Healthy Asian American
Project Newsletter December
2001 No. 12
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP)
From
October 1st to December 1st, HAAP has recruited 85
eligible BCCCP clients, 31% of the target number for fiscal year three. The
following health promotion events were sponsored to increase people’s awareness
of health issues which has helped BCCCP recruitment.
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On October
13th and 14th, thousands of people came to enjoy the
festivities at the Hmong New Year Celebration.
In addition to all of the regular activities, HAAP and eight other
community based and health related organizations jointly sponsored a free
health seminar and screenings. BCCCP
information was distributed to increase Hmong women’s awareness of breast and
cervical cancer preventative screenings.
In recruiting Hmong for BCCCP, Chou Lee has had the most success meeting with women individually to discuss breast and cervical cancer screening. She reports that Hmong women are very apprehensive about openly discussing such a personal issue. To successfully recruit Hmong women into the program, she relies on using her network of family, friends, and acquaintances.
* On October 28, nearly sixty people attended a health promotion day at the Oakland Center in Oakland University. The event was sponsored by the Chinese Friendship Organization, Oakland University, and HAAP. Journalists from the Chinese language newspapers Detroit-Metro News and the Epoch Times reported the event. In addition, the Oriental Culture Association sent a television crew to record the event for broadcast news. Presentations were given by Yao Cheng, President of the Chinese Friendship Association; Dr. GuiYue Jia on “Middle Age Health Issues”; Amy D. Seetoo and Lixin Song about “Checking your Anger”; and Dr. MeiYu Yu, HAAP Director, on “Michigan Health Care Programs for the Medically Underserved.” Blood pressure and urine screening tests were also conducted.
* The Older Persons’
Commission of Oakland County hosted a multicultural health promotion day on
November 15, which focused on Osteoporosis and Bone Density Screening. Dr. David Bauer and his team from Bone
Density Specialists gave presentations and performed heel and hipbone density
examinations. Of the nearly forty
people screened, about half were discovered to have T Scores below 1.5
indicating significant risk of osteoporosis.
*
On November
18, Bone Density Specialists, the University of Michigan Japanese Family Health
Program, the United Asian American Medical Student Association, and HAAP hosted
a health seminar at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Presentations were given by Dr. David Bauer
on “Osteoporosis and Bone Density Screening,” Dr. Michael Fetters and Dr.
Justine Wu on “Preventing Birth Defects by Taking a Prenatal Vitamin with
Folate,” and Sue Nehring, RN, on “Car Seats and Child Safety.” Fifty people were screened and again more
than half were identified as being at risk for osteoporosis. Blood pressure and
anemia screening tests were also conducted.
Dr.
Gui Yue Jia is following up with those patients identified as at risk for osteoporosis to be sure
they get proper care.
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Future Events
On
January 19, 2002, HAAP plans to hold a staff retreat to develop new promotional
materials and to discuss ways to enhance office and program management.
To
date, HAAP has helped nearly four hundred fifty women receive mammograms and
Pap smear tests. We continue to encourage you to promote the BCCCP. BCCCP provides free mammography and Pap
testing for qualified women. Please
contact the HAAP office or community leaders for more information.
◊Thank You
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◊Thank You |
HAAP
and the community are extremely grateful for the volunteer services provided by
Dr. David Bauer and his colleagues from Bone Density Specialists. We also really appreciate the time and
services volunteered by Dr. Michael Fetters, Dr. Justine Wu, Sue Nehring, RN,
Angela Lim, Haruko Oaksi-Wurtz, Kanae Imae, and Mariko Foulk.
The
United Asian American Medical Student Association has been cooperating with
HAAP to promote Asian American health.
We are indebted to them for providing volunteer medical services during
our health events.
The
Asian American Public Health Student Association is actively participating with
HAAP in promoting BCCCP. We are happy
to have their support and look forward to further developing our cooperation.
Their
example is one for all.
Lay Health Advisor Training Program
Funded by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Lay Health Advisor Program seeks to train approximately one hundred twenty volunteers to serve as community health advisors focusing specifically on promoting breast cancer awareness and increasing mammography testing.
HAAP
has formed three project development teams:
1. Training Manual Development (Amy Seetoo, Lixin Song, Gary Smith, and
Dr. Meiyu Yu) 2. Website development
(Dr. CuiJuan Cai) 3. Community Outreach (Dr. Janilla Lee).
A
project task force is being formed to provide guidance and support for the LHA
program. The Healthy Asian Americans
Project would like to welcome Dr. Joanne Pohl, Associate Dean of the UM
School of Nursing, Community Partnerships, and Dr. Carolyn Sampselle,
Director of the UM School of Nursing, Division of Health Promotion and Risk
Reduction Programs, who have recently joined the Lay Health Advisor Task
Force. Their participation in this
program is sincerely appreciated and we look forward to working closely with
them.
We
urgently need your help to promote the Lay Health Advisor program. If you are interested in learning more and
would like to help, please contact the HAAP office.
Research Project: - Cultural Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening
To
date, two hundred forty completed questionnaires have been returned which meets
the minimum sample size needed for data analysis. We are very grateful to all those who took time to participate in
the study. We are continuing
information verification and data entry.
The HAAP is still looking for Chinese women, age forty and older and residing in Washtenaw County, to participate in the survey. Data collection will end at the end of this calendar year. If you or someone you know is willing to participate, please contact the HAAP office as soon as possible.
Project and
Community Contact Information
November
brought a few personnel changes. Ms.
Chou Lee joins the HAAP BCCCP team as the Hmong Community Coordinator and Ngan
My Thai joins us as the Vietnamese Community Coordinator. Dr. GuiYue Jia will follow-up with patients
after bone density screening tests.
Gary Smith will assist with the Lay Health Advisor and Breast and
Cervical Cancer Control programs. We
warmly welcome our new team members.
Tsu
Cheng and Quan Tran, who have devoted themselves to helping promote the Healthy
Asian American Project’s programs, are leaving to pursue other goals. HAAP is indebted to them for all of their
hard work. Thank you.
The
telephone system in the HAAP office has changed. Please make note of the new telephone and fax numbers.
Healthy
Asian American Project Office
University
of Michigan School of Nursing
Room
3246 400 North Ingalls Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
Tel. 734-936-8913 Toll Free 877-625-4683
Fax 734-936-8910
Web
site: http://www.umich.edu/~asianame
Email:
healthyasianamericansproject@yahoo.com
Dr.
MeiYu Yu (yujiang@umich.edu) Lixin Song
(lsong@umich.edu)
Gary
Smith (gmswork@yahoo.com)
Voice
Mail:
The new multi language voice mail allows all ethnic groups to leave messages
for their respective community coordinators.
Callers should note that each language is represented on the initial
message and that they will be asked to press the number for their respective
language.
1-734-936-8903: Press
1 for Chinese Press 4 for Indian
Press 6 for Hmong Press
2 for Korean Press 5 for
Vietnamese Press 7 for
Fillipino Press
3 for Japanese
Community
Coordinators:
Asian
Indian Community: Rekha Raizada
(248-623-9590, munni24@hotmail.com)
Chinese
Community: Amy Seetoo (734-332-0390, adseetoo@aol.com)
Hmong
Community: Chou Lee (313-577-8878)
Filipino
Community: Adelwisa L. Agas Weller
(734-763-7386, alagawel@umich.edu)
Korean
Community: Dr. Oi Saeng Hong
(734-763-3450, oshong@umich.edu)
Vietnamese
Community: Ngan My Thai
(734-764-4481, nthai@umich.edu)
Japanese
Community: CuiJuan Cai (734-936-8903
ext. 3, caicuijuan@yahoo.com)
Students and Student Organizations
Jennifer Cheng, JiaYing
Cai, Soojung Chang, Carol Tang, Yinming Zhang
The United Asian
American Medical Student Association can be reached by contacting Vaishalee A.
Padgaonkar at vpadgaoz@umich.edu.
The Asian American
Public Health Student Association can be reached by contacting Gala King at
734-222-9459 (galateak@umich.edu).
HAAP devotes its efforts to research and promotion of Asian Americans’ health, and is looking forward to your support and participation. Take care of yourself and help others!
The
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program is funded by the Department of
Community Health of the State of Michigan.
HAAP wishes to express sincere appreciation for the support of the Minority
Health Office of the State of Michigan.
Our heartfelt thanks go to State Senator Alma Wheeler Smith for
helping bring Asian American health issues to the forefront. Our most grateful thanks go to the Asian
American community organizations, volunteers, and Asian women and their
family members for their support.
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