Asian American populations and health
Subtitle: context, research, policy, and action
By: [edited by] Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam, Mariano Jose Rey ; foreword by Albert K. Yee.
Contributors: Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, 1972-; Islam, Nadia Shilpi, 1977-; Rey, Mariano Jose, 1949-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 692
ISBN-13: 9780787998295
Subjects: Asian Americans -- Health and hygiene; Asian Americans -- United States; Culture -- United States; Health Status -- United States; Population Characteristics -- United States; Socioeconomic Factors -- United States
Description: This textbook examines Asian American health from a public health perspective. It provides an overview of the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that influence the distribution of disease and illness in Asian American communities. The book explores the diversity within the Asian community with respect to health seeking behavior and knowledge, socioeconomic status, educational level, cultural traditions, and specific health care needs and issues. By examining the contextual factors that impact health, the book seeks to facilitate a meaningful dialogue and identify creative solutions for health disparities faced by racial and ethnic minority communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Toward a contextual understanding of Asian American health / Nadia Shilpi Islam, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Mariano Jose Rey; title: Social, cultural, and demographic characteristics of Asian Americans / Winston Tseng; title: Social, demographic, and cultural characteristics of Pacific Islanders / Sela V. Panapasa; title: Asian American health research : baseline data and funding / Chandak Ghosh; title: The health of children and adolescents / Stella M. Yu, Amita N. Vyas; title: The health of women / Sora Park-Tanjasiri, Tu-Uyen Nguyen; title: The health of men / John H. Choe; title: The health of the elderly / Tazuko Shibusawa, Irene Chung; title: The health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people communities / Sel J. Hwahng, Alison J. Lin; title: Complementary and alternative medicines / Darshan Mehta, Ellen McCarthy; title: Language access / Marguerite Ro, Jinny Jihyun Park, Deeana Jang; title: Health insurance / Ninez Ponce; title: Racism and discrimination / Gilbert C. Gee, Annie Ro; title: Occupational and environmental health / Pam Tau Lee; title: Health interventions / Grace X. Ma, Gem P. Daus; title: Community-based participatory research / S. Darius Tandon, Simona C. Kwon; title: Promoting community-based participatory research at the institutional level / Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Islam, Mariano Jose Rey; title: Evaluation / Traci Endo Inouye; title: The workforce / Marguerite Ro; title: Community health centers / Thomas Tsang, Kevin C. Lo, Jeffrey Caballero; title: Health policy advocacy / Deeana Jang, Ho Luong Tran; title: Disability / Peter J. Wong, Lois M. Takahashi; title: Oral health / Kavita P. Ahluwalia; title: Gambling addiction / Timothy W. Fong; title: Genetic testing and profiling / Joon-Ho Yu.