The Asian American Hepatitis B Program: Building a Coalition to Address Hepatitis B Health Disparities

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• Alternative Title:
  Prog Community Health Partnersh
• Personal Author:
  Trinh-Shevrin, Chau ; Pollack, Henry J. ; Tsang, Thomas ; Park, Jihyun ; Ramos, Mary Ruchel ; Islam, Nadia ; Wang, Su ; Chun, Kay ; Sim, Shao-Chee ; Pong, Perry ; Rey, Mariano Jose ; Kwon, Simona C.
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• Description:
  Background ; Community coalitions are increasingly recognized as important strategies for addressing health disparities. By providing the opportunity to pool resources, they provide a means to develop and sustain innovative approaches to affect community health. ; Objectives ; This article describes the challenges and lessons learned in building the Asian American Hepatitis B Program (AAHBP) coalition to conduct a community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiative to address hepatitis B (HBV) among New York City Asian-American communities. ; Methods ; Using the stages of coalition development as a framework, a comprehensive assessment of the process of developing and implementing the AAHBP coalition is presented. ; Lessons Learned ; Findings highlight the importance of developing a sound infrastructure and set of processes to foster a greater sense of ownership, shared vision, and investment in the program. ; Conclusion ; Grassroots community organizing and campus–community partnerships can be successfully leveraged to address and prevent a significant health disparity in an underserved and diverse community.
• Keywords:
  • Asian Americans
  • community-based participatory research
  • community health services
  • healthcare disparities
  • hepatitis B
  • Asian
  • Attitude to Health
  • China
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Health Care Coalitions
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• Source:
  Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2011; 5(3):261-271
• Pubmed ID:
  22080774
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3369315
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U58DP001022/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U58 DP001022/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U54 MD000538/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P60 MD000538-01/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P60 MD000538/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33381/cdc_33381_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 116.53 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1a8bc8f92aada3291c5f043463cedd090fcf474ac1f231c1fe4a6d8a578efa44