA initiatives.Latinos by the generous support of the Pew Memo- should be included as staff and policy-makers. rial Trust, is truly the combined effort of nu- Education of non-Latinos is needed to ensure merous Latinos from various cultural back- awareness of Latino concerns and commit- grounds living and working across the country. ment to culturally sensitive programs. FederationstaffwhoinitiatedPPFA's Planned Parenthood Federation of Amer-- Latino Family Life Education Initiative were ica is dedicated to improving the quality of Carol Mendez Cassell, Ph.D., former Director lifeforallAmericans. We hope this Re- of Education for PPFA, and I. Stephen Kirk- sourcebook adds to that goal.The Resource- patrick, Ph.D., former Latino Initiative Proj- book is not a primer for promoting sexuality ect Officer.Their combined 20 years expe- education or family planning in Latino com- rience in the Southwest as bilingual fartly munities, although both are important con- lifeeducators madeitclear that available tributors to the quality of all our lives.It programs did not meet the needs of Latino isabout politicalrepresentation and eco- families.Large/y developed by middle-class nomic well-being as much as it is about family, Anglos, programs did not identify or develop sexual and health care customs.This Re- appropriate bilingual program materials. sourcebook focuses on the strengths of Latino For all of us, this Latino Family Life Edu- families and communities. Itsultimate aim cation. Initiativehas meant the continuing is to help further the overall well-being that hard work of questioning our assumptions. is rooted strongly in self-esteem, family sup- It has entailed a willingness on all parts to portandculturalintegration.