252724 Asian American Communities Working to Achieve Better Health

Monday, October 31, 2011: 2:50 PM

Chun Man (Perry) Chan , Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Health and Human Services, Asian American Health Initiative, Rockville, MD
The Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI) is a part of Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). AAHI was established in 2004 to eliminate health disparities that exist between Asian Americans and their non-Asian counterparts in Montgomery County, Maryland. As the first health-focused agency for Asian Americans in Montgomery County, AAHI's mission is to identify the health care needs, develop culturally and linguistically competent health services, and implement health education programs that are accessible and available to all Asian Americans in Montgomery County. Since 2006, AAHI has served nearly 2,400 Asian Americans with different cultural and language backgrounds and has conducted numerous health fairs and outreach activities with the County's diverse Asian American communities.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the demographic profile of Asian Americans in Montgomery County, Maryland, including identifying health disparities and challenges in Asian American communities. • Describe the history of the Asian American Health Initiative. • Explain how to overcome challenges by delivering outreach services to the Asian American communities in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. • Describe a successful model to eliminate health disparities among the Asian American communities.

Keywords: Asian Americans, Health Disparities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Chun Man (Perry) Chan is the Senior Program Coordinator of the Asian American Health Initiative, Montgomery Couny Department of Health and Human Services, in Maryland.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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