title: Insurance coverage and anticipatory guidance: are Hispanic children at a disadvantage?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA. Electronic address: Sally.Moyce@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moyce
authors.affiliation: Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA.
authors.forename: Janice F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA.
authors.forename: Bronwyn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.affiliation: Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA.
authors.forename: Mary Lou
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de Leon Siantz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007348:Insurance, Health; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods