CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The Ohio Asian population is small, but growing. This presentation
provides an overview of Asian American Health in Ohio and uses available
data to highlight Asian health discrepancies.
Health Services Specialist
Ohio Department of Health Center for Public Health Data
Chair ODH Health Disparities Council
This interactive session gives participants a framework out of which to discuss and understand the basic principles of cultural competency as it also previews the CARE Columbus training program. The latter is a valuable resource for healthcare and human services providers who want to increase not only their understanding of different culture groups but incorporate more culturally sensitive practices into their professional behaviors.
Director of CARE Program
United Way of Central Ohio
Chair, Asian Festival
Coordinator
Professor of social workCleveland State University
Professor of Nursing, Capital University
REPRESENTATIVES FROM:
Asian American Council of Dayton
Asian Festival Corporation, Columbus
Asian American Community Services, Columbus
Asian American Community Service Council, Columbus
Asian Services In Action, Cleveland & Akron
Asian Community Alliance, OHINKY
Free Lance TV Journalist KTVU, San Francisco, CA
Professor of Psychology, University of Dayton
Chair, Asian American Health Coalition
SPECIAL GUESTS (invited):
Executive Director, Ohio Commission on Minority Health
Director, Ohio Department of Health
Provost, Wright State University
Dean, Wright State University School of Professional Psychology
Advisor to Gov. Ted Strickland
Chairman Ohio Commission on Minority Health
“BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES”
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Wright State Boonshoft School of
Medicine
Medical Director, Ambulatory PediatricsDayton Children’s Medical Center
Provost, Wright State University
Professor of Psychology, University of Dayton
Chair, Ohio Asian American Health Coalition
Executive Director, Ohio Commission on Minority Health
Professor of Nursing, Capital University
Former Health Commissioner, Dept of Public Health
City of Philadelphia
Principal, Tsou Consulting, Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, MCP
Hahnemann School of Medicine
Coordinator
Professor of Social Work
Cleveland State University
This workshop will attempt to establish a plan for educating local Asian American population to the importance of detection and treatment of Hepatitis B; to understand the cultural, psychological and emotional barriers in the Asian American population; in order to decrease the anticipated rise in hepatocellular cancer through community awareness; group discussion and formulation of a community plan.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
(Gastroenterology/Hepatology – Liver Diseases),
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Partner, Digestive
Care, Inc.
This presentation will introduce the concept, features and structure of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as well as how TCM diagnoses and treats patients in clinic. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine is the focus. Acupuncture in the United States will be discussed.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Center for Integrative Medicine
Ohio State University
This presentation will include the commonalities and diversities of Asian American dietary practices and food habits in the US; strategies and challenges to meet the dietary needs of a culturally diverse Asian population; and how to prevent diet-related health disparities before they develop.
Department of Human Nutrition and Food Management
College of Human Ecology
Ohio State University
From 1999 to 2000, the Asian population in the United States experienced
one of the fastest rates of growth, as high as 72%, totaling
12.7 million people in 2000. This rapid growth is expected to continue
through the next two decades, with the total number of Asian Americans
approaching 20 million by 2020. This workshop focuses on three main aspects
of intimate partner abuse among Asian populations in the US: prevalence,
risk factors as protective factors, and intervention strategies. The
workshop facilitator will discuss his research as well as his practice
experience with
this population with respect to domestic violence. At the end of his
workshop, participants will acquire a working knowledge and intervention
skills to work effectively with Asian families that struggle with violence
in their homes.
Former Executive Director, Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
Founding Board Member, Asian Women Connections, Boston
Coordinator
Professor of Social Work Cleveland State University
This session will introduce Type 2 Diabetes as an emerging problem in the Pediatric population and to describe its prevalence, diagnosis and treatment.
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Dayton Children’s Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine
This session will provide information about the definition, pathophysiology and the role of medical nutrition therapy in the treatment of diabetes. Consistency of carbohydrate in the diet will be emphasized as a tool on regulating blood glucose.
Clinical Dietician Saint John’s Health Systems, Anderson, IN
Administrator & Director of Community Development
Center for the Study of Asian American Health
New York University School of Medicine
Project Director
Center for the Study of Asian American Health
New York University School of Medicine
This workshop will discuss the special challenges faced by Asian Immigrants in the Midwest trying to get health care. We will look at some of the demographic, social, political and moral issues faced by immigrant families and their implications for providing health services.
State Representative, Mansfield OH
City Councilwoman, Columbus
Philadelphia Health Commissioner
Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian-Americans. There is
irrefutable evidence of the relationship of tobacco smoke exposure to the
development of lung cancer. New studies suggest close correlation of tobacco
smoking to non-lung cancer as well. “In light of these findings, we
believe tobacco control for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, and
probably other Americans, deserve more effort, funding and study,” a study
concludes.
Quitting tobacco use is not a matter of will power because tobacco is a
highly engineered product. As a health care provider, you can help tobacco
users quit by using an evidence-based method of brief counseling and
pharmacology.
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Pulmonary & Intensive Care Unit Specialist,
Miami Valley Hospital
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Director, Chronic Disease Management Program Columbus, Ohio
Coordinator
Professor of Social Work Cleveland State University
Chair, Ohio Asian American Health Coalition
Director, Asian American Community Service Council, Columbus
