3379.0 Emerging Issues in AAPI Health Care

Monday, November 5, 2007: 4:30 PM
Poster
Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are a growing community that comprised 5.3% of the total U.S. population in 2005 (U.S. Census, 2005). This poster session will explore the innovative projects and research being conducted to address emerging health issues facing AAPI communities.
Session Objectives: Please see individual abstracts for learning objectives.
Moderator:

Board 1
Board 4
Domestic Violence and Hate Crimes Among South Asian Americans
Neetu Chawla, MPH, Beth Glenn, PhD, Zul H. Surani, BS, Minal Patel, MPH and Roshan Bastani, PhD
Board 5
Filipino Americans in Greater Long Beach: A Community Health Needs Assessment Survey
Veronica Acosta-Deprez, PhD, Jara Montano, MHCA, Tony Sinay, PhD and Noushin Khoiny, BS
Board 9
Community health center sponsored asthma screening program for minority children in lower Manhattan public primary schools
Deborah H. Lin, MD, Wai Lee, Loretta Au, MD, David Ko, MD, Benjamin Chan and Thomas Tsang, MD, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA
Endorsed by: Women's Caucus, Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health, American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus