LEADER 04627nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910454600803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-11304-6 010 $a9786612113048 010 $a0-470-42534-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000719443 035 $a(EBL)427569 035 $a(OCoLC)476269044 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106365 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11128657 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106365 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10111018 035 $a(PQKB)11522905 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC427569 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL427569 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10346340 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL211304 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000719443 100 $a20081208d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAsian American communities and health$b[electronic resource] $econtext, research, policy, and action /$fChau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam, Mariano Jose Rey ; foreword by Albert K. Yee 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSan Francisco $cJossey-Bass$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (735 p.) 225 1 $aPublic Health/Vulnerable Populations ;$vv.22 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7879-9829-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAsian American Communities and Health: Context, Research, Policy, and Action; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; FOREWORD; THE EDITORS; THE CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1: SETTING THE CONTEXT: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States; CHAPTER 1: TOWARD A CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH; CHAPTER 2: SOCIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ASIAN AMERICANS; CHAPTER 3: SOCIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDERS; CHAPTER 4: ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH RESEARCH: Baseline Data and Funding 327 $aPART 2: PERSPECTIVES: Health Across the Life Span and Special PopulationsCHAPTER 5: THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; CHAPTER 6: THE HEALTH OF WOMEN; CHAPTER 7: THE HEALTH OF MEN; CHAPTER 8: THE HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY; CHAPTER 9: THE HEALTH OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS-GENDER, QUEER, AND QUESTIONING PEOPLE; PART 3: FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE INSTITUTIONAL: Critical Factors Influencing Health Disparities; CHAPTER 10: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES; CHAPTER 11: LANGUAGE ACCESS; CHAPTER 12: HEALTH INSURANCE; CHAPTER 13: RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION 327 $aCHAPTER 14: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHPART 4: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR ACTION: Community-Based Research; CHAPTER 15: HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; CHAPTER 16: COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CHAPTER 17: PROMOTING COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL; CHAPTER 18: MULTICULTURAL EVALUATION: A Paradigm Shift to Promote Asian American Health; PART 5: COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING HEALTH; CHAPTER 19: THE WORKFORCE; CHAPTER 20: COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CHAPTER 21: HEALTH POLICY ADVOCACY; PART 6: EMERGING HEALTH ISSUES AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES 327 $aCHAPTER 22: DISABILITYCHAPTER 23: ORAL HEALTH; CHAPTER 24: GAMBLING ADDICTION; CHAPTER 25: GENETIC TESTING AND PROFILING; AFTERWORD: THE RECIPROCITY OF TIME; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX 330 $aThis ground-breaking textbook examines Asian American health from a public health perspective. It provides an overview of the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that influence the distribution of disease and illness in Asian American communities. The book explores the diversity within the Asian community with respect to health seeking behavior and knowledge, socioeconomic status, educational level, cultural traditions, and specific health care needs and issues. By examining the contextual factors that impact health, the book seeks to facilitate a meaningful dialogue and identify 410 0$aPublic Health/Vulnerable Populations 606 $aAsian Americans$xHealth and hygiene 606 $aAsians$xHealth and hygiene$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAsian Americans$xHealth and hygiene. 615 0$aAsians$xHealth and hygiene 676 $a362.1089/95073 700 $aTrinh-Shevrin$b Chau$f1972-$0877682 701 $aIslam$b Nadia Shilpi$f1977-$0877683 701 $aRey$b Mariano Jose$f1949-$0877684 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454600803321 996 $aAsian American communities and health$91959756 997 $aUNINA