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MULTI-CULTURAL HEALTH RESOURCE GUIDES

Asian Americans

Major Causes of Mortality
Causes	Mortality per 100,000
All causes	518.9
Major cardiovascular diseases	219.5
Heart disease	153.1
All cancer	125.2
Coronary heart disease (CHD)	121.8
Diabetes-related (multiple cause)	77.4

Data Sources: Listing of Mortality Data Available in Beyond 20/20® IN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1997-1999)

■ GENERAL HEALTH RESOURCES
▪   Asian American Health - Medlineplus
▪   Asian American Health - National Library of Medicine
▪   Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders (Healthfinder®)
▪   Asian Health Services Online
▪   Asian or Pacific Islanders Health Facts (Fast STAT)

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■ ASIAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS
▪   Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
▪   Association of Asian/Pacific Community Health Organizations
▪   Chinese American Medical Society, Inc.
▪   National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
▪   The Asian Pacific American Network (APAnet)

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■ UNIQUE HEALTH AND DISEASE PATTERNS

▪ HEART DISEASE

▪  Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian American and Pacific Islanders Background Report (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
▪  Factsheets
- Asian/Pacific Islanders and Cardiovascular Diseases (American Heart Association)
- State Fact Sheets about Heart Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
∙   Among Men // Among Women

▪ CANCER

▪  Breast Cancer in Asian Women (Harborview Medical Center)
▪  Breast Cancer Rates on the Rise among Asian Americans (American Cancer Society)
▪  Minority Cancer Awareness
▪  Recent Trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity – United States, 1990-1998
   (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

▪ DIABETES

▪ Diabetes in Asian and Pacific Americans (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
▪ Factsheets–
- Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Agency for Healthcare Reserach and Quality)

▪ HEPATITIS

▪  Asian Liver Center in Standford University
▪  Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in the United States (American Liver Foundation)
▪  Hepatitis B Foundation Cause for a Cure
▪  Hepatitis B Information for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
▪  Viral Hepatitis in Asian American (Hepatology Watch®)

▪ WOMEN'S HEALTH

▪  Asian Pacific Islanders Women's Health (LA District of Food and Drug Administration )
▪  FAQs about Women's Health (National Women's Health Information Center)
▪  National Asian Women's Health Organization
▪  The Health of Minority Women - Asian/Pacific Islander Women
▪  What Do Asian American Women Suffer From? (Conditions That Affect Women)

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Comments and suggestions to: Nancy Henry

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