ALL OF US: A groundbreaking national health study is underway that could help generations to come. The goal is to recruit one million Americans, and diversity is key.
"Asians with disabilities are, in many respects, a double minority," said APIDC Co-Founder Patricia Kinaga.So helping the National Institutes of Health recruit Asian American groups for a groundbreaking study called"Asian and Pacific Islanders have not traditionally been involved in many research studies," Kinaga said.
Also, did you know that certain Asian groups are more vulnerable to the effects of cigarettes? More evidence can help doctors order better tests. With all that diversity, doctors said even a standard measure like body mass index can be misleading. "They will receive test results and they will receive an explanation of what the results mean," said Goodman.
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