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West J Med. 1983 Dec;139(6):811-9.
Immigrants from the Philippines and their descendants have tripled in number in the United States in the past 18 years. They will soon surpass 1 million and will be the largest Asian-American minority. Pilipinos in the United States are diverse ethnolinguistically and in important socioeconomic and demographic dimensions, one notable feature being the high level of education and professional status of many recent immigrants. Nevertheless, the health and disease circumstances of Pilipinos and their views of health and illness have been surprisingly neglected to date. A generic principle fundamental to their view of health is that concerning the maintenance of balance. Proper social and cultural conduct is believed to help avoid health problems. Imbalances in social relations, infringements of cultural norms or adverse interaction with the supernatural are linked, in the cultural logic of Pilipinos, to illness.
在过去18年里，来自菲律宾的移民及其后裔在美国的数量增长了两倍。他们很快将超过100万，并将成为最大的亚裔美国少数族裔群体。在美国的菲律宾人在民族语言以及重要的社会经济和人口层面上具有多样性，一个显著特点是许多新移民的教育水平和职业地位较高。然而，迄今为止，菲律宾人的健康与疾病状况以及他们对健康和疾病的看法却出人意料地被忽视了。他们健康观的一个基本通用原则是关于维持平衡。人们认为适当的社会和文化行为有助于避免健康问题。在菲律宾人的文化逻辑中，社会关系失衡、违反文化规范或与超自然力量的不良互动都与疾病有关。
