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Summary
Every racial or ethnic group has specific health concerns. Differences in the health of groups can result from
- Genetics
- Environmental factors
- Access to care
- Cultural factors
On this page, you'll find links to health issues that affect Asian Americans.
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Asian American Health
(National Library of Medicine)
- Profile: Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Specifics
- Asian Americans and Diabetes (Joslin Diabetes Center)
- Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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For People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Heritage: Important Information about Diabetes Blood Tests (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Glaucoma in Asian Populations (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
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Hepatitis B: What Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Need to Know (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Suicide Among Asian-Americans (American Psychological Association)
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What Asian Americans Should Know about Liver Cancer and Hepatitis B (National Cancer Institute)
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Statistics and Research
- 64 Percent of Asian and Pacific Islander Treatment Admissions Name Alcohol as Their Problem (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Asian & Pacific Islanders and Cardiovascular Diseases (American Heart Association) - PDF
- Cancer and Asians/Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Chronic Liver Disease and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Diabetes and Asians and Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- FastStats: Health of Asian or Pacific Islander Population (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Heart Disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- HIV Infection among Asians in the United States and Dependent Areas (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hypertension, Abnormal Cholesterol, and High Body Mass Index among Non-Hispanic Asian Adults: United States, 2011-2012 (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Immunizations and Asians and Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Mental Health and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Obesity and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Suicidal Thoughts among Asians, Native Hawaiians, or Other Pacific Islanders (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Asian Americans (National Institutes of Health)
Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Community Participation in Health Disparity Intervention Research in Vietnamese American...
- Article: Association between Perceived Ethnic Discrimination and Health: Evidence from the...
- Article: Food cravings, food addiction, and a dopamine-resistant (DRD2 A1) receptor...
- Asian American Health -- see more articles
Find an Expert
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Children
- Infant Mortality and Asians and Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Kawasaki Disease (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Maternal and Child Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum) - PDF
Women
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Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Minority Women's Health: Asian-Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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Osteoporosis and Asian American Women (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
