Health risks and prevention strategies for Asians

Asians represent 30 percent of the Bay Area population, and 60 percent of the world’s population, yet there is a stunning lack of data available on the unique health risks they face. This session discussed some of the diseases that affect Asians at higher rates, and offered prevention and testing steps that can be taken to inform health-care decisions. Learn how a better understanding of your unique genetic traits could help empower a precision health approach to your medical care and enhance your longevity.

Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health)
and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy (Epidemiology)
Co-Director, Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE)