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Handbook of Asian American Health

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Erschienen am 12.10.2012, Auflage: 1/2012
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ISBN/EAN: 9781461422273
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 449 S., 5.06 MB
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Beschreibung

Asian Americans encounter a range of health issues often unknown to the American public, policy makers, researchers and even clinicians. National research often combines Asian Americans into a single category, not taking into account the differences and complexity among Asian ethnic subgroups. The definition of Asian American derives from the U.S. Census Bureaus definition of Asian, which includes peoples from all the vast territories of the Far East, Southeast Asia and the South Asian Subcontinent. While Census classifications determine demographic measurements that affect equal opportunity programs, the broad rubric Asian-American can never describe accurately the more than 50 distinct Asian American subgroups, who together comprise multifaceted diversity across cultural ethnicities, socio-economic status, languages, religions and generations. This volume rectifies that 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 a discussion into the cultural, social, and structural forces impacting morbidity, mortality and quality of life. The volume is designed to advance the understanding of Asian American health by explaining key challenges and identifying emerging trends faced in specific ethnic groups and diseases/illnesses, innovative community-based interventions and the future needed areas of research.

Autorenportrait

Grace J. Yoo MPH, Ph.D is a sociologist and professor of Asian American Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Her research interests are understanding social support needs on a wide range of health care issues impacting Asian Americans including cancer control and cancer survivorship, management of chronic illnesses, aging and caregiving and health care access. She has published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals including AAPI Nexus, Supportive Cancer Care, Cross-Cultural Gerontology and Ethnicity and Health.Mai-Nhung Le, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. is an associate professor in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University. She has interests in understanding social, cultural, and health issues impacting Asian Americans and Asians abroad. She has conducted a significant amount of research on the spread of STDs in both Vietnam and the United States. Her work has appeared in peer reviewed journals such as AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Sex Research and Journal of Cancer Education. She is currently editing a Vietnamese American Anthology titled Vietnamese Americans: Experiences and Perspectives. In recent years, she has shifted her area of research to Asian Americans and cancer, particularly on cancer survivorship.Alan Y. Oda, Ph.D. is a professor of undergraduate psychology at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California. His research includes parenting and family relations, adolescence, Asian American and other minority American populations, and faith development. Currently, he is investigating the future role of the Asian American church in providing care for the elderly, and is also studying interventions aimed at Latino adolescent females at risk for suicide. He served as the executive director of the Asian American Christian Counseling Service (AACCS) and continues as a member of the agencys board of directors. Oda participates on the Committee of Diversity Issues for the National Collegiate Honors Council. He is also involved with CRASH Japan, an organization providing relief services to victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku area of Japan.

Inhalt

PrefaceSection I: Ethnicity and HealthChapter 1    Ethnicity and Health by Fang Gong and David T.  TakeuchiChapter 2    Critical Issues Impacting Asian Indian Americans  by Ranjita MisraChapter 3   Chinese Americans and Health: The Impact of Culture on Disease Prevention and Management by Angela SunChapter  4   The Health of Filipino/a Americans: Challenges and Opportunities for Change by Richard Sean Magbual and Roderick Raña Daus-Magbual,Chapter 5   Japanese Americans: Current Health Issues and Directions for Future Research by Tazuko Shibusawa Chapter 6   Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Health in the Korean American Community  by Grace J. Yoo and Sachiko WoodChapter  7   Social and Cultural Influences on the Health of the Vietnamese American Population Vietnamese Americans  by Mai Nhung Le and Tu-Uyen NguyenChapter 8 Emerging  South Asian Americans and Health by Shilpa Patel and Nadia  IslamChapter  9  Southeast Asian American Health: Sociohistorical and Cultural Perspectives  by Khatharya UmChapter 10 Mixed Asian Americans and Health: Navigating Uncharted Waters  by  Cathy J. TashiroSection II:   Social Determinants of Health Chapter 11   Acculturation and Culture: A Critical Factor for Asian Americans' Health  by Yijie Wang and Su Yeong KimChapter 12    Asian Americans and Racism: Mental Health and Health Consequences by Alvin N. Alvarez and Jayoung ShinChapter 13    Asian Americans, Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Current Findings and Future Concerns  by Wei ZhangSection III:  Critical Health Issues Facing Asian AmericansChapter 14 Perceptions and Culturally Responsive Care of Asian Americans with Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias by Linda  A. Gerdner and Gwen YeoChapter 15 Cancer: An Ongoing Risk for Asian American Communities by Giang T. NguyenChapter 16 Heterogeneity in Cardiovascular Health among Asian American subgroups: Risk Factors, Outcomes, Treatment and Prevention, and Future Research Opportunities by Ariel T. Holland and  Latha P. PalaniappanChapter 17 Diabetes: A Growing Concern in the Asian American Community by Ranjita MisraChapter 18 Obesity and Asian Americans: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Future Research Directions  by May C. WangChapter 19 Hepatitis B and Asian Americans by Tung T. Nguyen, Vicky Taylor,  Annette Maxwell, Moon S. Chen Jr., Roshan Bastani, and Susan StewartChapter 20 Severe Mental Illness in Asian Americans: Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder by Russell F. Lim and Francis G. LiuChapter 21    Asian American Violence: Scope, Context, and Implications by Deborah A. Goebert,  Thao N. Le, and  Jeanelle J. Sugimoto-MatsudaSection IV: Health Care DeliveryChapter 22  Falling through the Cracks: Models, Barriers, and the Future of Health Care Access for Asian Americans Access by Stephen Vong and Ricky ChoiChapter 23  Quality of Health Care for Asian Americans by Dara H Sorkin, Heather Ngai, and Quyen Ngo-MetzgerChapter 24   Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Asian Americans: Is Integrative Medicine the Ticket into the US Healthcare System by Isha Weerasinghe, Lixin Zhang, and Simona C. KwonChapter 25   A Passage to a Good Death: End of Life Care for  Asian Americans by Evaon Wong-Kim and Nancy J. BurkeSection V: Social Movements, Health and the Asian American CommunityChapter 26    Early Chinese Immigrants Organizing for Healthcare: The Establishment of the Chinese Hospital of San Francisco: by Laureen D. HomChapter 27  Lives Were Saved: The Asian American Donor Program by Jonathan Leong, Kira Donnell, and Emily AveraChapter 28   HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States by Don Operario, Judy Tan, and Caroline KuoChapter 29  Evolution of an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cancer Advocacy Movement: Heroes Among Us by Susan Matsuko Shinagawa and Alan OdaChapter 30 The Versailles Social Movement and Implications for Asian American Environmental Health in Post- Katrina New Orleans by Maureen Lichtveld and Vy DaoChapter 31 The Role of Asian Americans in Ending Hepatitis B by Ted Fang and Jason Liu About the Editors and ContributorsIndex

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