3379.0 Asian & Pacific Islander Disparities in Infectious/Communicable Disease

Monday, November 9, 2009: 4:30 PM
Poster
Infectious and communicable diseases remain a large concern for Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the United States. Given the emergence of new viruses and heightened resistance of existing infections to therapies, comprehensive knowledge of and targeted approaches toward disparities among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States must continued to be explored and implemented. Such activities will be elucidated in this session.
Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: (1) Understand risk factors and the epidemiology of infectious and communicable diseases among Asian & Pacific Islander communities; and (2) discuss community strategies aimed to reduce Asian & Pacific Islander health disparities in infectious and communicable diseases, including hepatitis B and tuberculosis.
Moderator:
Mona Lynn Bormet, MPH, CHES

Board 1
B Free CEED Legacy Pilot Projects: Promoting best practices and capacity-building for hepatitis B programs in Asian American communities across the United States
Simona Kwon, DrPH, MPH, Laureen Hom, MPH, Jinny Jihyun Park, Eunjoo Chung, Kay Chun, MD, Shao-Chee Sim, PhD, Kevin C. Lo, MPH, Jolene Chou, MPH, Su Wang, MD, MPH, Henry Pollack, MD, Nadia Islam, PhD, Douglas Nam Le, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH, Perry Pong, MD and Mariano Rey, MD
Board 2
Evaluation of a hepatitis b educational ESL curriculum for Chinese immigrants
Vicky Taylor, MD, MPH, Chong Teh, PhD, Wendy Lam, Elizabeth Acorda, MA, Lin Li, MD, MS, Gloria Coronado, PhD, Yutaka Yasui, PhD, Christopher Bajdik, PhD and Gregory Hislop, MD, MSc
Board 5
Hepatitis B screening compliance and non-compliance among Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese and Cambodians
Grace X. Ma, PhD, Yin Tan, MD, Steven E. Shive, PHD, MPH, Min Qi Wang, PhD, Philip Siu, MD and Joanne Rhee, BS
Board 6
Understanding health information preferences of individuals with chronic hepatitis B infection
Laureen Hom, MPH, Simona Kwon, DrPH, MPH, Shao-Chee Sim, PhD, Kevin C. Lo, MPH, Jolene Chou, MPH, Su Wang, MD, MPH, Jinny Jihyun Park, Eunjoo Chung, MSW, Kay Chun, MD, Henry Pollack, MD, Nadia Islam, PhD, Douglas Nam Le, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH, Perry Pong, MD and Mariano Rey, MD
Board 7
Chronic Hepatitis B in Chinese Immigrants: Assessing Barriers to Health Care Access
C. A. Cohen, MPH, Gang Chen, PhD, Joan Block, RN, BSN, Philip Siu, MD, Leilei Duan, MSW, Alison A. Evans, ScD and W.T. London, MD
Board 8
Development of culturally and linguistically appropriate hepatitis B health education messages: Focus group findings from Chinese and Korean immigrant communities in New York City
Jolene Chou, MPH, Kevin C. Lo, MPH, Shao-Chee Sim, PhD, Simona Kwon, DrPH, MPH, Su Wang, MD, MPH, Laureen Hom, MPH, Jinny Jihyun Park, Eunjoo Chung, Kay Chun, MD, Henry Pollack, MD, Nadia Islam, PhD, Douglas Nam Le, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH, Perry Pong, MD and Mariano Rey, MD
Board 9
Contextual factors influencing hepatitis B knowledge and perceptions: Understanding the similarities and differences among the Chinese and Korean communities in New York City
Kay Chun, MD, Jinny Jihyun Park, Sung Tae Kim, MIA, Eunjoo Chung, MSW, Shao-Chee Sim, PhD, Kevin C. Lo, MPH, Simona Kwon, DrPH, MPH, Su Wang, MD, MPH, Laureen Hom, MPH, Jolene Chou, MPH, Nadia Islam, PhD, Henry Pollack, MD, Douglas Nam Le, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH and Mariano Rey, MD

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

Organized by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
Endorsed by: Public Health Nursing, Socialist Caucus, Social Work