Center for the Study of Asian American Health

Wishing all our partners, colleagues, and friends a happy and healthy Lunar New Year, from all of us at NYU CSAAH! May the Year of the Tiger be full of joy, bravery, and generosity.

Weren't able to join us yesterday? Listen in to the recording as Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and our Infection Control Champions spoke about variants of SARS-CoV-2, how they spread, and what it means for infection control in healthcare from last night's virtual training event! Live in-language interpretations for Zoom was offered in: Chuukese, Mandarin Chinese, Samoan, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Post Event Recordings will be available in: Bengali, Cantonese Chinese, Hindi, Marshallese, and Native Hawaiian.

Our partners at APPEAL - Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership for Health are hosting United in Hope: Building Community Leadership Teams to Prevent the Spread of COVID, a 3-month program focused on developing and equipping young adult, AA & NH/PI leaders (18-24) who want to become change-making agents in their communities. Individuals will develop a holistic approach when talking to their communities about the impact of COVID-19 and how to overcome ...barriers to vaccine access and uptake. This program will commence with a 1 Day Core Leadership Summit, via Zoom on January 31, 2022 from 2pm-5pm ET. Key activities throughout the 3-month period will include wellness check-in dialogues, skill-based training on misinformation, and informational sessions/updates. The program will conclude with a Capstone Summit in June and a modest compensation (up to $1000). Find the link to the application here: https://linktr.ee/APPEALforHealth

Don't forget to join us today at 2pm HT / 4pm PT / 7pm ET to discuss variants of SARS-CoV-2, learn how they spread, and understand what it means for infection control in healthcare as well as ways of keeping our communities safe! Register here: http://bit.ly/janprojectfirstline

Congratulations to Lan Doan, Stella Chong and Stella Yi for their respective poster session wins at the NYU Langone Health Disparities Symposium & the Region VI Asian American Pacific Islander Summit! Thank you for sharing your great work with us all! Lan Doan, PhDBest Post-Doctoral Fellow Poster at the 6th Annual NYU Langone Health Disparities Symposium... Forging Partnerships for Rapid Response to COVID-19 to Support Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities Stella Chong 1st Place Best Poster at the Region VI Asian American Pacific Islander Health Summit Community Health Workers: changing roles during the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC" Stella Yi, PhD 2nd Place Best Poster at the Region VI Asian American Pacific Islander Health Summit "Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on the food retail environment in Chinese ethnic neighborhoods in New York City"

Check out this blog post from our community partner, Common Threads in which they highlight the work of our faculty assistant professor, Dr. Stella Yi, and other CSAAH colleagues. . The blog post shares Dr. Yi’s insights on COVID, racial and ethnic disparities, food justice and health in the Asian American community. . Read more here: https://www.commonthreadsnews.org/post/stella-yi

There is still time to register for the 6th Annual NYU Langone Health's Disparities Symposium! For additional information, please visit bit.ly/hdd2020 To register, visit bit.ly/registerhdd2020

We are excited to announce the speakers for the 6th Annual NYU Langone Health Disparities Symposium! For additional information, please visit bit.ly/hdd2020. To register, visit bit.ly/registerhdd2020

The NYU Langone Health Vaccine Center and the Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. - HCCI, in collaboration with CaringKind and CUNY, have partnered to present two town halls this week focusing on our COVID-19 Vaccine research. These events are open to all. Please see the attached flyers for Zoom information. Town Hall Presented in Spanish 30 de Septiembre de 2020 6:30 8:30PM... Town Hall Presented in English Thursday, October 1, 2020 6:30 8:30PM

TOMORROW at 11am: Our very own Dr. Stella Yi will be presenting on the disproportionate impact #COVID19 has had on restaurants & food retailers in Chinese ethnic neighborhoods in #NYC . Event date: Wednesday, September 23rd at 11am EST Join via webex: https://nyumc.webex.com/nyumc/j.php .... This session will also feature CSAAH pilot awardee & colleague Dr. Pasquale Rummo who will be presenting on #COVID19 related dietary behavior changes in #AsianAmericans . Dr. Omni Cassidy will also be discussing the relation between race & food during #COVID19 . This event is open to the public so please join & feel free to circulate! See more

Registration for NYU Langone Health's 6th Annual Health Disparities Symposium, taking place virtually from Oct 13-16, is now open! Register for this free event here: bit.ly/registerhdd2020 CME/CNE credits are available. ... The event will feature a keynote address by Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and former New York City Commissioner of Health from 2014 to 2018. The symposium will also feature a series of engaging talks from inspiring leaders addressing health disparities and advancing health equity! For additional information about the event, including learning objectives, agenda, and speaker bios, please visit: bit.ly/hdd2020

Read the full interview here: https://www.cpcrn.org/news?open_id=121 to learn more about NYU - CUNY Prevention Research Center's work as a collaborating center joining Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network

Check out CSAAH research intern & NYU School of Global Public Health doctoral student Shahmir Ali + team's commentary & call to action on expanding research on second-generation #SouthAsian #immigrant health needs! . This commentary highlights the unique health disparities contributing to the current South Asian migrant health status and identifies pathways for further research needed for this community , Read it here: ... https://academic.oup.com///doi/10.1093/tbm/ibaa084/5904754 See more

Check out this article featuring Dr. Tina Sadarangani, a CSAAH Cycle 2 Pilot Awardee, discussing how community-based organizations can be a part of the care continuum for patients with Dementia https://www.reliasmedia.com//146697-community-based-organi

Check out one of our recent publications featured in Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences' special issue on the Social, Political and Economic effects of the Affordable Care Act . This study explores how implementing #EHR & #CHW strategies can build social ties between small practices & underserved populations. This study also identifies the dilemma small immigrant-serving primary care practices face when implementing these strategies & how community health workers #CHWs can aid implementation . Read here: https://www.rsfjournal.org/content/6/2/264.full

How can diverse stakeholders focused on solutions to obesity use system modeling approaches in their work? Find out more at the upcoming virtual workshop hosted by the #ObesitySolutionsRT on 9/16: https://bit.ly/obesitysystemsapps