Asian American communities and health [[electronic resource] ] : context, research, policy, and action / / Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia Shilpi Islam, Mariano Jose Rey ; foreword by Albert K. Yee

• Autore: Trinh-Shevrin Chau <1972->
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (735 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1089/95073
• Soggetto topico: Asian Americans - Health and hygiene; Asians - Health and hygiene - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: IslamNadia Shilpi <1977-> ReyMariano Jose <1949->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Asian 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 ; PART 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 ; CHAPTER 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 ; CHAPTER 22: DISABILITYCHAPTER 23: ORAL HEALTH; CHAPTER 24: GAMBLING ADDICTION; CHAPTER 25: GENETIC TESTING AND PROFILING; AFTERWORD: THE RECIPROCITY OF TIME; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Asian American communities and health
• ISBN: 1-282-11304-6; 9786612113048; 0-470-42534-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454600803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations