In order to develop my stance on this issue, I am looking behind the scenes of the position stakeholders take. It is important to know stakeholders’ interests because they are the ones that most of the time are benefited or affected. Also includes people who have a strong interest in the issue even though their relatives and friends are not directly affected by it.
Primary stakeholders hold this position because they are the ones directly affected or benefited. For example, the minimum wage in a city which benefits employees but affect owners.
Secondary stakeholders are the group of people who are indirectly affected by the regulation of a law or any other action taken in the area, town, city or state.
Key stakeholders are the people who have a positive or negative effect on a social issue. Some examples of stakeholders are government officials, funders or CEOs. More importantly, this group of people have the power to make significant changes in something.
In the book Mexican Americans and Health: ¡Sana! ¡Sana!, by Adela de la Torre and Antonio Estrada talk about the roots of how Mexicans and Mexican-Americans have a hard time accessing the U.S. Health care system and the effects it has on them. Also, the location where they have settled plays an important role to their health. (www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1814fxr.12)
In the journal article The Health of Hispanics in the Southwestern United States: An Epidemiologic Paradox by Kyriakos S. Markides and Jeannine Coreil they focused on the Hispanic population, especially the Mexican American community since they are the largest subgroup in the United States. In their research they talk about certain diseases that Mexican-Americans potentially can have in the future, such as cardiovascular diseases or cancer. They mention that in the 1950s, deaths relating to those diseases were very low compared to whites. (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4627869)
These two sources helped me find important information about the Mexican-American community living in the United States. While reading, I was able to learn some of the factors why this group of people are facing health issues in the country. Also, I was able to get information on data of diseases affecting them.
References
De la Torre, Adela, and Antonio Estrada. Mexican Americans and Health: ¡Sana! ¡Sana! University of Arizona Press, 2015. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1814fxr.
Markides, Kyriakos S., and Jeannine Coreil. “The Health of Hispanics in the Southwestern United States: An Epidemiologic Paradox.” Public Health Reports (1974-), vol. 101, no. 3, 1986, pp. 253–265. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4627869
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