Health Of South Asians In The United States

Author : Memoona Hasnain,Punam Parikh,Nitasha Chaudhary Nagaraj
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781315342580

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Health of South Asians in the United States by Memoona Hasnain,Punam Parikh,Nitasha Chaudhary Nagaraj Pdf

Leading scholars and practitioners come together in this contributed volume to present the most current evidence on cutting edge health issues for South Asian Americans, the fastest growing Asian American population. The book spans a variety of health topics while examining disparities and special health needs for this population. Subjects discussed include: cancer, obesity, HIV/AIDS, women's health, LGBTQ health and mental health. Health of South Asians in the United States presents research-based recommendations to help determine priorities for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, education, and policies which will optimize the health and well-being of South Asian American communities in the United States. Although aimed at both students, healthcare professionals and policy makers, this book will prove to be useful to anyone interested in the health and well-being of the South Asian communities in the United States.

Author : Marisa J. Perera,Edward C. Chang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319911205

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Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans by Marisa J. Perera,Edward C. Chang Pdf

This volume is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary text to holistically improve understanding of the health of South Asians residing in the United States by considering biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors of health. The vast literatures of diverse fields – psychology, medicine, public health, social work, and health policy – are integrated by leading scholars, scientists, and practitioners in these areas to explore the impact of South Asian cultural factors on health, health risk, and illness. Chapters incorporate available theoretical and empirical information on the status of chronic health conditions in South Asians in the United States, with consideration of future directions to improve understanding of the health of this group. Cultural and ethnic insights imperative for clinical/community/medical practitioners to provide effective and culturally-appropriate care and treatment from an interdisciplinary lens are provided.

Author : Sarah Isabel Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : 0774832223

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Not Fit to Stay by Sarah Isabel Wallace Pdf

"Not Fit to Stay: Public Health Panics and South Asian Exclusion examines how and why South Asians were prevented from immigrating to British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California between 1900 and 1920. In the first decades of the twentieth century, all Asian immigrants to Canada and the United States faced opposition to their arrival and settlement. While racism and fear of labour competition were at the heart of this resistance, panic soon swept up and down the West Coast of North America over unsubstantiated public health concerns. Public leaders--including physicians, union leaders, civil servants, journalists, and politicians--latched on to these health concerns as the basis for the exclusion of the South Asians, who were said to suffer from medical conditions and diseases attributed to their race. Even though many officials knew the public health argument had no grounds, they promoted it to support their racist views and concerns about labour. Legislation to restrict the immigration of South Asians took effect in Canada in 1908 and in the United States in 1917. This book is an important study of how white North Americans saw first-wave South Asian immigrants as separate from, and inferior to, other groups in the evolving racial hierarchy on the West Coast of North America."--

Author : Ronesh Sinha, MD
Publisher : Bradventures LLC
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-03
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The South Asian Health Solution by Ronesh Sinha, MD Pdf

The South Asian Health Solution is the first book to provide an ancestral health-based wellness plan culturally tailored for those of South Asian ancestry living in India, the United States and across the world – a population identified as being at the highest risk for heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and related conditions. Dr. Ronesh Sinha, an internal medicine specialist in California’s Silicon Valley, sees high risk South Asian patients and runs education and wellness programs for corporate clients. He has taken many South Asians out of the high risk, high body mass category and helped them reverse disease risk factors without medications. His comprehensive lifestyle modification approach has been validated by cutting edge medical science and the real-life success stories he profiles throughout the book.

Author : Assa Doron,Alex Broom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317988380

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Health, Culture and Religion in South Asia by Assa Doron,Alex Broom Pdf

Health, Culture and Religion in South Asia brings together top international scholars from a range of social science disciplines to critically explore the interplay of local cultural and religious practices in the delivery and experiences of health in South Asia. This groundbreaking text provides much needed insight into the relationships between health, culture, community, livelihood, and the nation-state, and in particular, the recent struggles of disadvantaged groups to gain access to health care in South Asia. The book brings together anthropologists, sociologists, economists, health researchers and development specialists to provide the reader with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of South Asian health and a comprehensive understanding of cutting edge research in this area. Addressing key issues affecting a range of geographical areas including India, Nepal and Pakistan, this text will be essential reading for students and researchers interested in Asian Studies and for those interested in gaining a better understanding of health in developing countries. This book was published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.

Author : Sarah Isabel Wallace
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774832212

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Not Fit to Stay by Sarah Isabel Wallace Pdf

In the early 1900s, panic over the arrival of South Asian immigrants swept up and down the west coast of North America. While racism and fear of labour competition were at the heart of this furor, Not Fit to Stay reveals that public leaders – including physicians, union leaders, civil servants, journalists, and politicians – latched on to unsubstantiated public health concerns to justify the exclusion of South Asians from Canada and the United States.

Author : Chau Trinh-Shevrin,Nadia S. Islam,Mariano Jose Rey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1111 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470505656

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Asian American Communities and Health by Chau Trinh-Shevrin,Nadia S. Islam,Mariano Jose Rey Pdf

This ground-breaking textbook examines Asian American health from a public health perspective. It provides an overview of the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that influence the distribution of disease and illness in Asian American communities. The book explores the diversity within the Asian community with respect to health seeking behavior and knowledge, socioeconomic status, educational level, cultural traditions, and specific health care needs and issues. By examining the contextual factors that impact health, the book seeks to facilitate a meaningful dialogue and identify creative solutions for health disparities faced by racial and ethnic minority communities.

Author : Matthew E. Peters MD,Nalini V. Juthani MD,Vani a. Rao MD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 153207347X

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Mental Illness Among South Asian Americans by Matthew E. Peters MD,Nalini V. Juthani MD,Vani a. Rao MD Pdf

"The authors are to be commended for a book which should be very helpful for mental health professionals taking care of South Asian patients. The book uses case histories to illustrate a range of issues, which may come up in the treatment of this ethno-cultural group. The cases cut across genders, age groups, socioeconomic groups, diagnostic categories, and other clinical matters pertaining to abuse and domestic violence among South Asians born in South Asia and in the United States. The cases illustrate issues related to immigration, acculturation, stigma, access to care, and familial and intergenerational problems. The cases make teaching points about the impact of culture on clinical presentation and treatment, focusing on how culture and religion can be both a hindrance and an asset. The authors describe how to use cultural understanding in diagnosis and treatment" (Iqbal Ahmed MD, FRCPsych, UK).

Author : Mrinal Gokhale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798741090077

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Saaya Unveiled by Mrinal Gokhale Pdf

Saaya Unveiled: South Asian Mental Health Spotlighted shares the true stories of second-generation Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi immigrants who navigate mental health in the West- the U.S. U.K., and Canada. Each featured interviewee discusses how destigmatizing mental health became their fight, and how they're bridging the gap of access, education, and acceptance between generations. From topics like identity, culture, socialization, academia, love, loss, and trauma, each unique story unveils a part of the shadow (saaya) of mental health in South Asian diaspora. Wisconsin based Indian-American writer Mrinal Gokhale has a special interest in psychology and wellness, and has finally published a book around these topics. As a former freelance journalist, she has worked for minority owned publications in Milwaukee, the most segregated city in the U.S. Though she has covered many events on Mental Health Awareness Month in the Black and Hispanic communities, she felt there was lack of education surrounding Asian mental health, and strived to change that. Her aim is to help other South Asians navigating mental health journeys in the Western part of the world feel less alone, and to promote education and acceptance of mental health in South Asian communities.

Author : United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:57228874

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Community-based Participatory Research by United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center Pdf

Author : Assa Doron,Alex Broom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317988373

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Health, Culture and Religion in South Asia by Assa Doron,Alex Broom Pdf

Health, Culture and Religion in South Asia brings together top international scholars from a range of social science disciplines to critically explore the interplay of local cultural and religious practices in the delivery and experiences of health in South Asia. This groundbreaking text provides much needed insight into the relationships between health, culture, community, livelihood, and the nation-state, and in particular, the recent struggles of disadvantaged groups to gain access to health care in South Asia. The book brings together anthropologists, sociologists, economists, health researchers and development specialists to provide the reader with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of South Asian health and a comprehensive understanding of cutting edge research in this area. Addressing key issues affecting a range of geographical areas including India, Nepal and Pakistan, this text will be essential reading for students and researchers interested in Asian Studies and for those interested in gaining a better understanding of health in developing countries. This book was published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : African Americans
ISBN : UOM:39015054173375

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Mental Health by Anonim Pdf

Author : Susan S. Chuang,Roy Moodley,Uwe P. Gielen,Saadia Akram-Pall
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030564520

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Asian Families in Canada and the United States by Susan S. Chuang,Roy Moodley,Uwe P. Gielen,Saadia Akram-Pall Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive overview of Asian families residing in Canada and the United States by portraying and analyzing Asian Canadian and Asian American immigrant families in an integrated yet nuanced way. Chapters use an interdisciplinary approach to provide more comprehensive coverage of the vast diversity as well as common trends and shared characteristics of Asian families. Specifically, the volume examines the experiences of families whose ancestry can be traced to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. Key areas of coverage include: Integrated overview of Asian American and Asian Canadian families, including an exploration of the historical and current immigration policies. Experiences of families of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, and West Asian ancestry across Canada and the United States. Asian religious traditions and worldviews, traditional practices, and religio-cultural views on gender, sexuality, and family. Specific Asian immigrant groups on immigration demographics, family dynamics and relationships, gendered roles, parenting practices and beliefs, and implications for mental health. Challenges and issues that families face as Asians and immigrants, the strength and resilience of families, with extensive reviews on various intervention and prevention programs. Methodological strategies in investigating Asian families and their impact on the field. Asian Families in Canada and the United States is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, graduate students as well as clinicians, professionals, and policymakers in the fields of developmental, social, and cross-cultural psychology, parenting and family studies, social work, and all interrelated disciplines.

Author : Amy Bhatt,Nalini Iyer
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295804552

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Roots and Reflections by Amy Bhatt,Nalini Iyer Pdf

Immigrants from South Asia first began settling in Washington and Oregon in the nineteenth century, but because of restrictions placed on Asian immigration to the United States in the early twentieth century, the vast majority have come to the region since World War II. Roots and Reflections uses oral history to show how South Asian immigrant experiences were shaped by the region and how they differed over time and across generations. It includes the stories of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka who arrived from the end of World War II through the 1980s. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHjtOvH0YdU&list=UUge4MONgLFncQ1w1C_BnHcw&index=3&feature=plcp

Author : Sara Rizvi Jafree
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030502041

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The Sociology of South Asian Women’s Health by Sara Rizvi Jafree Pdf

This contributed volume is the first-known collection of essays that brings together scholarly review, critiques, and primary and secondary data to assess how sociocultural factors influence health behavior in South Asian women. The essays are authored by working scholars or healthcare practitioners from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. In the chapters, the contributors acknowledge social, economic, and environmental factors to recommend improved interventions and health policy for women of the region. Studies on South Asian women’s health have targeted clinical evidence, with less attention on social and environmental factors driving health recovery and health outcomes. The South Asian region, more than any other part of the world, is driven by traditional and cultural forces that are possibly the most significant factors determining a woman’s health awareness and her rights to adopt healthy behavior or pursue health recovery. Women of the region share a common culture and political history, and there are benefits to understanding their problems collectively in order to design joint improvements in health policy for women. Salient, but neglected, socio-political areas that influence health behavior and health outcomes in women of the region are covered in the chapters including: Oral Narrations of Social Rejection Suffered by South Asian Women with Irreversible Health Conditions Women’s Role in Decision-Making for Health Care in South Asia Poverty, Health Coverage, and Credit Opportunities for South Asian Women Refugee, Displaced, and Climate-Affected Women of South Asia and Their Health Challenges The Political Sociology of South Asian Women’s Health The Sociology of South Asian Women’s Health is a useful resource for students, researchers, and academicians, especially those interested in public health, gender, social policy, and occupational management, as well as healthcare practitioners, administrators, health and public policy-makers, government officers, and scholars of South Asian studies.