5096.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Domestic violence against Asian/Pacific Islander women

Through this roundtable discussion, presenters, panelists and participants will critically examine work to end violence against asian and pacific islander women on national, state and local levels. This session will focus on research/evaluation and policy/funding issues as they relate to increasing safety, support and resources for api women survivors of violence. This annual forum serves as a vehicle to share current knowledge and bring together survivors, advocates, researchers, policy-makers, funders, health and justice professionals, and others working to end violence against women in api communities
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Anuradha Sharma
12:30 PMViolence Against Asian/Pacific Islander Women
12:45 PMInvestigating the role of health care providers in intimate partner violence among Asian American women: Is RADAR culturally appropriate in this population?
Jhumka Gupta, MPH (candidate), Mary K O'Brien, PhD
1:00 PMCommunity-based research and efforts to end violence against API women
Anita Raj, Koli Banik, Melindah Sharma
1:15 PMNational work to end violence against API Women
Anuradha Sharma, Mieko Yoshihama
The following abstracts have been withdrawn by the authors:
Family Violence
Tam Khac Nguyen, MD, LMSW
Sponsor:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA
Cosponsors:Epidemiology; Social Work; Socialist Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA