2043.0 Community Activism and Participatory Approaches to Improve AAPI Health

Sunday, November 4, 2007: 4:30 PM
Poster
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 poster session will explore research projects that utilize community partnerships and advocacy to improve health outcomes and behaviors among AAPI populations.
Session Objectives: Please see individual abstracts for learning objectives.
Moderator:
Maria-Thelma Pena

Board 1
Development of a program to educate Cambodian immigrants about hepatitis B
Paularita Seng, Elizabeth Acorda, MA, Lyvan Sawn, Hoai Do, MPH, Laura Tom and Vicky Taylor, MD, MPH
Board 2
Chicago Chinatown Community Health Survey: A model for gathering local level data in Asian communities and beyond
Ami Shah, MPH, Matthew J. Magee, MPH, Sandhya Krishnan, Steven Whitman, PhD and Hong Liu, PhD
Board 3
Partnership and action: Creating a health needs assessment and advocacy campaign for Southeast Asians in the Bronx, NYC
Douglas Nam Le, Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza, MPH, Chhaya Chhoum, Sandra Sebastin, MSW, Savannarith Chy, Khemarin Srey, Quang Trinh, Henrietta Ho-Asjoe, MPS, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH, Nadia Islam, MA, MPhil and Mariano Rey, MD
Board 4
Chinese Community Fitness Day as a venue to introduce daily adaptable physical activities in a Chinese immirgrant population
Angela Sun, PhD, MPH, Joyce Chen, MS, Janet Green, MSPH and Edward Chow, MD
Board 5
Our health, our future: Development of a video for Hmong families to prevent childhood overweight
Lisa Peterson, BA, Susan Donohue, MA, RD, Mary Fujii, MS, RD and Patricia Wakimoto, DrPH
Board 6
Gaining access into a Vietnamese American community in New Orleans: A lesson in cultural competency
Christina Wadhwani, BA (Candidate), Antor Ndep Ola, MPH, CHES, Meshawn Tarver, MPH and Jeanette H. Magnus, MD, PhD
Board 7
Assessing early identification, access to services, service system effectiveness and community collaboration for sexually trafficked Asian immigrants in San Francisco
Nayeli Cerpas, MPHc, Rosalyn Moya, Charles B. Ramilo and Teresa Shartel
Board 8
If you build it, will they come? -- The APICHA Primary Care Clinic: From inception to strategic expansion
Victor K. Inada, MD
     
Board 9
Key health indicators from Chicago's Chinatown: Preliminary analysis of health disparities from an ongoing community health survey
Matthew J. Magee, MPH, Ami Shah, MPH, Sandhya Krishnan, Steven Whitman, PhD and Hong Liu, PhD

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

Organized by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health, Community-Based Public Health Caucus, American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus

See more of: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA
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