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Section for Health Equity Publications

Stay up to date on the work of faculty leaders and community health and research staff in NYU Langone’s Section for Health Equity by reading our latest newsletters and scientific publications.

NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health Newsletters

We publish semi-quarterly newsletters to share new research findings; pilot projects; staff and faculty achievements, accolades, and awards within the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH); upcoming events; and community health education and workshops. Explore our Fall 2020 newsletter to learn more.

Feel free to browse our past newsletters from Winter 2019, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2017, and Winter 2017.

To sign up to receive our newsletter, please email Jennifer Wong, MPH, senior program coordinator, at jennifer.wong@nyulangone.org, or Sadia Mohaimin, project assistant, at sadia.mohaimin@nyulangone.org.

Books and Book Chapters

Within the Section for Health Equity, CSAAH faculty, staff, and partners have made valuable contributions to books and book chapters in the field of health disparities and health equity research focused on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. A sample of such recent work includes the following titles:

  • Lim S … Tepporn E. Asian American health equity. In: Smalley KB, ed. Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach. New York: Springer Publishing Company, LLC; 2020: 115–132.
  • Trinh-Shevrin, C, Taher MD, and Islam N. Community health workers as accelerators of community engagement and structural competency in health. In: Hansen H, ed. Structural Competency in Mental Health and Medicine. New York: Springer Publishing Company; 2019: 167–177.
  • Jung M … Yi SS. Oral health care receipt and self-rated oral health for diverse Asian American subgroups in New York City. In: Treadwell HM, ed. Oral Health in America: Removing the Stain of Disparity. Washington D.C.: American Public Health Association; 2019: Chapter 15.
  • Islam N … Trinh-Shevrin C. CBPR in Asian American communities. In: Wallerstein N, ed. Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Social and Health Equity, 3rd Ed. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2017: 175–188.

Academic Journal Publications

Our faculty frequently publish the results of their research in leading peer-reviewed journals. Read their latest papers to learn more about our work.

Featured Publications

How Shared Dietary Behaviors Within Asian American Families Are Influenced by Emotional Interaction Qualities: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Analysis

Ali, Shahmir H; Meltzer, Gabriella; DiClemente, Ralph J; Islam, Nadia S; Yi, Stella S; Yang, Lawrence H; Misra, Supriya

International journal of behavioral medicine. 2024 Jun 12;

Neighborhood Safety and Neighborhood Police Violence Are Associated with Psychological Distress among English- and Spanish-Speaking Transgender Women of Color in New York City: Finding from the TURNNT Cohort Study

Duncan, Dustin T; Park, Su Hyun; Dharma, Christoffer; Torrats-Espinosa, Gerard; Contreras, Jessica; Scheinmann, Roberta; Watson, Kim; Herrera, Cristina; Schneider, John A; Khan, Maria; Lim, Sahnah; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau; Radix, Asa

Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 2024 Jun 03;

Harlem Health Advocacy Partners: A Local Health Department's Place-Based Community Health Worker Program

Dannefer, Rachel; Seidl, Lois; Drackett, Elizabeth; Wohlman, Adam; Campbell, Safiya; Herrera, Diana; Sealy, Carrie; Perez, Veronica; Mata, Andrea; Pinzon, Juan; Islam, Nadia; Thorpe, Lorna E; Brown-Dudley, La'Shawn; Manyindo, Noel

The Journal of ambulatory care management. 2024 Jul-Sep 01; 47:168-186

Protocol for a prospective, randomized, controlled trial of Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) to enhance the effectiveness of VA's MOVE! weight management program: WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan) VA

Vandyousefi, Sarvenaz; Oettingen, Gabriele; Wittleder, Sandra; Moin, Tannaz; Sweat, Victoria; Aguilar, Adrian D; Ruan, Andrea; Angelotti, Gina; Wong, Laura; Orstad, Stephanie L; Illengberger, Nicholas; Nicholson, Andrew; Lim, Sahnah; Cansler, Rachel; Portelli, Dilara; Sherman, Scott; Jay, Melanie R

Contemporary clinical trials. 2024 Jun ; 141:107523

Correction: Identifying opportunities for collective action around community nutrition programming through participatory systems science

Chebli, Perla; Đoàn, Lan N; Thompson, Rachel L; Chin, Matthew; Sabounchi, Nasim; Foster, Victoria; Huang, Terry T K; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau; Kwon, Simona C; Yi, Stella S

Cancer causes & control. ccc. 2024 May ; 35:873-874

Characterizing Technology Use and Preferences for Health Communication in South Asian Immigrants With Prediabetes or Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study

Hu, Lu; Wyatt, Laura C; Mohsin, Farhan; Lim, Sahnah; Zanowiak, Jennifer; Mammen, Shinu; Hussain, Sarah; Ali, Shahmir H; Onakomaiya, Deborah; Belli, Hayley M; Aifah, Angela; Islam, Nadia S

JMIR formative research. 2024 Apr 26; 8:e52687

Integrating Community Health Workers' Dual Clinic-Community Role in Safety-Net Primary Care: Implementation Lessons from a Pragmatic Diabetes-Prevention Trial

Gore, Radhika; Engelberg, Rachel S; Johnson, Danielle; Jebb, Olivia; Schwartz, Mark D; Islam, Nadia

Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Apr ; 39:774-781

Up-to-Date Colonoscopy Use in Asian and Hispanic Subgroups in New York City, 2003-2016

Liang, Peter S; Dubner, Rachel; Xia, Yuhe; Glenn, Matthew; Lin, Kevin; Nagpal, Neha; Ng, Sandy; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau; Troxel, Andrea B; Kwon, Simona C

Journal of clinical gastroenterology. 2024 Mar 01; 58:259-270