Author: National Council of La Raza
Publisher:
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Category : Hispanic American youth
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Author: Richard B. Freeman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226261867
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 568

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This volume brings together a massive body of much-needed research information on a problem of crucial importance to labor economists, policy makers, and society in general: unemployment among the young. The thirteen studies detail the ambiguity and inadequacy of our present standard statistics as applied to youth employment, point out the error in many commonly accepted views, and show that many critically important aspects of this problem are not adequately understood. These studies also supply a significant amount of raw data, furnish a platform for further research and theoretical work in labor economics, and direct attention to promising avenues for future programs.

Author: George J. Borjas
Publisher: Orlando : Academic Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309452961
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 583

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In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Author: Marta M. Escutia
Publisher:
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Category : Hispanic American women
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Author: Margaret Nieto
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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This guidebook was developed as an aid to communities seeking to create partnerships between public and private sector sources to reduce the youth unemployment among Hispanics. The International City Management Association (ICMA), as part of a project sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, identifies six model ventures using the partnership approach and this guidebook is, in part, a report on these projects. The communities that participated were in New Mexico, California, and Florida. One section discusses characteristics of the Hispanic youth unemployment problems, with a history of Hispanics in the United States, demographics on the group, and the various barriers to employment. Another covers the general concept of public and private partnerships with specific reference to the Jobs Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Each of the six successful communities' programs are described, including information on funding, innovative approaches, problems, and points which were especially successful and which could be transferred to other communities. Finally, the peer matching component of the program in which two successful programs were matched with two communities wanting to initiate similar projects is described. Appended are an annotated list of national organizations dealing with youth unemployment and a list of local Hispanic employment organizations arranged by state. A bibliography of four pages is provided. (CG)

Author: United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: United States. Vice President's Task Force on Youth Employment
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Category : Manpower policy
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Category : Minorities
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309164818
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources to describe the contours of this population, from the perspectives of history, demography, geography, education, family, employment, economic well-being, health, and political engagement. They provide a rich source of information for researchers, policy makers, and others who want to better understand the fast-growing and diverse population that we call "Hispanic." The current period is a critical one for getting a better understanding of how Hispanics are being shaped by the U.S. experience. This will, in turn, affect the United States and the contours of the Hispanic future remain uncertain. The uncertainties include such issues as whether Hispanics, especially immigrants, improve their educational attainment and fluency in English and thereby improve their economic position; whether growing numbers of foreign-born Hispanics become citizens and achieve empowerment at the ballot box and through elected office; whether impending health problems are successfully averted; and whether Hispanics' geographic dispersal accelerates their spatial and social integration. The papers in this volume provide invaluable information to explore these issues.