Category: Disaggregation
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Trends in Clinical Research Including Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Participants Funded by the US National Institutes of Health, 1992 to 2018
Lan N. Đoàn, MPH1; Yumie Takata, PhD2; Kari-Lyn K. Sakuma, PhD, MPH1; et al Importance Advancing the health equity agenda for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA/NHPI) individuals has become an intersecting priority for federal agencies. However, the impact of federal investments and legislation to ensure systematic processes and resources to eliminate… -> -> ->
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Asian American Health Initiative on “Health Disparities” faced by Asian Americans
Similar to other communities of color, the Asian American community faces tremendous disparities in health outcomes and indicators. Some of the more prevalent health conditions among this community include cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis B, mental health, osteoporosis, and tobacco use. A sample of the data from the… -> -> ->
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A Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts: Proceedings of a Workshop
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK552589 “Maria Rosario (Happy) Araneta, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, San Diego, discussed obesity among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Asians represent 6 percent of the U.S. population, she reported, and in 2010 surpassed Hispanics as the largest immigrant population arriving in the United States… -> -> ->