2053.0 Asian & Pacific Islander Health Across the Life Course (e.g. prenatal, infant, child, adolescent, and/or aging)

Sunday, November 8, 2009: 4:30 PM
Poster
The purpose of this session is to discuss health issues particularly relevant to Asians and Pacific Islanders across various stages of the life course ranging from birth to senior status. Understanding these issues will be paramount to creating targeting strategies which address Asian and Pacific Islander disparities specific to different stages of the life course.
Session Objectives: At the end of the session, participants will be able to: (1) List at least two community organizing strategies to more effectively address health-related concerns in the API community; (2) Describe two barriers to accessing health services for API youth and seniors; and (3) Identify at least one cultural belief that APIs hold regarding chronic disease, cancer, infectious disease, and mental health.
Moderator:
Jamie Kimberly Lok, MPH, CHES

Board 1
Chinese youth in San Francisco: An assessment of mental health needs, support strategies, and gaps in services
Amie Fishman, MPH (c), Bonnie Hom, MPH(c), Ashley Iwanaga, MPH(c) and Alecia Martin, MPH(c)
Board 2
Health Across the Life Course: A Qualitative Study of Routine Care Use in South Asians
Rani Pallegadda, Christopher J. Koenig, PhD, Namratha R. Kandula, MD, MPH, Jessica Shin and Latha Palaniappan
Board 3
Continuum of Care for the underserved immigrant and refugee populationa in Colorado
Alok Sarwal, PhD
Board 4
Identifying factors that influence breast cancer screening practices in South Asian Indian immigrant women
Elise Kumar, PHD, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, PT, EdD and Susan Simpkin, PT, EdD
Board 5
Asian-American is an independent risk factor for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Akiko S. Hosler, PhD and Seema Nayak, MBBS, MPH
Board 6
Understanding health disparities in Hawaii: Utilization of Federally Qualified Health Centers among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders
Heather Law, MA, Rosy Chang Weir, PhD and Jeffrey Caballero, MPH
Board 7
A review of protective factors for interpersonal youth violence among Asian and Pacific Islander youths
Jane Chung-Do, MPH and Kathryn L. Braun, DrPH
Board 8
Assessment and planning to improve access to health services, quality of care and continuity of care for elderly Chinese immigrants
Shao Ping Yu, MPH, Shao-Chee Sim, PhD and Regina Lee, Esq
Board 9
A Bridge of Understanding: Creating a resource guide for non-Vietnamese health care providers
Terri P. Vise, MHA, FACMPE and Tricia T. Nguyen, MPH
  

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

Organized by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
Endorsed by: American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus, Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community, APHA-Equal Health Opportunity Committee, Gerontological Health, Maternal and Child Health, Public Health Nursing, Socialist Caucus, Social Work, Women's Caucus

See more of: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
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