1 Midwest Asian Health Association(MAHA) Hong Liu, Ph.D. Executive Director
2 MAHA’s Mission Is a non-profit organization with the mission to reduce health disparities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the Midwest
3 Affordable Care Act Education, Counseling and Enrollment
4 Community Health Center
5 Hepatitis B Education and Screening
7 Hepatitis B Immunization
8 Free Hepatitis B Clinic
9 Provide Osteoporosis Education and screening
10 Provide Medical Consultation and Diabetes Education and Counselling
11 Provided workshops to health professionals students
12 Substance Abuse PreventionPrevent underage drinking and Marihuana use among Asian and Latino youth in Chicago McKinley Park
13 Initiative to Help Individuals with Disabilities for Job Placement
14 Asian Mental Health Clinic
15 Facts Mental disorders are the leading cause of disabilityin the U.S. for people ages 15-44 1 in 6 Chinese American young adults (ages 18-25) reported experiencing serious psycho- logical distress in the past year While 49.7% Caucasian with mental illness receive treatment Only 19.2% of Asian Americans receive any kind of mental health treatment Source: SAMHSA website, IDHS website
16 Facts _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Every 15 minutes, someone dies in this country by suicide Suicide is the second leading cause of death among year old in the U.S. Asian American women between 15-24 had the highest number of suicides among all U.S. women in that age range. The average person waits 10 years before seeking treatment Source: IDHS website
17 MAHA Research Projects _________________________________________________UIC Mercury Study with UIC School of Public Health Patient Focused Type II Diabetes Study Hepatitis B Study among Chinese immigrant populations Asian Mental Health Study and Prevention Strategy Cardiovascular Disease Prevention among Chinese population Stomach Cancer and Colon Cancer Prevention Study