title: The Asian American hepatitis B program: building a coalition to address hepatitis B health disparities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Community coalitions are increasingly recognized as important strategies for addressing health disparities. By providing the opportunity to pool resources, they provide a means to develop and sustain innovative approaches to affect community health.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the challenges and lessons learned in building the Asian American Hepatitis B Program (AAHBP) coalition to conduct a community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiative to address hepatitis B (HBV) among New York City Asian-American communities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using the stages of coalition development as a framework, a comprehensive assessment of the process of developing and implementing the AAHBP coalition is presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings highlight the importance of developing a sound infrastructure and set of processes to foster a greater sense of ownership, shared vision, and investment in the program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Grassroots community organizing and campus-community partnerships can be successfully leveraged to address and prevent a significant health disparity in an underserved and diverse community.
authors.affiliation: NYU School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: Chau
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trinh-Shevrin
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Jihyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Mary Ruchel
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Su
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Shao-Chee
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: Perry
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pong
authors.forename: Mariano Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: Simona C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines
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