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Chronic Liver Disease and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders HHS.gov 5/2015 Diabetes Among Asians and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders United States, 2011-2014 MMWR 11/2015 Diabetes Resources for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders CDC.gov Did the last census overcount Asian Americans? It depends on where you look 4/2023 Differential Obesity Trends in Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander US Adults 7/2025 Directory of Domestic and Gender Violence Programs
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Health Coverage and Access to Care Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Kaiser Health of Asians and Pacifc Islanders in New York City NYC Department of Health Health of Non-Hispanic Asian Adults: United States, 2010 - 2014 5/2016 Health Status of Cambodians and Vietnamese --- Selected Communities, United States, 2001--2002 CDC 8/27/2004 'Hidden fat' puts Asian Americans at risk of diabetes. How lifestyle changes can help 6/2023
HIV Among Asians in the United States HIV Among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in the United States HIV & Intimate Partner Violence Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women 5/2017 Presentation Slides HIV & Intimate Partner Violence Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women 5/2017 Fact Sheet HIV Infection Among Asians in the United States and Dependent Areas CDC.gov HIV Among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in the United States CDC.gov How Can We Understand Health Equity Through Enhanced Data? Apiahf.org Hypertension, Abnormal Cholesterol, and High Body Mass Index Among Non-Hispanic Asian Adults: United States, 2011-2012 CDC.gov 1/2014 Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians 7/2018 Indian Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot 8/2024 Pewresearch.org Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Whitehouse.gov Invisible in the data: Broad 'Asian American' category obscures health disparities 11/2023 Is the umbrella term ‘Asian American’ even accurate anymore? 3/2023 Japanese Americans:
A Survey Data Snapshot 8/2024 Pewresearch.org Key facts about Asian origin groups in the U.S. 2/2021 Key facts about Asian origin groups in the U.S. 4/2021 Key findings on the rise in income inequality within America's racial and ethnic groups 7/2018 Korean Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot 8/2024 Pewresearch.org Long-term unemployment has risen sharply in U.S. amid the pandemic, especially among Asian Americans 3/2021 Lung cancer research calls screening guidelines into question 9/2025 Majorities of Americans see at least some discrimination against Black, Hispanic and Asian people in the U.S. 3/2021 Maternal and Child Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, & Pacific Islanders Apiahf.org Maternal, Pregnancy, and Birth Characteristics of Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders --- King County, Washington, 2003--2008 MMWR 2/2011 More than half of Asian Americans with diabetes are undiagnosed NIH 9/2015 Most Asian Americans View Their Ancestral Homelands Favorably, Except Chinese Americans 7/2023 PEW New initiative to disaggregate AAPI data, reveal diverse needs 7/20/2024 New insights into survival outcomes of Asian Americans diagnosed with cancer Sciencedaily.com 3/2015 New Study Reveals Hidden Suicide Risk Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth 11/2024 PHI.org Physical Activity Among Asians and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders --- 50 States and the District of Columbia, 2001--2003 CDC 8/27/2004 Polling methods are changing, but reporting the views of Asian Americans remains a challenge 7/2020 Scenes from the Japanese Internment Resonate Today 10/2018 Shattered Lives: Homicides, Domestic Violence and Asian Families (2010) Southeast Asian American Journeys Statistics on Violence Against API Women Substance Use among Asian Adolescents SAMHSA.gov Suicide Rates Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Youths—A Cause for Alarm 7/2024 The American Community - Asians: 2004 US Census The State of the Asian American Middle Class. Who is in it and key trends from 2010 to 2023 5/2024 The story behind Asian Pacific American Heritage, and why it's celebrated in May 5/2023 NPR.org This Particular Group Is Neglected in Substance Abuse, Mental Health Research
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Access to Health-Care and Preventive Services Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics --- United States, 2001--2002 MMWR 10/2004 Alcohol and the Hispanic Community NIH.gov Asthma and Hispanic Americans HHS.gov 5/2015 Assessment of Increase in Perinatal Exposure to HIV Among Hispanics --- 20 Counties, Georgia, 1994--2002 MMWR 10/2004 Chronic Liver Disease and Hispanic Americans HHS.gov 5/2015 Diabetes Health and Hispanic Heritage Month CDC.gov Effect of Revised Population Counts on County-Level Hispanic Teen Birthrates --- United States, 1999 MMWR 10/2004 En Espanol AHRQ.gov Geographic Differences in HIV Infection Among Hispanics or Latinos 46 States and Puerto Rico, 2010 CDC.gov Health Disparities Experienced by Hispanics --- United States MMWR 10/2004Healthfinder in Espanol Health of Hispanic Adults: United States, 2010 - 2014 6/2016 Hispanic American Health MedlinePlus Hispanics or Latinos Living with Diagnosed HIV: Progress Along the Continuum of HIV Care United States, 2010 MMWR 10/2014 HIV/AIDS among Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in New York State 2016 HIV among Latinos Infant Mortality and Hispanic Americans HHS.gov 5/2015 Latinos and HIV/AIDS Kff.org Leading Causes of Death, Prevalence of Diseases and Risk Factors, and Use of Health Services Among Hispanics in the United States 2009-2013 MMWR 5/2015 National Alliance for Hispanic Health National Council of La Raza (Hispanic American advocacy group) PEW Hispanic Center
Datasets Prevalence of Diabetes Among Hispanics --- Selected Areas, 1998--2002 MMWR 10/24 Prevalence of Hypertension Among Mexican-American Adults Aged 20-74 Years, by Country of Birth United States, 1982-1984 to 2007-2010* MMWR 8/2012 Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents SAMHSA.gov The American Community - Hispanics: 2004 US Census The HIV Crisis among Hispanic/Latino MSM
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Coloured sagittal MRI scans of the human brain. Changes in brain activity offer clues to what the dream is about. Photograph: Simon Frazer/SPL/Getty Images
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MRI-derived gray matter measures, density, volume, mass, and cortical thickness, show distinct age and sex effects, as well as age-dependent intermodal correlations around adolescence.
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