You may view the following selected presentations pertaining to the 1st South Asian American Health Conference held on June 3, 2005 at Ramada Inn & Conference Center in North Brunswick, New Jersey:

Keynote Presentation:  Who are South Asian Americans, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, Issues and Challenges, Urgency for Action  

 Plenary Session:  Cardiovascular Diseases in South Asians   

Plenary Session:  Diabetes Epidemic in South Asians  

 Current Policy and Programmatic Climate

  Concurrent Sessions I
    
      Cancer

      Infectious Diseases

      Oral Health    

  Concurrent Session II

      Mental Health 

      Domestic Violence    

       Diet/Nutrition 

 Closing Remarks  

The Secondary Analysis of South Asian Populations from Stroke in Hispanic and African-American Regional Population (SHARP) Study

 Authors:  Afshin A. Divani PhD, Shafiuddin Ahmed MD, Abu Nasar MS, Amardeep Hoonjan MS, Jawad F. Kirmani MD, Adnan I. Qureshi MD

 Addressing the Needs of South Asian American HIV-Positive Women in the Robert Wood Johnson  AIDS Program (RWJAP)

 Authors:  Malhotra, A. Gaur, S., Loomis, C. , Marone, R. 

 Health Status of South Asians in the USA: A Misplaced Priority    

 Author: Arun Samanta, MD., Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Medical Director of Liver Transplant and Chief of Transplant Hepatology, New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ, Newark.

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