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ArticleJournal of community health2021

APA Health CARE: A Student-Led Initiative Addressing Health Care Barriers Faced by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Immigrant Population in Los Angeles.

Hong-Ho Yang, Won Jong Chwa, Sharon B Yuen, Jeffrey D Huynh, Janine S Chan, Amit Kumar, Suraj A Dhanjani, Gilbert C Gee, Burton O Cowgill

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Article in Journal of community health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Hong-Ho YangDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Won Jong ChwaDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sharon B YuenDepartment of Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jeffrey D HuynhDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Janine S ChanDepartment of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Amit KumarDepartment of Physiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Suraj A DhanjaniThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gilbert C GeeDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Burton O CowgillDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. bcowgill@ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5678-4658

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Scientific and Technical CoreP2CHD041022 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HIRAM BELTRAN-SANCHEZ · 2016 to 2026
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NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asian and Pacific Islander Americans face cultural, linguistic, and financial barriers to accessing health care. APA Health CARE (APAHC), a UCLA student-led organization, attempts to bridge these disparities through free community health screenings, health education seminars, and follow-up procedures. From 2011 to 2018, participants' demographic and health-related information were recorded during health fairs and follow-up phone calls. Trends in participant characteristics were analyzed over time. Health fair data were compared to data from follow-up phone calls to assess the effectiveness of health fair education and referral practices. 5635 participants from 69 health fairs were screened over the 8-year period. Follow-up contact was attempted for 2258 participants, of which 555 responded. Over time, a greater proportion of participants reported higher income, health insurance, and access to a regular doctor. Of those contacted at follow-up, 32.3% reported visiting a doctor, 50.2% reported making lifestyle changes, and 68.0% of those who were uninsured at health fairs reported obtaining health insurance within 1 month of attendance. Despite an observed increase in the proportion of participants having insurance and a regular doctor, health fair attendance remained consistent, possibly due to Asian American immigrants' preference for services that are convenient and linguistically and culturally accessible. Attendees reported visiting a physician, making lifestyle changes, and obtaining health insurance based on health fair referrals, suggesting measurable success with referral uptake and follow through. Student-led initiatives similar to APAHC can serve as catalysts to increase health literacy and motivate communities to seek health insurance and care.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsNative Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderAsianHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLos AngelesStudentsAsian and Pacific islanderHealth educationHealth fairsImmigrantsLanguage barriers

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PMID32909155

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