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Category Archives: Health
National Minority Donor Awareness Week (August 1-7)
I had no idea that August 1 through August 7 is National Minority Donor Awareness Week until a friend of mine posted the above video which featured a friend of hers. We have done many stories at 8asians on the … Continue reading
Healthy Engaged Youth (HEY!) Kickoff Webinar
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, … Continue reading
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Asian Waistlines and Heart Disease
While waist size is an indicator for potential hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart disease, the standards for Asians is stricter stricter than for non-Asians. This is similar to the situation with Asians and Body Mass Index (BMI), where standards … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis)
When I read this article about how California was moving prisoners from Central Valley prisons because of “valley fever” problems, one line in particular got my attention: U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson last week ordered the transfer of most black, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Environment, Health
Tagged Coccidioidomycosis, Filipinos, Valley Fever
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In Language Health Care Webinars Now Available
Back in May, 2013 I wrote about the availability of information on the New Healthcare Law that was available in 10 different Asian languages The presentation titled “The Health Care Law and You” was translated into 10 different Asian languages … Continue reading
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Save Nina
Ever since I had a baby, I’m way more emotional than I have ever been. Put it this way, it’s not uncommon to find me tearing up during television sitcoms and romantic comedies. That’s why the first time I heard … Continue reading
Chef Ming Tsai & White House Executive Chef Cook Healthy for American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
As you know, the month of May is American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and thus it’s no surprise that the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the First Lady’s Let’s Move! Initiative and the U.S. Department … Continue reading
The “it’s ok” Campaign Counters Stigma of Mental Illness
The it’s ok Campaign is an effort to battle the stigma of depression and mental illness in Asian American communities. This project run by the Corporate Asian American Employee Network (CAAEN) will center its efforts around their Facebook page, where … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged CAAEN, Corporate Asian American Employee Network, it's ok, mental health, suicide
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New Health Care Law Information Translated Into 10 Asian Languages
While most of us are aware there’s a new healthcare law coming, there’s probably few among the non-native speakers of English that really understand how it affects them. That’s why it’s so important the presentation titled “The Health Care Law … Continue reading
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Do Asians Sweat More?
We do. And according to this New York Times article, “East Asian Physical Traits Linked to 35,000-Year-Old Mutation” by Nicholas Wade, East Asians also have: thicker hair shafts more sweat glands characteristically identified teeth smaller breasts The article references a … Continue reading
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Toxic Subsistence Fishing
When I saw this sign at the start of a run at Coyote Point, a park on San Francisco Bay, I thought to myself, “do people really eat a lot of fish from the Bay?” Apparently many do, as a … Continue reading