Asian American Health
The health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) is integral to the well-being of the Nation. The AAPI population is one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States and was expected to number 12.1 million by the year 2000. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for this group. For example, Asian American males have higher mortality rates due to stroke than white males. Among Asian Indians in the United States, the prevalence of coronary artery disease is 4-fold higher than whites.
In the state of Hawaii, Native Hawaiians have the highest death rates due to heart disease and the second highest rate of obesity in America. Without prevention and intervention strategies, the burden of disease will persist for AAPIs.
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Recommended Links
Be Active For A Healthier Heart - National Heart Lung Blood Institute (English & Vietnamese)- Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (English & Vietnamese)
- Don't Burn Your Life Away - National Heart Lung Blood Institute (English & Vietnamese)
- Health Disparities Affecting Asian Americans - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Keep Your Heart in Check: Know Your Blood Pressure Number - National Heart Lung Blood Institute (English & Vietnamese)
- Serve Up A Healthy Life - National Heart Lung Blood Institute (English & Vietnamese)
- Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse - WomensHealth.gov
- Asian American Donor Program
- Asian American Health - National Library of Medicine
- Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training
- Asian American / Pacific Islander Profile - Office of Minority Health
- Asian American Populations - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Asian Americans & Cancer - Intercultural Cancer Council
- Asian Americans and Diabetes - Joslin Diabetes Center
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health: A Guide on How to Get Support for Your Loved One - NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Asian Americans Profile - Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
- Asian Pacific Islanders Women's Health - Asian Pacific American Network
- Asthma - WomensHealth.gov
- Breast Cancer - WomensHealth.gov
- Cancer - WomensHealth.gov
- Cervical Cancer - WomensHealth.gov
- Chinese American Mental Health Facts - NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Cleft Lip/Palate More Prevalent in Asians - Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
- Diabetes - WomensHealth.gov
- Diabetes in Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans - National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
- Diabetes Blood Tests - National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
- Disparities in Healthcare Quality among Racial and Ethnic Groups - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- FDA Food and Nutrition Labeling in Muliple Languages - Food and Drug Administration
- Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family - National Cancer Institute
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: Asian Americans - Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders - Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
- Health Problems in Asian American/Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian Women - National Women's Health Information Center
- Heart Disease - WomensHealth.gov
- Hepatitis B - WomensHealth.gov
- Hepatitis B: What Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Need to Know - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- High Blood Pressure - WomensHealth.gov
- High Cholesterol - WomensHealth.gov
- HIV/AIDS - WomensHealth.gov
- Hmong Health Website - Hmong Health Education Network
- Infant Mortality and Asians and Pacific Islanders - Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
- KidsHealth for Parents: Kawasaki Disease - KidsHealth/Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media
- Liver Cancer - WomensHealth.gov
- Lupus - WomensHealth.gov
- MedlinePlus: Asian American Health - National Library of Medicine
- Mental Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders - American Psychiatric Association
- Mental Health Issues among Asian American and Pacific Islander Children and Youth - NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Mental Health Issues among Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities - NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Mental Health Problems and Suicide - WomensHealth.gov
- Multicultural Perspectives on Organ Donation - Donate Life America
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders Profile - Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
- Osteoporosis - WomensHealth.gov
- Overweight & Obesity - WomensHealth.gov
- Racial/Ethnic Populations - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Recovery for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Living with Mental Illness - NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections - WomensHealth.gov
- Smoking - WomensHealth.gov
- Social Security Information for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - Social Security Administration
- SPIRAL/Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages - Health Sciences Library, Tufts University, Boston
- Stomach Cancer - WomensHealth.gov
- Stroke - WomensHealth.gov
- Suicide Among Asian-Americans - American Psychological Association
- Tuberculosis - WomensHealth.gov
- Two Reasons I Find the Time to Prevent Diabetes: My Future and Theirs- National Diabetes Education Program
- US Office of Minority Health
- Vaccine Information Statements - Immunization Action Coalition
- Violence - WomensHealth.gov
- Why Do People of Asian Descent Get Diabetes? - Joslin Diabetes Center
