Handbook of Asian American Health [electronic resource] /
Yoo, Grace J.editor.
Le, Mai-Nhung.editor.
Oda, Alan Y.editor.
As a rapidly growing population, America's Asian community is gaining increased attention from the research and policy sectors. This large, diverse group tends to be viewed as a single entity, yet its subgroups reveal great variety in terms of health, from disease rates and mortality rates to attitudes toward illness and access to care.   The Handbook of Asian American Health makes significant inroads toward rectifying this situation by exploring the unique needs and health concerns of particular subgroups within the Asian American community. It consolidates a wide range of knowledge on various health issues impacting Asian Americans while also providing cogent discussion on cultural, social, and structural forces impacting morbidity, mortality and quality of life. Contributors identify key challenges and emerging trends faced by specific ethnic groups regarding diseases and illnesses, describe innovative community-based interventions, and spotlight research areas that need additional study to further advance the understanding of this dynamic population's complex health concerns.   Included in the Handbook:   Ethnicity and health: perspectives from nine different Asian-American groups. Social determinants of health: culture, acculturation, socioeconomic status, racism, and more. Critical health/mental health concerns facing Asian Americans, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. Issues in health care delivery: access, quality, and end-of-life care. Social advocacy, health, and the Asian-American community. Complementary and alternative medicine use.   The Handbook of Asian American Health breaks new ground for policymakers, social workers, researchers, and academics specializing in Asian-American issues, as well as immigration specialists and health care workers. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I: Ethnicity and Health -- Chapter 1 Ethnicity and Health by Fang Gong and David Takeuchi -- Chapter 2 Asian Indians by Ranjita Misra -- Chapter 3 Chinese Americans by Angela Sun -- Chapter 4 Filipino Americans by Richard Sean Magbual and Roderick Raña Daus-Magbual -- Chapter 5 Japanese Americans by Tazuko Shibusawa -- Chapter 6 Korean Americans by Grace J. Yoo and Sachiko Wood -- Chapter 7 Vietnamese Americans by Mai Nhung Le and Tu-Uyen Nguyen -- Chapter 8 South Asian Americans by Shilpa Patel and Nadia Islam -- Chapter 9 Southeast Asian American by Khatharya Um -- Chapter 10 Mixed Asian Americans by Cathy J. Tashiro -- Section II: Social Determinants of Health -- Chapter 11 Acculturation, Culture and Health by Yijie Wang and Su Yeong Kim -- Chapter 12 Racism: Mental Health and Health Consequences by Alvin N. Alvarez and Jayoung Shin -- Chapter 13 Socioeconomic Status and Health by Wei Zhang.-Section III: Critical Health Issues Facing Asian Americans -- Chapter 14 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias by Linda A. Gerdner and Gwen Yeo -- Chapter 15 Cancer by Giang T. Nguyen -- Chapter 16 Cardiovascular Health by Ariel T. Holland and Latha P. Palaniappan -- Chapter 17 Diabetes by Ranjita Misra.-Chapter 18 Obesity by May C. Wang -- Chapter 19 Hepatitis B by Tung T. Nguyen, Vicky Taylor, Annette Maxwell, Moon S. Chen Jr., Roshan Bastani, and Susan Stewart -- Chapter 20 Severe Mental Illness by Russell F. Lim and Francis G. Liu -- Chapter 21 Violence by Deborah A. Goebert, Thao N. Le, and Jeanelle J. Sugimoto-Matsuda -- Section IV: Health Care Delivery -- Chapter 22 Health Care Access by Stephen Vong and Ricky Choi -- Chapter 23 Quality of Health Care for Asian Americans by Dara H Sorkin, Heather Ngai, and Quyen Ngo-Metzger -- Chapter 24 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Asian Americans by Isha Weerasinghe, Lixin Zhang, and Simona C. Kwon -- Chapter 25 Asian Americans and End of Life Care by Evaon Wong-Kim and Nancy J.Burke.-V: Social Movements, Health and the Asian American Community -- Chapter 26 The Chinese Hospital of San Francisco: How the Early San Francisco Chinese Mobilized to Build the Chinatown Community by Laureen D. Hom -- Chapter 27 Lives Were Saved: The Asian American Donor Program by Jonathan Leong, Kira Donnell, and Emily Avera -- Chapter 28 HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States by Don Operario, Judy Tan, and Caroline Kuo.-Chapter 29 Evolution of an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cancer Advocacy Movement: Heroes Among Us by Susan Matsuko Shinagawa and Alan Oda -- Chapter 30 The Versailles Social Movement and Implications for Asian American Environmental Health in Post- Katrina New Orleans by Maureen Lichtveld and Vy Dao -- Chapter 31 The Role of Asian Americans in Ending Hep B Disease by Ted Fang and Jason Liu.
As a rapidly growing population, America's Asian community is gaining increased attention from the research and policy sectors. This large, diverse group tends to be viewed as a single entity, yet its subgroups reveal great variety in terms of health, from disease rates and mortality rates to attitudes toward illness and access to care.   The Handbook of Asian American Health makes significant inroads toward rectifying this situation by exploring the unique needs and health concerns of particular subgroups within the Asian American community. It consolidates a wide range of knowledge on various health issues impacting Asian Americans while also providing cogent discussion on cultural, social, and structural forces impacting morbidity, mortality and quality of life. Contributors identify key challenges and emerging trends faced by specific ethnic groups regarding diseases and illnesses, describe innovative community-based interventions, and spotlight research areas that need additional study to further advance the understanding of this dynamic population's complex health concerns.   Included in the Handbook:   Ethnicity and health: perspectives from nine different Asian-American groups. Social determinants of health: culture, acculturation, socioeconomic status, racism, and more. Critical health/mental health concerns facing Asian Americans, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. Issues in health care delivery: access, quality, and end-of-life care. Social advocacy, health, and the Asian-American community. Complementary and alternative medicine use.   The Handbook of Asian American Health breaks new ground for policymakers, social workers, researchers, and academics specializing in Asian-American issues, as well as immigration specialists and health care workers. .
Sociology.
Public health.
Sociology, general.
Public Health.