Confronting Critical Health Issues of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans / Edition 1

by Nolan W. S. Zane, David Takeuchi, Kathleen N J Young

Overview

This is the first book that exclusively addresses the range of health issues confronting Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. It critically examines and reviews the distribution of factors associated with health problems in specific Asian and Pacific Islander populations. Expert contributors address the top priority health problems and issues facing these groups including infectious diseases, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, AIDS//HIV, substance abuse, and mental health.

In addition, current trends in health care policy are examined as well as the methodological problems that have hampered health research in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803951136
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/29/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.19(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT
PART TWO: HEALTH STATUS
PART THREE:HEALTH SERVICE AND POLICY

Editorial Reviews

Published under the auspices of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, this volume reviews and critiques the existing knowledge about the distribution of and factors associated with health problems in specific Asian and Pacific Islander populations in the US. Contributors address health problems and issues including infectious diseases, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and mental health. Current trends in health care policy are also discussed, as well as the methodological problems that have hampered health research in Asian and Pacific Islander American communities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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