The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Balancing the scales between issues of access and need for Asian and Pacific Islander communities
3299.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Poster
Balancing the scales between issues of access and need for Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Board 1Outreach to Vietnamese Medi-Cal (Medicaid) community in Orange County, California through different media to provide education
Hang T. Nguyen, MPH, Carol J. Matthews, MPH, CHES, Nhu Hao Duong, MBA, Elizabeth Le, BS
Board 2Houston Area Asian American Health Needs Assessment
Beverly J Gor, EdD, RD, LD, CDE, TruongSon Hoang, BS, Jenny K Yi, PhD, MPH, Jan C. Liang, PhD, MBA, Angelina Esparza, BA, Lovell A Jones, PhD
Board 3Diabetic health beliefs of Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants in Philadelphia
Tran Thu Nguyen, BS, Chin Du, MPH, MEd, Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, Sarah Furnas, RN
Board 4Vietnamese Chronic Disease Health Status: What Do The Data Tell Us?
Nidu Philips, PhD, Deborah N. Pearlman, PhD, Brian Bradbury, MPH, Cynthia Boddie-Willis, Van, Thi Hoang Pham, MD, MPH
Board 5Assessement of social support in Asian elderly: Implications for program development
Sabrina T. Wong, RN, PhD, Grace J. Yoo, MPH, PhD, Anita L. Stewart, PhD
Board 6Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of Filipino Americans with and without type 2 diabetes *
Luceli Cuasay, DrPH, Eun Sul Lee, PhD, Philip Orlander, MD, Lyn Steffen-Batey, PhD, Craig Hanis, PhD
Board 7Assessing dietary habits and physical activity of Asian American Boy Scouts
May B Sze, PhD, Tom Baranowski, PhD, Janice C. Baranowski, MPH, RD, LD, Karen W. Cullen, DrPH, RD, LD
Board 8Childhood Obesity Cognition and Weight-related Behaviors by their Parents Obesity and Perception of Body Image
Jong Park, MD, Ki Soon Kim, MD, So Yeon Ryu, MD, Chul Gab Lee, MD
Board 9Prevalence and Medical Utilization for Respiratory Disease among Workers in a Petrochemical Industrial Complex
Jong Park, MD, Chul Gab Lee, MD, Ki Soon Kim, MD, So Yeon Ryu, MD
Board 10Developing a questionnaire on cultural beliefs: Assessing hypertension in the Philippines
Cielito C Reyes-Gibby, DrPH
Organized by:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA
Endorsed by:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Chiropractic Health Care; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:Nursing, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA