Mental health of Asian American and Pacific Islander military veterans: brief review of an understudied group.

The mental health promotion programs and strategies used in US, UK, Russia and Iran’s military organizations: systematic review

Background and Aim: Military staff are exposed to high levels of stress, and as such, and their mental health has long been an area of focus. The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare mental health promotion programs and strategies used in American, British and Russian military organizations, to those used in Iranian military organizations. Methods: This study was a systematic re...

Blood Mercury Reporting in NHANES: Identifying Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, and Multiracial Groups

INTRODUCTION Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans are a potentially high-risk group for dietary exposure to methylmercury through fish consumption. However, blood mercury levels in this group have not been identified in recent reports of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the years 1999-2002. METHODS We used NHANES data from 1999-2002 to obtain popula...

Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research--Opportunities and Challenges.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

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Disparities in health, obesity and access to care among an insured population of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Hawai'i.

OBJECTIVE To examine differences in health status, obesity and access among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Hawai'i using data from a 2007 health plan survey, including Caucasians, Puerto Ricans, American Indian and Alaska Natives, Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Koreans, Native Hawai'ians, Samoans, and Other Pacific Islanders. METHODS Data were collected through a stratified random sam...