Southeast Asian Programs in the NY Daily News

The Southeast Asian Programs at the Institute of Community Health and Research, which comprises the Vietnamese Community Health Initiative (VCHI) based at the Center for the Study of Asian American Health and an international medical education program, was recently highlighted in the New York Daily News (09/09/07) for its collaborative needs assessment and health advocacy work with CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities and Southeast Asian communities in the Bronx.

View the article: They fled horrors of Vietnam, Cambodia but need help

Health Power for Minorities recognizes the Center for the Study of Asian American Health for Asian pacific American Heritage Month, May 2007.

Community-based Training Program with the NYU School of Social Work

The Institute of Community Health and Research at the NYU School of Medicine has established its first Joint Certificate Program with NYU School of Social Work. Beginning fall 2008, this program will offer fellowships and training in community-based participatory research for Chinese bilingual graduate social work students. The certificate program is administered by Associate Professor of Social Work Dr. Yuhwa Eva Lu and the Institute’s Center for the Study of Asian American Health. Learn more

Research Collaborative in Southeast Asia

Dr. Rahmin Rabenou and his team of researchers and medical students based at NYU and in Southeast Asia are investigating various factors influencing healthcare needs and practices among Vietnamese and Thais in NYC and abroad. Dr. Rabenou's current studies include the impact of certain traditional Vietnamese herbal medications, and the health effects of Thailand's Paduang Tribe's beautification ritual, wherein girls and women have their necks elongated using wide brass necklaces. This collaborative will be coordinated through the Institute’s Center for the Study of Asian American Health. Learn more