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Projects (April 1, 2006 to March 30, 2007):

1. Physician education event, “Colorectal Cancer Prevention & Screening: A Focus on Asian Americans” on June 3; in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente Southern California, American Cancer Society, California Dialogue on Cancer, UCLA Dept. of Family Medicine
   
   
2. Hepatitis B and Health Screening/Education (April 16, April 23, May 13, July 16, August 13, September 16; future dates TBA); in collaboration with UCLA's APA Health CARE (Asian Pacific American Health Collaboration, Access, Resource & Education)
   
   
3. Provider education event on Hepatitis B in Asians, South Bay region of Los Angeles County (date TBA); in collaboration with Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Los Angles County Hepatitis B Task Force
   
   
4. Community Education Symposium on "Obesity and Cancer," May 10; in collaboration with UCLA CORICA (Community Research in Cancer), UCLA Division of Cancer Prevention & Control Research, UCLA Center to Reduce Health Disparities
   
   
5. Research project, “Evaluating Support Groups for Asian American & Pacific Islander Cancer Survivors”; in collaboration with Herald Cancer Association & Samoan National Nurses Association
   
   
6. Research Project, “Identifying Cultural Tailoring Strategies of Southeast Asian American Breast and Cervical Cancer Navigators”; in collaboration with Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA)
   
   
7. Community-based Participatory Research Project to assess Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs & Practices (KABP) of Koreans, Filipinos, Chinese & Vietnamese on Hepatitis B and other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases; in collaboration with Los Angeles County Immunization Program and OCAPICA

Meetings/Committees with duties/responsibilities and members

1. Administrative Committee – quarterly meetings
   Members include:  M. Kagawa Singer, PhD; R. Bastani, PhD; P. Murata, MD; A. Jo, MD; MA Foo, MPH; A. Maxwell, DrPH; W. McCarthy, PhD; K. Parada, MPH; A. Valdez, MPH; Z. Surani
   
   
2. Steering Council (Administrative Committee and Community Council) – quarterly meetings
   Community Council members listed below
   
   
3. Physician Research Group – quarterly meetings
   Members:  M. Kagawa Singer, PhD; R. Bastani, PhD; P. Murata, MD; A. Jo, MD; Z. Zhang, MD, PhD; M. Ong, MD, PhD; S. Chee, MD; J. Chen, MD; T. Pan, MD; S. Han, MD; K. Parada, MPH; A. Valdez, MPH
   
   
4. Social Science Research Group – quarterly meetings
   Members:  M. Kagawa Singer, PhD; R. Bastani, PhD; A. Maxwell, DrPH; W. McCarthy, PhD; N. Ponce, PhD; T. Nguyen, PhD; B. Glenn, PhD; R. Mistry, PhD; C. Ko, PhD; K. Ashing Giwa, PhD; P. Henderson, MD; J. Tejero, MPH; C. Molina, MPH; G. Garcia, MPH; H. Divan, MPH; L. Danao, PhD; Q. Lu, MD; A. Valdez, MPH; K. Parada, MPH