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Information Especially For You
Fact Sheet on Asian American and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco
(American Lung Association)

Smoking and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders Fact Sheet
(American Lung Association)

Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups: Surgeon General's Report (1998) Highlights
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS)

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Research and Tools
Lung Diseases and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed

Smoking and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Smoking Cessation and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Tuberculosis and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

NHLBI's Health People 2010 Asian American and Pacific Islander Gateway
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
The Gateway provides quick, easy access activities and materials from the Institute's national education programs and initiatives.

Towards a Tobacco-Free Community: Educational Tool Kits
(Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership)
The educational kits are designed for making smoking education, control and cessation culturally relevant to the Asian American community. There are also kits to assist in needs assessment, evaluation, mobilization, and project planning for the tobacco issues in the Asian American community.

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Materials in Asian Languages
Cambodian/Khmer
     Lung Cancer Lung Cancer
     Tuberculosis Tuberculosis

Filipino/Tagalog
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

Korean
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

South Asian
     Substance Abuse - Hindi Substance Abuse - Hindi
     Substance Abuse - Turkish Substance Abuse - Turkish

Thai
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

Vietnamese
     Lung Cancer Lung Cancer
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse
     Tuberculosis Tuberculosis

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Organizations and Programs
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS)

American Lung Association

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General Information
Lungs Diseases in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Medical Encyclopedia Information on Lung Disease in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Lung Diseases in Healthfinder
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Tuberculosis in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Medical Encyclopedia Information on Tuberculosis in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Tuberculosis In Minorities Fact Sheet (PDF, 517 KB)
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIH)

Tuberculosis in Healthfinder
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Lungs and Breathing Topics in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

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