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Asian Pacific Islanders
Asian American/Pacific Islander Profile(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders Profile(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Latest News
- Chronic Hepatitis B and Asian & Pacific Islanders(08/15/2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Some Ethnic Groups More Vulnerable to Dangerous Fat(07/29/2011, HealthDay)
Specific Conditions
- Cleft Lip/Palate More Prevalent in Asians(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Hepatitis B: What Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Need to Know(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - PDF
- Know HBV: What Every Asian and Pacific Islander Should Know About Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer(Stanford University Medical Center) - PDF
- Mental Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders(American Psychiatric Association) - PDF
- Strength As a Survivor: Living After Cancer Treatment(Lance Armstrong Foundation) - PDF - Asian-American version.
- Survivorship Journey: Living After Cancer Treatment (Pacific Islanders)(Lance Armstrong Foundation) - PDF - Pacific Islander version
- Two Reasons I Find the Time to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs(National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
Related Issues
- Asian & Pacific Islander Donors Can Save Lives(National Marrow Donor Program) - PDF
- Understanding Donation: Multicultural Perspectives(Donate Life America)
Financial Issues
- Social Security: Useful Information for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders(Social Security Administration)
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Asian Americans(National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Health Disparities(National Institutes of Health)
- Korean Americans with High Blood Pressure Who Are Confident They Can Achieve Blood Pressure Control Are More Likely to Do So(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Study Offers First Look at Asian Americans' Glaucoma Risk(American Academy of Ophthalmology)
Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Organizations
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Statistics
- Asthma and Asian Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Cancer and Asians/Pacific Islanders(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- FastStats: Health of Asian or Pacific Islander Population(National Center for Health Statistics)
- Health Coverage and Access to Care among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - PDF
- Heart Disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hepatitis and Asian Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- HIV/AIDS and Asian Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Immunizations and Asians and Pacific Islanders(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Key Facts About Smoking Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders(American Lung Association)
- Mental Health and Asian Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Obesity and Asian Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Stroke and Asians and Pacific Islanders(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Suicide among Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders(Education Development Center, Inc.) - PDF
Children
- Infant Mortality and Asians and Pacific Islanders(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Kawasaki Disease(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
Women
- Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Cervical Cancer Screening: What Vietnamese Women Should Know(National Cancer Institute)
- Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family(National Cancer Institute) - PDF
- Health Status of Asian American and Pacific Islander Women(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Minority Women's Health: Asian-Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Osteoporosis and Asian American Women(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Patient Handouts
- Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family(National Cancer Institute) - PDF
- Two Reasons I Find the Time to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs(National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF