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Uninsured drop by 11M since passage of Obama’s law

March 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of uninsured U.S. residents fell by more than 11 million since President Barack Obama signed the health care overhaul five years ago, according to a pair of reports Tuesday from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although that still would leave about 37 […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, Affordable Care Act, Associated Press, CDC, Disease Control, House Speaker John Boehner, Kaiser Family Foundation, Larry Levitt, National Health Interview Survey, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3, White House

Top dads help raise money for diabetes research

June 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly About 9 percent of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a 2014 statistics report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Health Tagged With: 2012, 2014, African Americans, American Diabetes Association, American Indians, Asian Indians, CDC, Census Bureau, Day Council, Disease Control, Eli Lilly, Hispanics Latinos, Nate Miles, Nathaniel Nate Miles, Pacific Islanders, Providence Health Services, United States, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4

10 ways to stay healthy at work

January 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly Work, work, work… It’s obvious the hours spent at work can be physically and mentally demanding, but spending long periods of time in offices, shops, or kitchens can be unhealthy in less obvious ways — think of the adverse effects of prolonged sitting or standing and the hygiene traps […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2013, Angela Haupt, CDC, Disease Control, Leah Britt, Luis Feigenbaum, Marc Berman, Mayo Clinic, Miami, Mona Fahoum, ND, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Stay Healthy, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 32 No 3 | January 12 - January 18, attention

Editorial: Hep B, a silent killer we must be aware of

December 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hepatitis B is an epidemic that is devastating the Asian community. A big problem is that most people don’t know this.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, AIDS, Asian Americans, CDC, California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Congressman Mike Honda, Disease Control, HIV, Korean Americans, Liver Cancer Bill, Thomas Friedman, Vol 29 No 49 | December 4 - December 10, attention

What do Asians need to know about hepatitis B?

September 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Research shows that as many as 2 million people in the country and 30,000 people in Washington state are living with chronic hepatitis B.

Filed Under: Community News, Health Tagged With: 2010, Alaska Native Medical Center, Asian Americans, CDC, Chinami Tajika, Clinical Research Network, Kowdley First, Kowdley One, Kowdley Universal, Kris Kowdley, NIH, NWAW, Seattle, UW, United States, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Vol 29 No 38 | September 18 - September 24, attention

Community urges for more HIV/AIDS outreach

December 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

National and local leaders on HIV/AIDS policy convened at the Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) last Wednesday, Dec. 9, to open discussion on a national HIV/AIDS strategy.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, API, Banyan Tree Project, CDC, CEO, HHS, HIV, Howard Koh, Irfan Shariff, King County Public Health, New Orleans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ryan White Care Act, Seattle, Teresita Batayola, United States, Vol 28 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, social media

True or false? H1N1 myths debunked

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Whether it’s severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or avian influenza, every now and then, there’s an ailment that is hyperbolized. Oftentimes, misinformation creates further confusion. In the last year, the H1N1 influenza strain has been at the center of media attention. Public media commonly refers to it as swine flu.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, CDC, CHPW, Chinese, Community Health Plan, ID, Korean, New American Media, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ryan Pangilinan, SARS, Vietnamese, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, World Health Organization, attention, language

Commentary: “Back to school” means making immunization a priority

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Every summer as school approaches, a common theme rings: Make sure your child is fully immunized. One reason for the plea is that children who are not immunized may not attend school. In fact, we’ve heard the cry to immunize so often that the tendency of some is to simply ignore it.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, AAHI, Asian Americans, CDC, Chinese Americans, Commentary Back, Disease Control, HBV, Korean Americans, Northwest Region, Pacific Islands, Roger Muller, United States, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18

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