UCLA CHPR Presentations and Sessions at the 2021 APHA Annual Meeting and Expo
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Featured Event
APHA Aging and Public Health Section Awards Ceremony
Honoring Steven P. Wallace, Associate Director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, who passed away on March 30, 2021.
Monday, October 25, 2021
2 p.m.–4 p.m. MT
Dr. Steve Wallace was a long-time member and past chair of the Aging and Public Health Section of APHA. To honor his memory and commitment to public health, APHA Aging and Public Health has renamed their Lifetime Achievement Award to the Steven P. Wallace Lifetime Achievement Award. The event will also feature a video tribute for Dr. Wallace.
Virtual Poster Sessions
Thursday, October 21, 2021
California priority populations initiative to reduce disparities in tobacco use through partnerships and community engagement
12:30 p.m.–2 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Ying-Ying Meng, Judy Riviere, William Zou, Peggy Toy
Unfair treatment and hate incidents experienced by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic
2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Vananh Tran, Riti Shimkhada, Ninez A. Ponce
*Uses California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data
Disability index and unmet needs for long-term services and supports in California
2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Lei Chen, Kathryn G. Kietzman, Steven P. Wallace
*Uses CHIS data
The relative contribution of social determinants of health
3:30 p.m.–5 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Nadereh Pourat, Xiao Chen, Connie Lu, Weihao Zhou
Friday, October 22, 2021
Asian American elder adults report low levels social and emotional support and life satisfaction
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Riti Shimkhada, Ninez A. Ponce
*Uses CHIS
Experiences of language discrimination and coping strategies of Mexican and Chinese-origin immigrants in healthcare and across multiple socioecological levels
1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Faculty Associate: Iris Guzman-Ruiz
Booms and busts in housing market and health outcomes for older Americans
2:30 p.m.–4 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Ninez A. Ponce, Dahai Yue
Featured Oral Presentations
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Cumulative risk of immigration detention conditions on health outcomes among detained immigrants in California
Session: 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. MT
Presentation: 4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Faculty Associate: Maria-Elena Young
Monday, October 25, 2021
Ensuring equitable care in diabetes management among patients of HRSA-funded health centers
Session: 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. MT
Presentation: 11 a.m.–11:15 a.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Nadereh Pourat, Xiao Chen, Connie Lu, Weihao Zhou
Anti-Asian racism, COVID-19, and historic inequities
Session: 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. MT
Presentation: 2:54 p.m.–3:12 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Faculty Associate: Gilbert C. Gee
Trends in access to care among rural patients served at HRSA-funded health centers
Session: 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. MT
Presentation: 4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Nadereh Pourat, Connie Lu, Xiao Chen, Weihao Zhou
Causes and Consequences of Health Disparities: New Research from NIA Resources Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Scientists
Session: 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researcher: Nadereh Pourat (moderator), Steven P. Wallace
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Addressing California’s physician shortage
Session: 8:30 a.m.–10 a.m. MT
Presentation: 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researcher: Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Exclusionary experiences of law enforcement and the avoidance of public benefits among immigrants in California
Session: 8:30 a.m.–10 a.m. MT
Presentation: 9 a.m.–9:15 a.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Lei Chen, Maria-Elena Young, Kathryn G. Kietzman, Michael Rodriguez
*Uses CHIS data
Exploring perspectives of homeless adults and frontline providers across the HCV care continuum
Session: 8:30 a.m.–10 a.m. MT
Presentation: 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Faculty Associate: Lillian Gelberg
Isolated from the safety net, excluded from relief: Well-being of Latino immigrant families in rural regions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Session: 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. MT
Presentation: 10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Faculty Associate: Maria-Elena Young
Staffing transformation following patient-centered medical home recognition among HRSA-funded health centers
Session: 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. MT
Presentation: 4:45 p.m.–5 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researchers: Nadereh Pourat, Connie Lu, Xiao Chen, Weihao Zhou
Examining substance use disorders by race/ethnicity and gender using different measures of discrimination and intersectionality
Session: 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. MT
Presentation: 4 p.m.–4:15 p.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Faculty Associate: Gilbert C. Gee
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Person-centered integration of support persons into maternity care (PC-ISP) in Kenya: Examining the context of access to support during childbirth
Session: 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. MT
Presentation: 10:45 a.m.–1 a.m. MT
UCLA CHPR Researcher: Michelle Nakphong