Category: diabetes

  • Fighting for Freedom – Interview with Dara Yin of API Rise

    Housing, healthcare and cultural challenges facing current and formerly incarcerated Asian and Pacific Islander individuals Transcript Today’s guest is Dara Yin of API Rise Los Angeles, Asian Pacific Islander Reentry and Inclusion through support and empowerment. API Rise is an extended family of formerly incarcerated detained Asian immigrants… -> -> ->

  • Type II Diabetes Risk Among Asian Americans

    https://www.publichealthpost.org/profiles/maria-rosario-araneta “…Why are Asian Americans at such an increased risk for Type II diabetes? Araneta’s research team looked for the answer by using CT scans to measure visceral fat (fat deep in the abdomen). “Visceral fat is this active endocrine organ; it’s not just a place where you… -> -> ->

  • The “Skinny” on Health Disparities among Asian Americans

    Dec 14, 2018 The “Skinny” on Health Disparities among Asian Americans: Biological, Behavioral, and Social Determinants SPEAKER: Maria Rosario Araneta, Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego Cohosted with Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. Asian… -> -> ->