Asian American Health

Asian American Health Blog Moved!

2010-02-10T15:57:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!First we would like to thank everyone who has been following us on this blog. We also want to thank you all those who have submitted, commented or gave us input to the blog.We are happy to announce that we are moving to a new blog site for Asian American Health! Please continue to support our work and contribute to this blog. Your thoughts and opinions are greatly appreciated!If

H1N1 Shot

2010-01-08T02:10:00.000-08:00

Many people have been trying for weeks to get their H1N1 vaccine. In fact, my boyfriend stood in line on two different occasions at the local clinic cutting it close to being late to work and after returning from work - that's four times - and he still has not even seen the inside of the building. Queues of moms, their children, and their neighbors children are easily seen in line hours before

Health Innovation Dreams

2009-11-14T20:05:00.000-08:00

The creation of many new nanotechnology applications brings great advances to science. As a woman suffering with the worst teeth in the world, I have dreams of what a perfect world and wallet I would have if teeth coats were invented. Literally, little nanoparticles would coat your enamel in a way such that your teeth would be healthy, shining, and impermeable to cavities. Nothing can be perfect

Opportunity Cost- What it looks like

2009-10-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

Many of us have learned what opportunity cost is in our economics class-- it is what we give up in order to get something else. Even though I know that opportunity cost could apply to small or large-scale situations, I tend to get caught up with the small-scale. For instance, this morning I woke up half-an-hour earlier so that I could eat breakfast and the opportunity cost of that was

A Need for Change: Insights From a Patient

2009-09-24T11:49:00.000-07:00

I am a young cancer patient, who has been afforded an unparalleled opportunity to gain insight into a flawed healthcare delivery system. I hope to share observations and opinions I have formed over my many months of treatment.Once a month, I visit my oncologist's office to check on the status of my illness and to make changes to my treatment regimen, as needed. With 3-4 decades to spare, I am

Reflections of a Bilingual Labor Coach

2009-08-27T12:50:00.000-07:00

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Do young adults care about health care?

2009-08-12T09:31:00.000-07:00

I remember growing up having my parents take me to the dentist every 6 months and seeing the doctor every two years. I'm 24 now and haven't had that privilege since I graduated from UCLA 2.5 years ago. I would think that a degree from UCLA and having a traditional upbringing in a Filipino household would teach me how to be more responsible in the real world. But this is a reality that many recent

Get Involved! Young Advocate Leadership Training (YALT)

2009-08-10T16:01:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to inform folks of a great opportunity. The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is offering a program called the Young Advocate Leadership Training (YALT) to undergraduates, recent grads, and young professionals. The purpose of the program is to help develop and strengthen the leadership and advocacy skills of young people. This year the program will be focusing on healthcare reform.

HIV & Feminism in Vietnam

2009-07-18T11:47:00.000-07:00

My teacher and I went in a hospital to talk to HIV patients. We talked to one. (On a side note, it was SO ODD to me that no one checked us in and we just freely walked in and picked a bed and random patient to talk to and even weirder that he was willing to answer our questions and share about his personal history. I guess one of the differences between US and Vietnamese culture.) He contracted

Medical system in VN

2009-07-18T11:44:00.000-07:00

I've made an active effort to learn more about the medical system here.My doctor friend took me on a tour of the hospital and answered my questions (when I volunteered to teach English in SF, one of my students turned out to be a doctor in Saigon...crazy where connections can take you).So I always think the doctors in America don't give each patient enough time. Vietnamese doctors are seeing

Dr. Koh Confirmed as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health

2009-06-23T19:12:00.001-07:00

Koh confirmed as assistant secretary at HHSBy Jennifer LubellPosted: June 22, 2009 - 11:00 am EDTHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the Senate’s confirmation of Howard Koh, 57, as HHS’ assistant secretary for health.The former Massachusetts public health commissioner “is a world-renowned public health expert and physician who has devoted his career to promoting prevention and wellness

First Asian H1N1 Death

2009-06-23T13:55:00.000-07:00

It's on everyone's mind: Swine flu, or H1N1 flu. What we have to understand is that media coverage in other countries is by no means similar to how it is within the United States. During my trip to China, every time I turned on the TV, I'd hear about someone being quarantined, or how many new cases have popped up. So you wonder how much worse things are going to get once this hits:First Asian

Illinois legislation to create colorectal screening and threat

2009-06-23T05:18:00.001-07:00

eNews Park Forest, "Riley, Demuzio Team Up to Create Cancer ScreeningProgram"June 22, 2009http://www.enewspf.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8369:riley-demuzio-team-up-to-create-cancer-screening-program&catid=1:latest-local-news&Itemid=88889791Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields) andstate Sen. Deanna Demuzio (D-Carlinville) passed legislation out of

HEALTH REFORM – ALERT

2009-06-19T14:40:00.001-07:00

From: REHDC (Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition) healthalliance@comcast.net A “We the People” NATION-WIDE RESPONSE IS URGENTLY NEEDED NOW Circulate/Distribute (Use your email list - phone list) The Health Reform bill is too silent on the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities! Health Reform will not include you if you don’t speak up and speak out! And, get

Watching TV before you go to bed

2009-06-11T10:12:00.000-07:00

Watching TV before you go to bed gives you a bad night's sleep and can lead to chronic health problems, scientists have claimed. Read more at http://healtnhappyness.blogspot.com/

Everyone has a health care story. What's yours?

2009-06-10T22:50:00.001-07:00

The health care reform debate is heating up fast. With the Obama Administration and policymakers in Congress poised to introduce their proposals to fix our broken health care system this summer, the time is ripe for NAPAWF members to raise our voices and be seen and heard on this critically important issue. NAPAWF wants to hear from you so we can link real world examples to the policy reforms we

Cameron House Exec Director Position Opening

2009-06-09T22:02:00.002-07:00

Executive Director, Cameron HouseCameron HouseSan Francisco, CaliforniaSalary: $75,000-$90,000/yrCameron House, located in San Francisco’s Chinatown, seeks a dynamicand visionary executive leader. In partnership with the Board ofDirectors and Staff, the successful candidate will carry forward andbuild on the legacy of inspirational leadership, high quality clientservices and successful outcomes

Bone Marrow Transplant

2009-06-09T21:38:00.000-07:00

Nick Glasgow is a 28-year-old multiracial Japanese American who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. Finding a good genetic match for multiracial patients like Glasgow — who is three-fourths Caucasian and one-fourth Japanese — can be excruciatingly difficult. It is his heritage, in fact, that caused a doctor to tell him he had a "zero percent" chance to live.Glasgow urgently needs to find

Human Trafficking

2009-06-09T21:24:00.001-07:00

Two years ago, I helped out with a panel put on by an anti-sex-trafficking organization called Stop the Traffick at UC Berkeley. Through this event, I was exposed to the atrocities of the sex trafficking industry in the US and the many myths that came with it. This pushed me to research sex trafficking specifically in Vietnam for a class project, and I learned how at risk of trafficking many

APIAHF Launches Health Information Network

2009-06-08T22:23:00.000-07:00

I'm on a listserve on the Health Information Network, and it's free if you want to get on it and be continuously updated with the latest of what is happening in APIA Health: http://www.apiahf.org/index.php/apiahf-health-information-network.htmlAPIAHF Launches Health Information NetworkThe Health Information Network includes issue-specific listservs, allowing students, researchers and advocates a

Resources for API Data

2009-06-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

Oooo...the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) received a website makeover, and it's looking good like eye candy. ;-)Anyway, APIAHF is a national policy/advocacy organization that focuses on Asian and Pacific Islander American health. It's a really really great resource for anyone doing research on APIA health. I'm not saying this because I was an intern there. I had to do

Influenza A (H1N1)

2009-06-07T08:35:00.001-07:00

So I've been flying...a LOT. I went from the US to Korea (layover) to Malaysia and every country I went to, they made me fill out a Health Information Card due to the widespread fear of Influenza H1N1. HUGE HUGE FEAR! I was temperature checked as I passed through...they put some device near my chin. The US is one of the countries that they consider to be dangerous along with Canada, Mexico,

Student Ambassador Program

2009-06-03T10:46:00.000-07:00

Dearest Students and Friends: I'm excited to let you know that E4FC is now accepting applications for our new Immigrant Student Ambassador Program. The purpose of this new pilot program is to inspire, train, and mobilize Bay Area immigrant college students to be courageous, effective, and informed advocates for immigrant students nationwide. Students accepted into the program will receive

Scholarship for Viet youth in East Bay

2009-06-01T12:46:00.001-07:00

Please see link for info on a scholarship for Vietnamese youth who are graduating from HS in the East Bay. Feel free to share with your youth and forward to your networks.http://www.vacceb.net/english/scholarship.php

How Health IT Would Have Changed My Childhood

2009-05-31T20:20:00.000-07:00

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