NAWHO Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16334122009-09-17T13:57:09-07:00TypePadA Profile on Asian Community Health: The Hepatitis B Coalition of WAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551f612ca88330120a57ae19c970b2009-09-17T13:57:09-07:002009-09-17T13:58:19-07:00Since 1997, the Hepatitis B Coalition of WA (HBCW) has worked to increase awareness of hepatitis B, with a primary focus on the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community. Strategies include: The development and distribution of culturally and linguistically appropriate educational...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2009/09/a-profile-on-asian-community-health-the-hepatitis-b-coalition-of-wa.htmlProfiles on Asian Community Health: Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New Yorktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551f612ca8833011570974ca3970c2009-06-29T19:12:57-07:002009-06-29T20:23:09-07:00Asian Pacific Islanders are by percentage the fastest growing group in New York City, doubling every decade since 1970, and making up nearly 12% of the population. New York City has the largest Asian Pacific American populaton of any U.S....Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2009/06/profiles-on-asian-community-health-korean-community-services-of-metropolitan-new-york.htmlOur Stories, Our Health: An Innovative Media Health Initiative for Southeast Asian Elderstag:typepad.com,2003:post-633412252009-02-25T12:02:07-08:002009-02-25T17:20:47-08:00By Ethan Nguyen, University of Pennsylvania Asian Health Initiatives Elderly Southeast Asian Americans face tremendous barriers in accessing quality health care. These challenges to quality care are numerous, including limited-English-proficient status, inability to navigate the health care system, and poor...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2009/02/our-stories-our-health-an-innovative-media-health-initiative-for-southeast-asian-elders.htmlSharing Linguistic and Culturally Appropriate Health Resources and Strategies for API Communitiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-577464272008-10-29T14:05:14-07:002008-10-29T14:05:14-07:00With the rapid growth anticipated within the Asian and Pacific Islander population, it has become increasingly important that those in the health sector serving these populations seek opportunities to reduce duplication and increase effectiveness by partnering, sharing and exchanging strategies...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2008/10/sharing-linguistic-and-culturally-appropriate-health-resources-and-strategies-for-api-communities.htmlOvercoming the Wall of Silence Around Suicide in the Asian American Communitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-550437002008-09-02T16:42:27-07:002008-09-02T16:42:27-07:00In 2004, Iris Chang Killed Herself (and So Did over 29,999 Other Americans) By Descartes Li, M.D. With her work, Iris Chang represented a new concept of openness and honesty in the Asian American community. She deplored the denial and...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2008/09/overcoming-the-wall-of-silence-around-suicide-in-the-asian-american-community.htmlHepatitis B Activities Targeting API Pregnant Women & Householdstag:typepad.com,2003:post-525080962008-07-10T10:25:09-07:002008-07-10T10:25:09-07:00I’m trying to find out if anyone or organization has done work or thinking around hepatitis B-related systems/identification of systems gaps impacting API pregnant women and their households (perhaps a best practice model out there?). Many organizations have targeted the...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2008/07/hepatitis-b-act.htmlDiabetes Prevention Education for Asian Americanstag:typepad.com,2003:post-507927922008-06-03T19:54:22-07:002008-06-03T19:54:22-07:00Americans are increasingly at-risk for diabetes, with pre-diabetes affecting nearly 16 million, and diabetes affecting another 18.2 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a 61% increase in diabetes among Americans since 1990, projecting the number of...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2008/06/diabetes-preven.htmlImmunization Strategies for Asian & Pacific Islander Communitiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-507916502008-06-03T19:21:22-07:002008-06-03T19:21:22-07:00Immunization for vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly Hepatitis B, pneumococcal disease, HPV, and influenza remains a critical preventative health care issue for the Asian American population. Particularly vulnerable are those linguistically-isolated communities where economic and social hardships have both stalled the implementation...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2008/06/immunization-st.htmlWelcome to NAWHO's Health Forum!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-506390702008-05-30T19:47:15-07:002008-05-30T19:47:15-07:00NAWHO's Health Forum blog provides opportunities for those serving API communities to share ideas, challenges, strategies and resources for Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Join our online community to discuss topics important for improving the health status our families and...Resident Bloggerhttp://nawho.typepad.com/nawho_blog/2008/05/welcome-to-nawh.html