title: [Health inequality among vulnerable groups in Mexico: older adults, indigenous people, and migrants].
abstract: Health vulnerability refers to a lack of protection for specific population groups with specific health problems, as well as the disadvantages they face in solving them in comparison with other population groups. This major public health problem has multiple and diverse causes, including a shortage of trained health care personnel and the lack of family, social, economic, and institutional support in obtaining care and minimizing health risks. Health vulnerability is a dynamic condition arising from the confluence of multiple social determinants. This article attempts to describe the health situation of three vulnerable groups in Mexico-older adults, indigenous people, and migrants-and, after defining the needs of each, explore measures that could contribute to the design and implementation of public health policies better tailored to their respective needs.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, México, hortensia.reyes@insp.mx.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Juárez-Ramírez
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, México, hortensia.reyes@insp.mx.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Márquez-Serrano
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, México, hortensia.reyes@insp.mx.
authors.forename: Nelly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salgado de Snyder
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, México, hortensia.reyes@insp.mx.
authors.forename: Blanca Estela
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Pelcastre-Villafuerte
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, México, hortensia.reyes@insp.mx.
authors.forename: María Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ruelas-González
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, México, hortensia.reyes@insp.mx.
authors.forename: Hortensia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reyes-Morales
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult