Handbook of Asian American Health (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Yoo, Grace J.; Oda, Alan Y.; Le, Mai-Nhung

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

As a rapidly growing population, America's Asian community is gaining increased attention from the research and policy sectors. This large, diverse group tends to be viewed as a single entity, yet its subgroups reveal great variety in terms of health, from disease rates and mortality rates to attitudes toward illness and access to care.

The Handbook of Asian American Health makes significant inroads toward rectifying this situation by exploring the unique needs and health concerns of particular subgroups within the Asian American community. It consolidates a wide range of knowledge on various health issues impacting Asian Americans while also providing cogent discussion on cultural, social, and structural forces impacting morbidity, mortality and quality of life. Contributors identify key challenges and emerging trends faced by specific ethnic groups regarding diseases and illnesses, describe innovative community-based interventions, and spotlight research areas that need additional study to further advance the understanding of this dynamic population's complex health concerns.

Included in the Handbook:

• Ethnicity and health: perspectives from nine different Asian-American groups.
• Social determinants of health: culture, acculturation, socioeconomic status, racism, and more.
• Critical health/mental health concerns facing Asian Americans, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's.
• Issues in health care delivery: access, quality, and end-of-life care.
• Social advocacy, health, and the Asian-American community.
• Complementary and alternative medicine use.

The Handbook of Asian American Health breaks new ground for policymakers, social workers, researchers, and academics specializing in Asian-American issues, as well as immigration specialists and health care workers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 449
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461422273
• Artikelnr.: 37796252

Autorenporträt

Grace J. Yoo MPH, Ph.D is a sociologist and professor of Asian American Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Her research interests are understanding social support needs on a wide range of health care issues impacting Asian Americans including cancer control and cancer survivorship, management of chronic illnesses, aging and caregiving and health care access. She has published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals including" AAPI Nexus, Supportive Cancer Care, Cross-Cultural Gerontology and Ethnicity and Health." Mai-Nhung Le, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.is an associate professor in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University.She has interests in understanding social, cultural, and health issues impacting Asian Americans and Asians abroad.She has conducted a significant amount of research on the spread of STDs in both Vietnam and the United States. Her work has appeared in peer reviewed journals such as"AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Sex Research"and"Journal of Cancer Education."She is currently editing a Vietnamese American Anthology titled"Vietnamese Americans: Experiences and Perspectives." In recent years, she has shifted her area of research to Asian Americans and cancer, particularly on cancer survivorship. Alan Y. Oda, Ph.D. is a professor of undergraduate psychology at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California. His research includes parenting and family relations, adolescence, Asian American and other minority American populations, and faith development. Currently, he is investigating the future role of the Asian American church in providing care for the elderly, and is also studying interventions aimed at Latino adolescent females at risk for suicide. He served as the executive director of the Asian American Christian Counseling Service (AACCS) and continues as a member of the agency s board of directors. Oda participates on the Committee of Diversity Issues for the National Collegiate Honors Council. He is also involved with CRASH Japan, an organization providing relief services to victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku area of Japan. "

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Section I: Ethnicity and Health
Chapter 1 Ethnicity and Health by Fang Gong and David T. Takeuchi
Chapter 2 Critical Issues Impacting Asian Indian Americans by Ranjita Misra
Chapter 3 Chinese Americans and Health: The Impact of Culture on Disease Prevention and Management by Angela Sun
Chapter 4 The Health of Filipino/a Americans: Challenges and Opportunities for Change by Richard Sean Magbual and Roderick Raña Daus-Magbual,
Chapter 5 Japanese Americans: Current Health Issues and Directions for Future Research by Tazuko Shibusawa
Chapter 6 Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Health in the Korean American Community by Grace J. Yoo and Sachiko Wood
Chapter 7 Social and Cultural Influences on the Health of the Vietnamese American PopulationVietnamese Americans by Mai Nhung Le and Tu-Uyen Nguyen
Chapter 8 Emergin South Asian Americans and Health by Shilpa Patel and Nadia Islam
Chapter 9 Southeast Asian American Health: Sociohistorical and Cultural Perspectives by Khatharya Um
Chapter 10 Mixed Asian Americans and Health: Navigating Uncharted Waters by Cathy J. Tashiro
Section II: Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 11 Acculturation and Culture: A Critical Factor for Asian Americans' Health by Yijie Wang and Su Yeong Kim
Chapter 12 Asian Americans andRacism: Mental Health and Health Consequences by Alvin N. Alvarez and Jayoung Shin
Chapter 13 Asian Americans, Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Current Findings and Future Concerns by Wei Zhang
Section III: Critical Health Issues Facing Asian Americans
Chapter 14 Perceptions and Culturally Responsive Care of Asian Americans with Alzheimer s Disease and Related Dementias by Linda A. Gerdner and Gwen Yeo
Chapter 15 Cancer: An Ongoing Rish for Asian American Communities by Giang T. Nguyen
Chapter 16 Heterogeneity in Cardiovascular Health among Asian American subgroups: Risk Factors, Outcomes, Treatment and Prevention, and Future Research Opportunities by Ariel T. Holland and Latha P. Palaniappan
Chapter 17 Diabetes: A Growing Concern in the Asian American Community by Ranjita Misra
Chapter 18 Obesity and Asian Americans: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Future Research Directions by May C. Wang
Chapter 19 Hepatitis B and Asian Americans by Tung T. Nguyen, Vicky Taylor, Annette Maxwell, Moon S. Chen Jr., Roshan Bastani, and Susan Stewart
Chapter 20 Severe Mental Illness in Asian Americans: Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder by Russell F. Lim and Francis G. Liu
Chapter 21 Asian American Violence: Scope, Context, and Implications by Deborah A. Goebert, Thao N. Le, and Jeanelle J. Sugimoto-Matsuda
Section IV: Health Care Delivery
Chapter 22 Falling through the Cracks: Models, Barriers, and the Future of Health Care Access for Asian Americans Access by Stephen Vong and Ricky Choi
Chapter 23 Quality of Health Care for Asian Americans by Dara H Sorkin, Heather Ngai, and Quyen Ngo-Metzger
Chapter 24 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Asian Americans: Is Integrative Medicine the Ticket into the US Healthcare System by Isha Weerasinghe, Lixin Zhang, and Simona C. Kwon
Chapter 25 A Passage to a Good Death: End of Life Care for Asian Americans by Evaon Wong-Kim and Nancy J. Burke
Section V: Social Movements, Health and the Asian American Community
Chapter 26 Early Chinese Immigrants Organizing for Healthcare: The Establishment of the Chinese Hospital of San Francisco: by Laureen D. Hom
Chapter 27 Lives Were Saved: The Asian American Donor Program by Jonathan Leong, Kira Donnell, and Emily Avera
Chapter 28 HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States by Don Operario, Judy Tan, and Caroline Kuo
Chapter 29 Evolution of an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cancer Advocacy Movement: Heroes Among Us by Susan Matsuko Shinagawa and Alan Oda
Chapter 30 The Versailles Social Movement and Implications for Asian American Environmental Health in Post- Katrina New Orleans by Maureen Lichtveld and Vy Dao
Chapter 31 T