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4113.0: Tuesday, November 06, 2007: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||||
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| Asian American Pacific Islanders are a growing community that comprised 5.3% of the total U.S. population in 2005 (U.S. Census, 2005). This session will focus on innovative theories, methodologies, and successful strategies that are being implemented to improve the health of AAPI populations. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. describe an innovative community lay health worker intervention to address cancer screening disparities; 2. articulate the need for improved national data surveillance of immigrant AAPI communities; and 3. discuss examples of the successful application of CBPR and participatory research to address issues of health disparities in the AAPI communities. | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Nadia Islam, MA, MPhil | |||
| 12:30 PM |  | Impact of Multiple Behavioral Risk Factors on Health Status Among Chinese Americans Dorothy Hung, PhD, MA, MPH, Donna Shelley, MD, MPH, Marianne Fahs, PhD, MPH | ||
| 12:45 PM | | REACHing Vietnamese-American Women: A Community Model for Promoting Breast Cancer Screening Steve McPhee, MD, Thoa Nguyen, Ngoc BuiTong, MHA, Tung Nguyen, MD, Ching Wong, BA, Ky Quoc Lai, MD, MPH, Khanh Quoc Le, MD, MPH, Ginny Gildengorin, PhD, Gem Le, MHS | ||
| 1:00 PM | | Underestimation of chronic hepatitis B in APIs: A call for advocacy and action C. A. Cohen, MPH, W.T. London, MD, A.A. Evans, ScD, J. Block, RN, M.C. Conti, T. Block, PhD | ||
| 1:15 PM | Improving heart health access for Filipino Americans through a community-based participatory research approach David E. Aguilar, MA, Rhodora Ursua, MPH, Noilyn Abesamis, MPH, Kalusugan Coalition, Mariano Rey, MD | |||
| 1:30 PM | Diverse Experiences, Common Goals: Capturing Health Needs & Resources of NYC's Asian American Communities Noilyn Abesamis, MPH, Henrietta Ho-Asjoe, MPS, Douglas Nam Le, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH, Nadia Islam, MA, MPhil, Mariano Rey, MD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA | |||
| Endorsed by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Women's Caucus | |||
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