Asian American Health

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Basics

• Summary
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• Specifics

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Research

• Statistics and Research
• Clinical Trials
• Journal Articles

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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.

Start Here

• 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)
• 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)
• Hepatitis B: What Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Need to Know (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Lupus among Asians and Hispanics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Suicide Among Asian-Americans (American Psychological Association)

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 Among Asians (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• 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)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Asian Americans (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Racial and ethnic disparities over time in the treatment and...
• Article: Effects of cognitive impairment and functional limitation on depressive symptoms...
• Article: Personal social networks and organizational affiliation of South Asians in...
• Asian American Health -- see more articles

Find an Expert

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
• 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

Women

• Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Osteoporosis and Asian American Women (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)