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= Asian-American Healthcare in Oakland, California = [Description]

Note to self: Does Asian-American focused healthcare encompass all aspects of Asian-American culture, which is broad due to the multitude of countries it involves? For example, even though my focus is on Filipino-American health specifically, does Asian Health Services provide enough resources for Filipino-Americans? Does Asian Health Services make an active effort to reach out to all Asian-Americans, not just East Asians/Chinese?

Chinatown, Oakland
See also:

Downtown Oakland, Oakland, California

Oakland, California

Alameda County, California

San Francisco Bay Area

Demographics of Asian Americans

My PE Organization is located in Oakland, CA, but aims to serve the Asian-American community of the Bay Area. I hope to dive into the rich history of the Bay Area, focusing more on the city of Oakland, while tying historical events to possible effects on the demographics and statistics surrounding Asian-Americans in the county.

* Note: What is it about the area that will help you understand the situation you are looking into more?

Filipino-American health
See also:

Health status of Asian Americans

Mental Health of Filipino Americans

Oakland Medical Center

I am interested in investigating the factors that contribute to Asian-American (specifically Filipino-American) health disparities and how current health care systems plan to tackle this issue. Alongside looking into how location (Bay Area) plays a role in the health of Asian-Americans, I will also be looking into how Asian-American culture may affect the community's perception of health and how to approach getting help.

* Note: Sector is the "Action Place"...what are the debates out there about actions for the people you are researching about?

Article Evaluation: Filipino-American Health
The Wikipedia article, Filipino-American health, was one of the many articles associated with WikiProject Tambayan Philippines, a regional notice board containing articles associated with the Philippine country. Quality Wikipedia articles will have a detailed lead section, clear structure, balanced content, neutral tone, and good sourcing-- and the Filipino-American health article seems to cover all these bases at first glance. However, many of the sections covered by the article are short and fragmented, with limited sourcing. For example, the first section of the article is "Measurement of health of the Filipino American population". Despite being the lead section of the article, there are only 4 sentences in the section, briefly explaining how health is measured. Using sentences like "Other important health indicators include leading cause of death, life expectancy, neo-natal mortality rate, and the maternal mortality ratio", the lead section of the Filipino-American health article provides very basic information regarding public health without focusing on how these methods are specific to Filipino-Americans. No example health studies or studies conducted throughout history are provided as well.

The trend of general statements without further explanation and resources continues as the author describes the health issues common to the Filipino-American community. In the first sub-section, Hypertension, the first sentence makes a statement based off of "reports" without providing more detail and examples regarding that source: "Based on reports of Filipino American communities throughout the United States, specifically in higher population areas of Filipinos, there is a history of a higher prevalence of hypertension exhibited among Filipino American men and women than in other ethnic communities within the United States second to African Americans". As the warning banner on the top of the Wikipedia article states, the Filipino-American health article has multiple issues, mostly regarding lack of citation and personal input.

The Filipino-American health article seems to have personal input in its arguments because the article shows some reflection of the original writer's emotions. There is an imbalance of information as the article progresses. The first section, "Measurement of health of the Filipino American population" is significantly shorter than the "Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors". Alongside that, there is a clear emphasis of information on the "Religion" paragraph under "Prevention and Healing practices" sub-section. As the author continues to bring up claims with no citation, he continuously makes statements that imply personal bias on the argument. The conclusion of the Religion paragraph starts with these two sentences:"It is arguable that religion is a major component of Filipino-American health behaviors. According to, it is not plausible to assume that familiarity is the sole factor that influences Filipino Americans to adopt a religious influence on health practices." Without citation to back up this claim, alongside the imbalanced information of the Religion section compared to the "Measurement of health of the Filipino American population" section, the article comes across as unreliable despite covering many topics associated with the Filipino-American health. This article can be improved with more reliable sources as well as expanding on as much information as possible on each of the individual sections regarding Filipino-American health.