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Brown Paper:
Chapters and Authors

 

Sociodemographic Profile
Neelam Gupta, MPH, MSW
 

Youth Health
Kalpana Bhandarkar, Amishi Gandhi, MPH, Mona Shah, MSW
 

Women’s Health
Sharmila S. Rao, MPH, MPA, Shazia Akram, MPH, Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA, Bhaswati Bhattacharya, MD, MPH, MA
 

Elderly Care
Abhijit Ghosh, MPH, Rashmi Gupta, PhD, LMSW
 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
H. Patrick Magto, Micah Carvalho, Sapna Pandya, MPH
 

Cancer
Nadia Islam, Naseem Zojwalla, MD
 

Cardiovascular Disease
Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA, Meenakshi Khatta, MS, CRNP, Rajesh Vedanthan, MD, MPH, MS
 

Diabetes
Swapnil Rajpathak, MBBS, D. Diabetology, MPH, Pinaki Mukherji, MD
 

HIV/AIDS
Linda Groetzinger, AM
 

Intimate Partner Violence
Jhumka Gupta, MPH, Ushma D. Upadhyay, MPH
 

Mental Health
Meera Rastogi, PhD, V. Suthakaran, MA
 

Nutrition
Satya S. Jonnalagadda, PhD, RD, Sadhna Diwan, PhD, LCSW
 

Substance Abuse
Shilpa N. Patel, MPH

A Brown Paper: The Health of South Asians in the United States
 

The Brown Paper is a groundbreaking compendium and review of health research and literature on South Asians in the United States. Published in 2002, the Brown Paper evaluates and summarizes existing knowledge about key health indicators for South Asian Americans.  The report consists of the following 13 chapters written by leading experts in the country.

Based on research and analyses of each topic, the authors make recommendations for policymakers, health care providers, and community outreach workers.  The recommendations aim to influence allocation of resources that can reduce disparities in the health status of South Asian communities and to designate priorities for future prevention, diagnosis, treatment, education, research and policy development.  A Resource Guide of organizations that provide health related services to South Asian Americans across the country was also compiled and accompanies the publication.
 

The Brown Paper initiative was an entirely volunteer effort led by public health students and professionals.  Researchers, health care providers and community advocates throughout the country were recruited for their expertise and contributions in the field of South Asian public health.

You can now access complete, Brown Paper chapters online! 
Simply click on a chapter name to the left.

To obtain a full, print copy of the Brown Paper, please contact us.