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.
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
