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:
Heather Law, MA

Board 1
A Comparison of the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Asian Indians Using Three Proposed Definitions
Ranjita Misra, PhD, Thakor Patel, MD and Ashok Balasubramanyam, MD
Board 2
Examination of health conditions of enabling services users at community health centers serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Rosy Chang Weir, PhD, Winston Tseng, PhD and Michelle Valle-Perez, MA
  
Board 3
Knowledge of HPV and anti-cancer vaccines in a community-based sample of Vietnamese immigrants
Giang T. Nguyen, MD, MPH and Luis A. Chia
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 6
Ethnic and contextual factors that mediate/moderate the associations between maternal depression and early social-emotional development in Asian Americans
Zhihuan Jennifer Huang, PhD and Stella M. Yu, Sc D
Board 7
Achieving Semantic Equivalence between the Chinese and English Versions of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale
Elizabeth Lee, RN, MSN, CFNP
Board 8
Beyond the minority: Problem gambling among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California
Camillia K. Lui, MPH, MA and Paul J. Chung, MD MS
  
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
Board 10
Perceptions of Asian Indian-Americans on Completing Advance Directives
Jyoti Dasika, 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

See more of: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA
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