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Mind Map #7 Problems with the Collection and Interpretation of Asian…
Mind Map #7 Problems with the Collection and Interpretation of Asian Americans
"Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States."
Expected to grow to nearly 38 million by 2050.
There is a huge importance to collect and report data of Asian American subgroups.
Vietnamese
Chinese
Asian Indians
Koreans
(Just a few)
It was not until 2000 that the
Census separated Asians and Pacific Islanders in data reports.
Much of what we understand about racial/ethnic differences in the health of the U.S. population is derived from national health surveys.
"Inadequate sampling of Asian-American subgroups leads to statistically unstable estimates, suggesting that differences in disease do not exist, when in fact larger, more adequate samples will reveal important differences."
Could this teach us more about the specific disease that affect Asian Americans?
"Asian American subgroups may respond differently to a variety of drug treatments, including chemotherapy, anticoagulants/antiplatelets, and anticonvulsants as the result of different prevalences of polymorphisms known to influence drug metabolism and transport, compared with other racial/ethnic groups."
Author's purpose: to bring awareness to the collection of Asian Americans and how they are interpreted.
The Healthy People 2010 initiative called for the reduction of racial and ethnic health disparities ad a national priority.
The U.S. Census population data are extremely important for providing denominator data for disease incidence
and prevalence statistics by race/ethnicity.
The U.S. census has never used race as a purely biological or genetic classification but rather to reflect common social usage.
National disease and death registries are an important
source of information for high-quality monitoring of population health and health disparities.
There is a wide spectrum of education, household income, and language ability.
There are many challenges involved in collecting granular race, ethnicity, and language for Asian Americans.Several efforts at the national, state, and community-based participatory research level can provide important lessons.