
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
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 : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education. 2025 Mar 18; 10901981251322806
Cancer interventions with faith-based organizations: a scoping review
Cancer causes & control. ccc. 2025 Mar 04;
Poly-Victimization Patterns and Their Correlates Among International Asian and Latina Sex Trafficking Survivors in New York City
Journal of interpersonal violence. 2025 Feb 26; 8862605251321004
Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial
BMC public health. 2025 Feb 02; 25:422
Racial and ethnic disparities in the burden of non-obese type 2 diabetes using different anthropometric measurements
Obesity medicine. 2025 Jan ; 53:
CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS
Contemporary clinical trials. 2025; 148:
Using Digital Storytelling and Social Media to Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Public Service Social Marketing Campaign
Journal of prevention (2022). 2024 Dec ; 45:947-955