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.
| Other author | Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, 1972- |
| Other author | Islam, Nadia Shilpi, 1977- |
| Other author | Rey, Mariano Jose, 1949- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, |
| Description | xxxix, 692 p. : ill., charts ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Toward a contextual understanding of Asian American health / Nadia Shilpi Islam, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Mariano Jose Rey -- Social, cultural, and demographic characteristics of Asian Americans / Winston Tseng -- Social, demographic, and cultural characteristics of Pacific Islanders / Sela V. Panapasa -- Asian American health research : baseline data and funding / Chandak Ghosh -- The health of children and adolescents / Stella M. Yu, Amita N. Vyas -- The health of women / Sora Park-Tanjasiri, Tu-Uyen Nguyen -- The health of men / John H. Choe -- |
| Contents | The health of the elderly / Tazuko Shibusawa, Irene Chung -- The health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people communities / Sel J. Hwahng, Alison J. Lin -- Complementary and alternative medicines / Darshan Mehta, Ellen McCarthy -- Language access / Marguerite Ro, Jinny Jihyun Park, Deeana Jang -- Health insurance / Ninez Ponce -- Racism and discrimination / Gilbert C. Gee, Annie Ro -- Occupational and environmental health / Pam Tau Lee -- Health interventions / Grace X. Ma, Gem P. Daus -- |
| Contents | Community-based participatory research / S. Darius Tandon, Simona C. Kwon -- Promoting community-based participatory research at the institutional level / Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Islam, Mariano Jose Rey -- Evaluation / Traci Endo Inouye -- The workforce / Marguerite Ro -- Community health centers / Thomas Tsang, Kevin C. Lo, Jeffrey Caballero -- Health policy advocacy / Deeana Jang, Ho Luong Tran -- Disability / Peter J. Wong, Lois M. Takahashi -- Oral health / Kavita P. Ahluwalia -- Gambling addiction / Timothy W. Fong -- Genetic testing and profiling / Joon-Ho Yu. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008053150 |
| ISBN | 9780787998295 (pbk.) |