Handbook of Asian American Health [electronic resource] / edited by Grace J. Yoo, Mai-Nhung Le, Alan Y. Oda.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yoo, Grace J., Editor.

Le, Mai-Nhung, Editor.

Oda, Alan Y., Editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Public health.

Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Sociology.

Public Health.

Physical Description:

XVI, 449 p. 3 illus. online resource.

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Contained In:

Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

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. .

Contents:

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 theAsian 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.

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ISBN:

9781461422273