3389.0 Translating research to practice: API perspectives

Monday, October 29, 2012: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster
Moderator:
Vishnu Nepal, MSc, MPH

Board 1
Misperceptions Regarding Hepatitis B Vaccination Status Among High-Risk Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrants in Philadelphia
John Kim, MPH(c), Kuan-Lung Daniel Chen, MPH, CPH, Karen Ariola, MPH, C. A. Cohen, MPH, DrPH(c), Yvonne L. Michael, ScD and A.A. Evans, ScD
Board 2
Increasing Hepatitis B screening for Hmong adults: Results from a randomized, controlled trial
Moon S. Chen, PhD, MPH, Dao M. Fang, MSW, Susan Stewart, PhD, Julie Dang, MPH, CHES, Tram Nguyen, BS and Christopher L. Bowlus, MD
Board 3
Testing positive for Hep B: Understanding Social Support for Chinese-speaking persons
Rebecca Carabez, PhD RN, Grace Yoo, PhD MPH, Stephen Vong, MS and Minh Ho, MS
Board 4
A Feasibility Intervention Study to Increase Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening among Vietnamese Americans
Grace X. Ma, PhD, Yin Tan, MPH, MD, Xiaoli Ma, MD and Jamil I. Toubbeh, PhD
Board 5
Translating and modifying Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for diabetes risk reduction among Chinese immigrants
Ming-Chin Yeh, PhD, Ada Wong, Charles Ho, Shuang Zheng, Eric Poon, MD and Judith Wylie-Rosett, EdD, RD
Board 6
Results of a pilot study to promote diabetes prevention among New York City Koreans using a community health worker model
Jennifer Zanowiak, MA, Kay Chun, MD, Christina Choi, Laura Wyatt, MPH, Rebecca Park, Smiti B. Kapadia, MPH, Simona Kwon, DrPH, MPH, Ephraim Shapiro, PHD, MPA, MBA, Chau-Trinh Shevrin, DrPH, Mariano Rey, MD and Nadia Islam, PhD
Board 7
Effectiveness of Lay Health Worker Outreach on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity among Vietnamese Americans: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Bang H. Nguyen, DrPH, Tung T. Nguyen, MD, Susan Stewart, PhD, Stephen J. McPhee, MD, Khanh Quoc Le, MD, MPH, Mai Tran, MPA and Alene Pham
Board 8
Innovative model of a multicultural aging day program servicing Asian American individuals who are intellectually disabled
Jaime Anno, MPH, Giuseppe Sottile, MBA, PhD, Kinjo Tse, Cheryl McDonald and Henrietta Ho-Asjoe, MPS
Board 9
Effective Perinatal Interventions targeting Vulnerable and Underserved API Communities: Mongolian, Karen and Burmese Population
Nhi Tran, Thuy Quan, Kwee Say, BS, Rungnapha Haohankhunnatham, Gerelmaa Bataa, Myagmarsuren Burendash, Joann Wong, MPH and Kimberly Chang, MD
Board 10
Promoting the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health through Social Media: Lessons Learned
Rebecca Park, Smiti B. Kapadia, MPH, Greta Elysee, Isha Weerasinghe, MSc, Ephraim Shapiro, PHD, MPA, MBA, Simona Kwon, DrPH, MPH and Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH

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

Organized by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
Endorsed by: Vietnam Caucus, Black Caucus of Health Workers