Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time: 8:30AM to 4PM
Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor
between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Fee: $20 (General Public) | Free (Students w/ ID)
Includes breakfast and lunch
Online registration: www.cbwchc.org/Symposium/application.aspx
Women’s Health Symposium: Healthy Living During Challenging Times is designed to help community healthcare providers learn more about issues affecting Asian American women living in New York City. Topics will include concerns for 50+ and over; human trafficking; patient navigation models; Autistic children; genetic diseases; developmental disabled; connecting with government officials and a healthcare reform update.
Our invited speakers are experts in addressing the health and wellness needs of women of East Asian, South Asian and Pacific Island descent from within the community. We hope their insights will inspire a spirited dialogue about how we can continue to build on maximizing the health care of Asian American women.
The symposium will be of particular interest to health care professionals, health educators, social service providers, students, advocates and individuals who live or work in the community.
Following the conclusion of this symposium, participants will have:
- An increased awareness of health and social issues that affect Asian American women, as well as those issues that are more prominent in one population versus another;
- Achieved a better understanding of the mindset of Asian American women when facing challenging issues;
- An understanding of programs and services from the community to help Asian American women during challenging times.
Program
8:30AM – Registration & Breakfast
9:10AM – Welcome/Opening Remarks
Joyce Moy, Executive Director
Asian American / Asian Research Institute
9:20AM – Health Reform Update
Speaker: Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza, MPH
Coalition for Asian American Children & Families
9:45AM – Mammogram Guidelines Update
Speaker: Anita McFarlane, MPH
Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
10:00AM – “Do you hear me?” – Connecting with Your Government Officials
Speaker: JoAnn Yoo
Asian American Federation
10:30AM – Don’t Lose Sleep Over It – Concerns for Women Over 50
Speaker: Marilyn Lam
11AM – BREAK
11:15AM – Caring for Our Patients – Models of Patient Navigation
Panelists
Liana Chiew
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Rhodora Ursua, MPH
NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health
Kyung Hee Choi
Holy Name Medical Center
12PM – Genetic Diseases – It’s All in the Genes (Or is it?)
Speaker: Ann Carlson
Weill Cornell Medical College
12:45PM – LUNCH
2PM – A Personal Journey – Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs
Speaker: Jennifer Choi
2:30PM – Break Out Your Moves
Speaker: Liana Chiew
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
2:45PM – Unique Health Challenges of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Panelists
Giuseppe Sottile, PHD, MBA
General Human Outreach in the Community Inc.
Pat Liu
General Human Outreach in the Community Inc.
3:15PM – Human Trafficking – Unlocking the Chains
Panelists
Haemy Lee
New York Asian Women’s Center
Andriana L. Ongoiba, MA
Urban Justice Center
Sahnah Lim, MA
Sanctuary for Families
4PM – Closing Remarks
Planning Committee
Rebecca K. F. Sze, FNP, MSN, MPA
Director of Women’s Health Services
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Henrietta Ho-Asjoe, MPS
Executive Director
General Human Outreach in the Community Inc.
Anita Redrick McFarlane, MPH
Symposium Consultant
Daisy A.Vazquez
Symposium Consultant
Co-Sponsors
Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
General Human Outreach in the Community, Inc.
Community Sponsors
Beth Israel Medical Center
Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC)
Cicatelli Associates Inc.
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Public Health Solutions
Indochina Sino-American Community Center
LANtern (Lupus Asian Network) Program, Hospital for Special Surgery
Morris Heights Health Center
Pace University – Leinhard School of Nursing
Ryan Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
