Asian American communities and health : context, research, policy, and action / Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam, Mariano Jose Rey, editors ; foreword by Albert K. Yee ; afterword by David T. Takeuchi and Marjorie Kagawa Singer.

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Other Authors: Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, 1972-, Islam, Nadia Shilpi, 1977-, Rey, Mariano Jose, 1949-
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Asian Americans > Health and hygiene.
Asian.
Culture.
Health Status.
Population Characteristics.
Socioeconomic Factors.
United States.
Physical Description:xxxix, 692 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Toward a contextual understanding of Asian American health / Nadia Shilpi Islam, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Mariano Jose Rey
  • Social, demographic and cultural characteristics of Asian Americans / Winston Tseng
  • Social, demographic, and cultural characteristics of U.S. Pacific Islanders / Sela Panapasa
  • Asian American health research : baseline data and funding / Chandak Ghosh
  • The health of children and adolescents / Stella M. Yu, Amita N. Vyas
  • The health of women / Sora Park-Tanjasiri, Tu-Uyen Nguyen
  • The health of men / John H. Choe
  • The health of the elderly / Tazuko Shibusawa, Irene Chung
  • The health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people / Sel J. Hwahng, Alison J. Lin
  • Complementary and alternative medicines / Darshan Mehta, Ellen McCarthy
  • Language access / Marguerite Ro, Jinny Jihyun Park, Deeana Jang
  • Health insurance / Ninez A. Ponce
  • Racism and discrimination / Gilbert C. Gee, Annie Ro
  • Occupational and environmental health / Pam Tau Lee
  • Health interventions / Grace X. Ma, Gem P. Daus
  • Community-based participatory research / S. Darius Tandon, Simona C. Kwon
  • Promoting community-based participatory research at the institutional level / Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam, Mariano Jose Rey
  • Multicultural evaluation : a paradigm shift to promote Asian America health / Traci Endo Inouye
  • Workforce / Marguerite Ro
  • Community health centers / Thomas Tsang, Kevin C. Lo, Jeffrey Caballero
  • Health policy advocacy / Deeana Jang, Ho Luong Tran
  • Disability / Peter J. Wong, Lois M. Takahashi
  • Oral health / Kavita P. Ahluwalia
  • Gambling addiction / Timothy W. Fong
  • Genetic testing and profiling / Joon-Ho Yu.