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South Asian health: what you need to kn…

(Just Now) South Asia’s low life expectancy and high rates of malnutrition, infant mortality, and incidence of TB and HIV/AIDS are second only to those of sub-Saharan Africa. The region faces not only these and related health problems—poor sanitation, poor maternal health, poor access to healthcare services, and widespread malaria—but also an emerging chronic disease epidemic.

https://www.livehealthily.com/self-care/south-asian-health-what-you-need-to-know

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

(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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South Asian Health: From Research to Practice and Policy

(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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Time to address the mental health challenges of the …

(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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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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Cardiovascular Disease in South Asian Americans: A …

(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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Overview: In South Asia, COVID-19 deepens gender …

(2 days ago) WebIn recent months, South Asia has had some of the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases globally, driven predominantly by the second wave of the pandemic in India …

https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2021/07/covid-19-deepens-gender-disparities

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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 well …

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

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South Asian Cardiovascular Health: Lessons Learned from the …

(Just Now) WebFigure 1: Courtesy of Agarwala A, Mancini GBJ, Deedwania P, Patel J Further Risk Assessment – Coronary Artery Calcium In addition to frequent and universal …

https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2021/08/02/14/16/south-asian-cardiovascular-health

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

(1 days ago) WebThe US South Asian population has grown tremendously, and is now over 2.5 million. South Asians often face tremendous cultural, socioeconomic, linguistic and structural …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28285333/

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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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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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Ethnocentric approach to address South Asian health issues

(6 days ago) WebA. Sharif, Ethnocentric approach to address South Asian health issues, QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, Volume 105, Issue 9, September 2012, …

https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/105/9/911/1553417

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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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South Asian Health Disparities - Cigna Healthcare

(4 days ago) WebSouth Asian Health Disparities Heart Disease. South Asians have a four-fold greater risk of developing heart disease than the general population. 2 They have a higher risk of …

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 conditions …

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

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FastStats - Health of Asian Population - Centers for Disease …

(9 days ago) WebPercent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 49.4% (2015-2018) Percent of women age 20 and …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asian-health.htm

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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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Women live more years in ill-health than men, finds gender health …

(3 days ago) WebNon-fatal conditions such as musculoskeletal problems, mental health issues and headache disorders particularly affect women, researchers found. UK health …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/may/01/women-live-more-years-ill-health-than-men-gender-health-gap-study

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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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Panel on Health Issues Disproportionately Affecting South Asians

(9 days ago) WebAsian origin. People of South Asian descent — from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka — are inordinately affected by these …

https://www.indoamerican-news.com/panel-on-health-issues-disproportionately-affecting-south-asians/

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As South Korea Doctors’ Walkout Drags on, Many Blame President …

(6 days ago) WebThe chaos was set off by a government plan to address a longstanding shortage of doctors in South Korea by enrolling more students in medical schools — …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/world/asia/korea-doctors-strike-yoon.html

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South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat …

(1 days ago) WebUpdated 9:05 PM PDT, May 3, 2024. South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that …

https://apnews.com/article/asia-heat-wave-photos-5c992950ed0a41606419e472a961b26e

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AP PHOTOS: South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a …

(6 days ago) WebSouth and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that have posed a severe health risk. …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/ap-photos-south-southeast-asian-countries-cope-weekslong-109923026

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Asian Americans don't feel safe or welcome in US due to …

(6 days ago) Web1:17. Four in 5 Asian Americans don’t feel they truly belong in the United States, while more than half don’t feel safe in public places, a national survey found. …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/04/asian-americans-dont-feel-safe-or-welcome-in-us-due-to-discrimination/70177197007/

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