
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 semiquarterly 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 2025 newsletter to learn more.
Feel free to browse our past newsletters from Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Winter 2024, Fall 2023, and Summer 2023.
To sign up to receive our newsletter, please email Jennifer Wong, MPH, program manager, at Jennifer.Wong@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
Conventional screening measure does not accurately capture screening status in a minority of patients with colorectal cancer
Medicine. 2025 Jul 18; 104:e43593
Implementation Evaluation of Three Community-Clinical Infection-Related Cancer Prevention and Control Programs in New York City: Lessons Learned From Leveraging Community Health Worker Strategies to Enhance Reach and Fit for Asian American Communities
Community health equity research & policy. 2025 Jul 10; 2752535X251357464
Social isolation and loneliness in Asian American older adults: A scoping review
Gerontologist. 2025 Jun 12; 65:
Cost analysis of implementing a community health worker-led weight reduction randomized-controlled trial among prediabetic south asian patients at primary care sites in NYC
Implementation science : IS. 2025 Jun 02; 20:26
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Sodium Sources and Sodium Reduction Behaviors Among US Adults: NHANES 2017 to 2020 Prepandemic
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025 May 28; e037997
Making Oneself "Fit": Community Perspectives on Disaggregated Race and Ethnicity Data Collection and Reporting in Healthcare Settings
Journal of racial & ethnic health disparities. 2025 Apr ; 12:1112-1123
Applying Social Marketing Principles for Community-Based Cancer Screening Programs: Two Case Studies
Health education & behavior. 2025 Mar 18; 10901981251322806
Cancer interventions with faith-based organizations: a scoping review
Cancer causes & control. ccc. 2025 Mar 04;