Resources for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Materials
Asian Indian Guide to Health, Nutrition and Diabetes
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin provides nutrition information for Indians, compiled by dietitians.
Diabetes Meal Planning and Healthy Recipes
The Seattle and King County REACH Coalition provides these tools in Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Samoan, Somali, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
National Diabetes Education Program
SPIRAL (Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages)
Tufts University's Health Sciences Library developed a Web site with detailed health information in seven Asian languages, specifically Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese.
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Make the Link! Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke
People with diabetes have an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, and complications related to poor circulation. Learn more about Make the Link!
Asian American Diabetes Initiative
The Joslin Diabetes Center's Asian American Diabetes Initiative offers interactive tools dedicated to improving diabetes awareness and management for Asian Americans.
Asian American Health
The National Library of Medicine is an information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of Asian Americans in the United States.
The BALANCE Program
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization"s (AAPCHO) Building Awareness Locally and Nationally through Community Empowerment (BALANCE) Program provides technical assistance to increase awareness of diabetes in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Read the BALANCE Compendium.
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