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Insurance coverage and anticipatory guidance: are Hispanic children at a disadvantage?
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Insurance coverage and anticipatory guidance: are Hispanic children at a disadvantage?

Sally Moyce, Janice F Bell, Bronwyn Fields and Mary Lou de Leon Siantz
The Journal of pediatrics, Vol.165(4), pp.866-869
10/2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.06.057
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:7602
PMID: 25091259

Abstract

Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Hispanic Americans Obesity - ethnology Child, Preschool Insurance Coverage - statistics & numerical data Child Health Services - economics Pediatrics - economics Child Health Services - methods Preventive Medicine - methods Exercise Diet Health Services Accessibility Obesity - prevention & control Pediatrics - methods Adolescent Odds Ratio Preventive Medicine - economics Child Health Care Surveys Insurance, Health
We examined pediatric insurance status and receipt of weight-related anticipatory guidance in the 2008-2010 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (n = 12,438). Hispanic children were more likely than white children to report diet and exercise counseling, regardless of insurance. Given the risks of overweight and obesity among Hispanic children, these findings are promising.

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