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3018.0
Mental Health and Asian Americans and/or Pacific Islander Americans

Monday, November 2, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
Mental health issues among Asian Americans and/or Pacific Islander Americans have not been well addressed in the literature. In this session, selected speakers will talk about discrimination, stigma, and mental health needs of varying groups of Asian Americans and/or Pacific Islander Americans.
Session Objectives: Identify socio-cultural and mental health needs of Asian survivors of sexual violence Assess discrimination and psychosocial symptoms in relation to Atherosclerosis in South Asians Discuss mental health stigma and discrimination in Asian Americans and/or Pacific Islander Americans Identify social and cultural factors of health-related quality of life of aging Asian Americans and/or Pacific Islander Americans
Moderator:
Hae-Ra Han, PhD, RN, FAAN

8:30am
Self-reported discrimination, psychosocial symptoms, and modifying factors among Asian Indians in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study   
Sarah Nadimpalli, RN, MA, PhD, Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH, Thomas McDade, PhD, Alka Kanaya, MD and Don Operario, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
8:50am
Reducing Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination in California's API Community: A community-based approach   
Anna Vue
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9:10am
Aging among older Asian and Pacific Islander Americans: What improves health-related quality of life?   
Gavin Hougham, PhD, Lisa Cubbins, PhD and Hyoshin Kim, PhD
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Organized by: Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
Endorsed by: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Community Health Planning and Policy Development, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health