Project AsPIRE Coalition
Who we are
The AsPIRE Team is comprised of Kalusugan Coalition and researchers from the NYU School of Medicine's Center for the Study of Asian American Health and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The team has strong background and extensive experience in health and social service delivery, research, education, and community organizing. Many of the team members are fluent in English, Tagalog, and other Filipino dialects.
Mission
We expect to improve knowledge, control of blood pressure, adherence to medication and appointment keeping, and access to health care services among hypertensive Filipinos.
Goals
- To adapt an existing CHW intervention using descriptive research and pilot intervention findings from the three-year planning grant project.
- To utilize the results from the three-year planning grant to implement and assess the efficacy of a CHW intervention to improve hypertension management and access to care among Filipino Americans living in New York and New Jersey.
- To assess the feasibility of using a community based participatory research (CBPR) approach to implement and sustain a CHW intervention to improve hypertension management among Filipinos Americans.
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