Asian American Communities and Health : Context, Research, Policy, and Action.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trinh-Shevrin, Chau.

Contributor:

Islam, Nadia Shilpi.

Rey, Mariano Jose.

Trinh-Shevrin, Chau.

Series:

Public Health/Vulnerable Populations Ser.

Public Health/Vulnerable Populations Ser. ; v.22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Health and hygiene.

Asian Americans -- Health and hygiene.

Asians--Health and hygiene--United States.

Asians -- Health and hygiene -- United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (735 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2009.

Summary:

Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH, is the director of the New York University (NYU) Center for the Study of Asian American Health and assistant professor at the NYU School of Medicine. Nadia Shilpi Islam, PhD, is the deputy director of research within the Center for the Study of Asian American Health at the New York University. Mariano Jose Rey, MD, is the director of the New York University Institute for Community Health and Research and senior associate dean for Community Affairs at the NYU School of Medicine.

Contents:

Asian American Communities and Health: Context, Research, Policy, and Action

CONTENTS

FIGURES AND TABLES

FOREWORD

THE EDITORS

THE CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PART 1: SETTING THE CONTEXT: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States

CHAPTER 1: TOWARD A CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

INTRODUCTION

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON THE STUDY OF ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH

ISSUES CURRENTLY FACING ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH RESEARCH

FOCUS ON CONTEXT: A NEW LENS TO UNDERSTAND ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH

RELEVANCE OF ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND HEALTH

STRUCTURE OF ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND HEALTH

USING ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND HEALTH AS A TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL TOOL

TERMINOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF DATA IN ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND HEALTH

NOTES

REFERENCES

CHAPTER 2: SOCIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ASIAN AMERICANS

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF ASIAN AMERICANS

MAJOR ASIAN AMERICAN ISSUES

SUMMARY

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 3: SOCIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDERS

BACKGROUND

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

CHAPTER 4: ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH RESEARCH: Baseline Data and Funding

DOCUMENTING HEALTH DISPARITIES

QUEST FOR BASELINE ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH DATA

FUNDING FOR ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH RESEARCH

THE FUTURE OF ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH RESEARCH AND FUNDING

PART 2: PERSPECTIVES: Health Across the Life Span and Special Populations

CHAPTER 5: THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

INTRODUCTION.

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

HEALTH STATUS AND ACCESS

CONTEXTUAL ISSUES

CHAPTER 6: THE HEALTH OF WOMEN

HEALTH STATUS: SELECTED EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

HEALTH BEHAVIORS CONTRIBUTING TO DISPARATE HEALTH STATUS: SELECTED EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES

CHAPTER 7: THE HEALTH OF MEN

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MEN

HEALTH STATUS

CHAPTER 8: THE HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY

MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES

HELP-SEEKING AND SERVICE UTILIZATION

NOTE

CHAPTER 9: THE HEALTH OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS-GENDER, QUEER, AND QUESTIONING PEOPLE

WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN

MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN

GENDER-VARIANT PEOPLE

PART 3: FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE INSTITUTIONAL: Critical Factors Influencing Health Disparities

CHAPTER 10: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES

DEFINING TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND COMPLEMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

PREVALENCE OF CAM IN ASIAN AMERICANS

CAM AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE

CAM SYSTEMS AND MODALITIES

CAM-RELATED SAFETY ISSUES

CHAPTER 11: LANGUAGE ACCESS

WHO MAY REQUIRE LANGUAGE ACCESS?

IMPACT OF LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES

FEDERAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING LANGUAGE ACCESS.

LANGUAGE ACCESS IN PRACTICE: CASE STUDY IN THE NEW YORK KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

CHAPTER 12: HEALTH INSURANCE

NATIONAL TRENDS IN UNINSURANCE, 1992-2006

CASE STUDY: THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

CHAPTER 13: RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION

DEFINITIONS AND A MODEL

HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH

CONTEMPORARY ANTI-ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DISCRIMINATION

DISCRIMINATION AND HEALTH

MODERATORS OF DISCRIMINATION

DISCRIMINATION AND ACCULTURATION

CHAPTER 14: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

ASIAN AMERICAN WORKERS TODAY

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES

PART 4: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR ACTION: Community-Based Research

CHAPTER 15: HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

THE ECOLOGY OF ASIAN AMERICANS

CASE STUDIES: USING THE ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES

IMPORTANCE OF PROCESS TO PARTICIPATORY INTERVENTIONS

CHALLENGES TO PARTICIPATORY HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

CHAPTER 16: COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH

A REVIEW OF CBPR IN ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH RESEARCH

CHALLENGES IN USING CBPR FOR STUDYING ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH

REFERENCES.

CHAPTER 17: PROMOTING COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL

SHIFT IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH USING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES

FEDERALLY FUNDED CENTERS USING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES

CASE STUDIES

LESSONS LEARNED

CHAPTER 18: MULTICULTURAL EVALUATION: A Paradigm Shift to Promote Asian American Health

HISTORICAL LIMITATIONS TO TRADITIONAL EVALUATION

A SHIFT TO MULTICULTURAL EVALUATION

THE POWER AND POTENTIAL OF MULTICULTURAL EVALUATION

THE HMONG HEALTH PROJECT: A CASE STUDY

PART 5: COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING HEALTH

CHAPTER 19: THE WORKFORCE

DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

NEED FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT CARE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

ACHIEVING DIVERSITY IN THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE

CHAPTER 20: COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHCs

IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED

ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

CHARLES B. WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: CASE STUDY

CHALLENGES

CHAPTER 21: HEALTH POLICY ADVOCACY

HISTORICAL BASIS OF ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH ADVOCACY

RESPONDING TO NEW BARRIERS TO ACCESS

LESSONS LEARNED FROM SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY EFFORTS

CHALLENGES TO FUTURE ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO DEFINE A NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH AGENDA

PART 6: EMERGING HEALTH ISSUES AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES

CHAPTER 22: DISABILITY

RESEARCH GAP ON DISABLED ASIAN AMERICANS' AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS' JOB GAP

POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR LOW EMPLOYMENT AMONG DISABLED ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS

CHAPTER 23: ORAL HEALTH

ORAL HEALTH AMONG ASIAN AMERICANS: EMERGING RESEARCH

CHAPTER 24: GAMBLING ADDICTION

EPIDEMIOLOGY

REASONS FOR ELEVATED RISK AMONG ASIAN AMERICANS

CHAPTER 25: GENETIC TESTING AND PROFILING

UTILITY, USE, AND IMPLICATIONS OF GENETIC TESTS FOR ASIAN AMERICANS

AFTERWORD: THE RECIPROCITY OF TIME

NAME INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX.

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Other Format:

Print version: Trinh-Shevrin, Chau Asian American Communities and Health

ISBN:

9780470425343

OCLC:

476269044