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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 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Specifics
- Know HBV: What Every Asian and Pacific Islander Should Know About Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer (Asian Liver Center at Stanford University) - PDF
Statistics and Research
- Asthma and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (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)
- Chronic Liver Disease and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Diabetes and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Diabetes and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (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)
- Infant Mortality and Asian Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Infant Mortality and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Obesity and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Stroke and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Beyond co-design: Upholding sovereign knowing and community rights to develop a...
- Article: Unmasking Suicidal Ideation for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander...
- Article: "I Speak Up for Myself, My Family, and for My Community":...
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health -- see more articles
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.