At-Risk Populations

Survey Indicates Comparatively Significant Health Risks for Korean Americans

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 8th, 1997

The first-ever telephone survey of Korean Americans about their behavioral risk factors indicates significant health risks for five of 10 preventive health practices, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.

The survey was conducted in Alameda County, California, where Asian/Pacific Islanders comprise 15 percent of the population; Koreans account for 5 percent.

The results, compared to the California population as a whole, were published in the August 22, 1997, issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ("Behavioral Risk Factor Survey of Korean Americans -- Alameda County, California." MMWR, 1997;...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (1997-09-08)

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