Research Catalog

Title

Asian American communities and health : context, research, policy, and action / Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam, Mariano Jose Rey, editors ; foreword by Albert K. Yee ; afterword by David T. Takeuchi and Marjorie Kagawa Singer.

Publication

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

• Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, 1972-
• Islam, Nadia Shilpi, 1977-
• Rey, Mariano Jose, 1949-

Description

xxxix, 692 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm

Subjects

• Asian Americans
• United States
• Socioeconomic Factors
• Population Characteristics
• Health Status
• Culture
• Asian
• Asian Americans > Health and hygiene

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Foreword / Albert K. Yee -- Pt. 1. Setting the Context: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States -- 1. Toward a Contextual Understanding of Asian American Health / Nadia Shilpi Islam, Chau Trinh-Shevrin and Mariano Jose Rey -- 2. Social, Demographic, and Cultural Characteristics of Asian Americans / Winston Tseng -- 3. Social, Demographic, and Cultural Characteristics of U.S. Pacific Islanders / Sela Panapasa -- 4. Asian American Health Research: Baseline Data and Funding / Chandak Ghosh -- Pt. 2. Perspectives: Health Across the Life Span and Special Populations -- 5. The Health of Children and Adolescents / Stella M. Yu and Amita N. Vyas -- 6. The Health of Women / Sora Park Tanjasiri and Tu-Uyen Nguyen -- 7. The Health of Men / John H. Choe -- 8. The Health of the Elderly / Tazuko Shibusawa and Irene Chung -- 9. The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning People / Sel J. Hwahng and Alison J. Lin -- Pt. 3. From the Individual to the Institutional: Critical Factors Influencing Health Disparities -- 10. Complementary and Alternative Medicines / Darshan Mehta and Ellen McCarthy -- 11. Language Access / Marguerite Ro, Jinny Jihyun Park and Deeana Jang -- 12. Health Insurance / Ninez A. Ponce -- 13. Chapter Thirteen: Racism and Discrimination / Gilbert C. Gee and Annie Ro -- 14. Occupational and Environmental Health / Pamela Tau Lee -- Pt. 4. Building the Foundation for Action: Community-Based Research -- 15. Health Interventions / Grace X. Ma and Gem P. Daus -- 16. Community-Based Participatory Research / S. Darius Tandon and Simona C. Kwon -- 17. Promoting Community-Based Participatory Research at the Institutional Level / Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam and Mariano Jose Rey -- 18. Multicultural Evaluation: A Paradigm Shift to Promote Asian American Health / Traci Endo Inouye -- Pt. 5. Collaborative Strategies for Improving Health -- 19. Workforce / Marguerite Ro -- 20. Community Health Centers / Thomas Tsang, Kevin C. Lo and Jeffrey Caballero -- 21. Health Policy Advocacy / Deeana Jang and Ho Luong Tran -- Pt. 6. Emerging Health Issues and Research Priorities -- 22. Disability / Peter J. Wong and Lois M. Takahashi -- 23. Oral Health / Kavita P. Ahluwalia -- 24. Gambling Addiction / Timothy W. Fang -- 25. Genetic Testing and Profiling / Joon-Ho Yu -- Afterword: The Reciprocity of Time / David T. Takeuchi and Margie Kagawa Singer.

ISBN

• 9780787998295 (pbk.)
• 078799829X (pbk.)

LCCN

2008053150

OCLC

• ocn246887788
• 246887788
• SCSB-8858170

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries