Sources of health information among Chinese immigrants to the Pacific Northwest.
BACKGROUND
Chinese immigrants to North America experience cancer-related health disparities and underutilize preventive care. Little is known about Chinese immigrants' sources of health information.


METHODS
A population-based survey of Chinese immigrants was conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Seattle, Washington.


RESULTS
The study group included 899 individuals. Less than three fourths of the respondents reported receiving health information from health care providers, and only a minority used the Internet as a source of health information. We found significant differences between the sources of health information in Seattle and Vancouver.


CONCLUSIONS
Health educators should consider available media outlets as well as the characteristics of a target community when planning intervention programs for Chinese immigrants.
Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Erica D
ED
Woodall
Victoria M
VM
Taylor
Chong
C
Teh
Lin
L
Li
Elizabeth
E
Acorda
Shin-Ping
SP
Tu
Yutaka
Y
Yasui
T Gregory
TG
Hislop
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015205:Northwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult