Barriers to health care among Asian immigrants in the United States: a traditional review.

Asian immigrants in the U.S. are far less likely to have health insurance or use health care services than both U.

Developing an integrated strategy to reduce ethnic and racial disparities in the delivery of clinical preventive services for older Americans.

Objectives: To determine the optimum strategy for increasing up-to-date (UTD) levels in older Americans, while reducing disparities between White, Black, and Hispanic adults, aged 65 years and older.

Methods: Data were analyzed from the 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, quantifying the proportion of older Americans UTD with influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, mammograms, Papanicolaou tests, and colorectal cancer screening. A comparison of projected changes in UTD levels and disparities was ascertained by numerically accounting for UTD adults lacking 1 or more clinical preventive services (CPS).