In the United States, each ethnic group has its own distinct set of health issues. For example, South Asians have high rates of oral cancer and cardiovascular disease; many Arab and Chinese Americans are reluctant to seek cancer treatment; and obesity and diabetes are epidemic in the Mexican American community.

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service has several programs to tackle some of the most pervasive health problems in immigrants and other medically underserved people.

• Arab Health Initiative
  This program offers patient education and support services to help Arab Americans obtain cancer treatment.
• South Asian Health Initiative
  We provide healthcare services and outreach to the South Asian community in the New York metropolitan area.
• Ventanilla de Salud (Health Window) at the Mexican Consulate
  This program promotes disease prevention and health awareness for Mexican Americans.
• MSK Mobile Health Unit in the Community
  We provide mobile health and education outreach services to underserved communities in the greater New York City area.
• Chinese American Cancer Care Access Program
  Our research initiative is focused on improving support services for Chinese Americans who have cancer.
• Psycho-Oncology Latino Initiative
  Learn about the Psycho-Oncology Latino Initiative, which aims to improve access of psychosocial services in the Latino community for those with cancer through research, outreach, and education.
• CAMLA (Cultural Adaptation of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Latinos)
  
• Salud y Nutrición Para Todos (Health and Nutrition for All) Program
  MSK’s Salud y Nutrición para todos (health and nutrition for all) program, SANOS for short, is set up to promote and asset in weight loss and management in Hispanic people in the US, and works in tandem with the Ventanillas de Salud (Health Windows) program at the Mexican Consulate.
• Consumo de Opciones Más Ideales De Alimentos (Eating More Ideal Food Options)
  Family COMIDA (Consumo de Opciones Más Ideales De Alimentos) (Eating More Ideal Food Options) targets the obesity epidemic in the U.S., and was developed for the Hispanic population, a community at increased risk for obesity and its associated adverse health outcomes.