title: Recommendations for implementing policy, systems, and environmental improvements to address chronic diseases in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
abstract: Emphasis has increased recently on disseminating high-impact, population-wide strategies for the prevention of chronic diseases. However, such strategies are typically not effective at reaching Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, or other underserved communities. The objectives of this article were to 1) present the methods of the Strategies to Reach and Implement the Vision of Health Equity program in which 15 community-based organizations in the United States and the Pacific region implemented evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental improvements in their local communities and 2) provide recommendations for using these tailored approaches in other communities and geographic locations. Further support is needed for organizations in tailoring these types of population-wide strategies. Implementing population health improvements should be adapted to maximize effectiveness to decrease chronic diseases in these populations and ultimately eliminate racial/ethnic health disparities.
authors.affiliation: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, 450 Sutter St, Ste 600, San Francisco, CA 94108. E-mail: parista@apiahf.org.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arista
authors.affiliation: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tepporn
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Population Health, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Population Health, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Catlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rideout
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Population Health, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Roxanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bautista
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Department of Population Health, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Chau
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trinh-Shevrin
authors.affiliation: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ko-Chin
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019058:Community Networks; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014481:United States