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Why Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart …

(7 days ago) WEBDespite having lower obesity rates than whites, Asian-Americans have twice the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, which …

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/well/live/why-do-south-asians-have-such-high-rates-of-heart-disease.html

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Cardiovascular Disease in South Asian Americans: A Serious Health

(4 days ago) WEBSouth Asians in the United States are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and dyslipidemia despite …

https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(23)00291-X/fulltext

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Mental Health and Stress among South Asians - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBBackground. Studies increasingly demonstrate that South Asian (SA) immigrants are experiencing high rates of mental health disorders, which often times go unaddressed. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5643212/

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South Asian Health Risk Factors Sutter Health

(3 days ago) WEBSouth Indians who follow a predominantly vegetarian diet appear to have a higher risk of diabetes and heart disease than their neighbors in Northern India who eat more meat …

https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/south-asian/risks/health-risk-factors

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South Asian Health: From Research to Practice and Policy - An …

(3 days ago) WEBSouth Asian Health: From Research to Practice and Policy was established in Winter 2013 to address CVD and cancer disparities among South Asian immigrant communities in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500183/

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Why are South Asians dying of heart disease? MASALA looks for …

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Asians – people with ancestry from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – are among the fastest-growing ethnic …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/05/17/why-are-south-asians-dying-of-heart-disease-masala-looks-for-answers

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Time to address the mental health challenges of the South Asian

(3 days ago) WEBThe South Asian diaspora's journey is one of courage, resilience, and determination. More than 44 million individuals from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, and …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00144-X/fulltext

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South Asians' high risk of cardiovascular disease has been hidden …

(3 days ago) WEBThere were around 3.4 million people of South Asian descent living in the U.S. as of 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But despite their numbers, the …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/05/29/south-asians-high-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-has-been-hidden-by-a-lack-of-data

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An Era of Extremes in South Asia: A Crisis of Health, Development, …

(6 days ago) WEBSouth Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate extremes, which bring serious health complications. By Ishani Palandurkar July 21, 2023

https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/an-era-of-extremes-in-south-asia-a-crisis-of-health-development-and-policy-planning/

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Public Health in South Asia - CSIS

(4 days ago) WEBPublished July 15, 2010. Available Downloads. Public Health in South Asia 1085kb. South Asia, a region of strategic importance, faces public health challenges on a demographic …

https://www.csis.org/analysis/public-health-south-asia

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Promoting women’s health in an era of globalization: a South …

(2 days ago) WEBThere is a large body of research investigating the health of South Asian women (1–3). However, disproportionate attention towards maternal child health, as …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1757975916660673

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How mental health issues get stigmatized in South Asian …

(6 days ago) WEBSouth Asians in Canada have reported some of the highest mental health issues this year. Listen to our podcast where we discuss the challenges associated with …

https://theconversation.com/how-mental-health-issues-get-stigmatized-in-south-asian-communities-culturally-diverse-therapy-needed-164913

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Mental Health Conditions among South Asians in the United …

(1 days ago) WEB4.1 Prevalence of Mental Health Problems and Traumatic Stress. Depictions of South Asians as a successful minority group in the U.S. have masked mental health …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-91120-5_9

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South Asian Health Disparities - Cigna Healthcare

(4 days ago) WEBA 2019 statistics study cited that the South Asian American community in the U.S. grew 40% from 3.5 million to 5.4 million between 2010 and 2017. 1 The South Asian …

https://www.cigna.com/health-care-providers/resources/south-asian-health-disparities

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Emotional distress, anxiety, and depression in South Asians with …

(6 days ago) WEBBackground People with physical–mental comorbidity have a poorer quality of life, worse clinical outcomes, and increased mortality compared with people with physical …

https://bjgp.org/content/72/716/e179

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Health in South Asia The BMJ

(Just Now) WEBThe collection tracks progress on the core health issues of maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and access to health. Amit Sengupta and colleagues describe …

https://www.bmj.com/health-in-south-asia

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'Brown Girl Therapy' founder tackles South Asian mental health …

(4 days ago) WEB"Brown Girl Therapy" founder Sahaj Kohli has published her first book, “But What Will People Say?”, delving deeper into mental health stigma among the South …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/brown-girl-therapy-founder-tackles-south-asian-mental-health-stigma-ne-rcna151282

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Health Care Issues Affecting South Asians in the United States

(1 days ago) WEBPrimary health concerns for the South Asians include: • Heart Disease: A major cause of death for South Asians is heart disease. In fact, one study showed that the rate of heart …

https://saalt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Health-Care-Issues-Affecting-South-Asians-in-the-United-States.pdf

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About WHO South-East Asia - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WEBWorld Health Organization South-East Asia provides leadership on health matters, articulates evidence-based policy options, provides technical support to countries and …

https://www.who.int/southeastasia/

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How you can help improve the health of South Asian communities …

(2 days ago) WEBA new study is underway across the borough to improve the understanding of different healthcare issues that are affecting South Asian communities. The …

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/help-improve-health-south-asian-040000296.html

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N.J.’s health system is failing underserved groups. How can the …

(4 days ago) WEBBlacks had the highest rate of such deaths — 141 per 100,000. Whites were at 67, Hispanics at 55 and Asians at 37. “It’s a common story,” said David Radley, a …

https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2021/11/njs-health-system-is-failing-underserved-groups-how-can-the-care-divide-be-bridged.html

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South Asian background and heart health - BHF

(5 days ago) WEBSouth Asians are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a much younger age, and at higher rates (rates are at least twice as high in South Asian communities as in the general …

https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/south-asian-background

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SAMHAJ (South Asian) - NAMI New Jersey, N Brunswick, NJ

(9 days ago) WEB1562 Route 130. North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Phone: 732.940.0991. Toll-free: 1-866-626-4664. Email: [email protected]. This website was designed &. developed by Terese …

https://naminj.org/programs/multicultural/samhaj/

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As mental health issues plague community, Asian Americans fight …

(2 days ago) WEBEarlier this year, the National Museum of Asian Art convened a group of artists, community leaders and health providers to discuss the mental health issues …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/10/asian-american-community-mental-health-stigma/73590929007/

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4 mental health issues Asian Americans face — and how to …

(2 days ago) WEBThis trope is problematic for a lot of reasons: from a mental health perspective, Wang says it "creates this façade that Asian Americans don't struggle," and …

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/npr-news/2024-05-16/4-mental-health-issues-asian-americans-face-and-how-to-overcome-them

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Self-reported problems and functional difficulties in anxious …

(3 days ago) WEBFocus on certain types of patient-generated problems, e.g., relationship problems, could anchor therapy delivery in order to have the greatest impact. Tailored …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13634615241250206

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Health Outreach to Livingston Asian Community - Patch

(9 days ago) WEBOne of your neighbors posted in Health & Fitness. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

https://patch.com/new-jersey/livingston/bp--health-outreach-to-livingston-asian-community

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The Missing Stories of South Asian Americans @ Livingston Library …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Missing Stories of South Asian Americans @ Livingston Library - Livingston, NJ - The Livingston Public Library Partners with the South Asian American …

https://patch.com/new-jersey/livingston/missing-stories-south-asian-americans-livingston-library

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RFK Jr. says he had parasitic brain worm and undisclosed memory …

(6 days ago) WEBKennedy’s campaign spokeswoman said he contracted a parasite years ago while traveling “extensively in Africa, South America and Asia in his work as an …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/08/rfk-jr-brain-worm-health/

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Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of …

(8 days ago) WEB4 of 4 . FILE - A man drinks water as he takes a break from cleaning an underground sewage on a hot summer day in Mumbai, India, May 2, 2024. Sizzling heat …

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-heat-wave-south-asia-india-middle-east-gaza-d739469dc3a2a28174f5b118e16d7e09

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Afghan Women Face Serious Challenges Amid Flooding

(3 days ago) WEBA lack of access to toilets and sanitary products plague Afghan women in the wake of recent floods, problems worsened by cultural taboos and strict gender …

https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/afghan-women-face-serious-challenges-amid-flooding/

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