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Summary
Every racial or ethnic group has specific health concerns. Differences in the health of groups can result from:
- Genetics
- Environmental factors
- Access to care
- Cultural factors
On this page, you'll find links to health issues that affect Asian Americans.
Specifics
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A1C Test and Race/Ethnicity
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Glaucoma in Asian Populations (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
- People with Lupus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Statistics and Research
- Asthma and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Cancer and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Chronic Liver Disease and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Diabetes and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- FastStats: Health of Asian Non-Hispanic Population (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Health and Health Care for Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs) in the United States (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - PDF
- Heart Disease and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Immunizations and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Mental and Behavioral Health -- Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Obesity and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Asian Americans
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Applying the Multiphase Optimization Strategy for the Development of a Culturally...
- Article: Cultural Tailoring and Implementation Science for Cardiometabolic Interventions in Asian Americans:...
- Article: Technology Acceptance Among Low-Income Asian American Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis.
- Asian American Health -- see more articles
Children
- Infant Mortality and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Kawasaki Disease (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
The information on this site should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care or advice. Contact a health care provider if you have questions about your health.