Structural Competency and Health Equity: Asian American Experience in New York City
Presenters:
Chau Trinh, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, and Principle Investigator and Scientific Director, NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:
Define terms: health disparity, health inequity, health equity, cultural competency, structural competency
Discuss the role of context: social determinants of health, unconscious bias, stigma, stereotypes, and discrimination
Describe the Asian American experience in New York City with respect to health disparities
Describe practice and policy implications relevant to advancing health equity among Asian American populations