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The following links provide access to health materials, resources or search tools for Asian and Pacific Islander populations. Specific health issue links are also available under the Issues section of this site.
AANCART: Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training
Provides links to web sites containing Asian or Pacific Islander cancer education materials.
Medline Plus- Asian-American Health
A service of U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health, this site provides links to health issues that affect Asian-Americans.
National Library of Medicine- Asian American Health
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of Asian Americans in the United States.
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHD) aims to accelerate CDC’s health impact in the U.S population and to eliminate health disparities for vulnerable populations. They offer a section on Asian American populations and on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
PALS for Health
PALS for Health offers trained health care interpreters and translators in Spanish and 12 Asian and Pacific Islander languages. They also provide written translation services.
SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
Provides access to consumer health information in Asian languages, links to Asian community health centers and Asian health websites.
Health Information Translations
Provides a wide-range of translated health education materials.
U.S. Census Bureau: Asian & Pacific Islander Population Reports
In addition to data and statistics from the last U.S. Census, the Census Bureau publishes several reports on the Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States including the American Community Survey- Asians and American Community Survey- Pacific Islanders.
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