Simona Kwon
New York University
17 Papers
30 Citations
Simona Kwon is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health equity & Pacific islanders. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 17 publications.
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Papers
Implementing health promotion activities using community-engaged approaches in Asian American faith-based organizations in New York City and New Jersey.
Simona Kwon,Shilpa Patel,Catherine Choy,Jennifer Zanowiak,Catlin Rideout,Stella S. Yi,Laura C. Wyatt,Taher,MJ Garcia-Dia,Sara Kim,TK Denholm,Rucha Kavathe,Nadia Islam +12 more
TL;DR: The Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health for Asian Americans (REACH FAR) Project as discussed by the authors implemented a multi-level and evidence-based health promotion and hypertension (HTN) control program in faith-based organizations serving Asian American (AA) communities (Bangladeshi, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian) across multiple denominations (Christian, Muslim, and Sikh) in New York/New Jersey (NY/NJ).
Developing the Community Empowered Research Training Program: Building Research Capacity for Community-Initiated and Community-Driven Research
Simona Kwon,Catlin Rideout,Winston Tseng,Nadia Islam,Won Kim Cook,Marguerite Ro,Chau Trinh-Shevrin +6 more
TL;DR: A partnership to support CBO research infrastructure development by creating the Community Empowered Research Training (CERT) program and findings have been applied to the CERT program to build capacity to support community-initiated/driven research to address health disparities affecting AAs and NHPIs.
A Population Health Equity Approach Reveals Persisting Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in New York City South Asian Communities
Shilpa Patel,Julie A. Kranick,Sharon L. Manne,Krina Shah,Victoria H. Raveis,Joseph Ravenell,Stella S. Yi,Simona Kwon,Nadia Islam +8 more
TL;DR: The findings support the development of targeted, linguistically and culturally adapted campaigns for this population that facilitate access to health systems and leverage natural community assets and social support systems.
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Using Evidence-Based Policy, Systems, and Environmental Strategies to Increase Access to Healthy Food and Opportunities for Physical Activity Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Shilpa Patel,Simona Kwon,Pedro Arista,Ed Tepporn,Marianne Chung,Kathy Ko Chin,Catlin Rideout,Nadia Islam,Chau Trinh-Shevrin +8 more
TL;DR: The STRIVE Project funded 15 Asian American and NHPI community-based organizations (CBOs) to implement culturally adapted strategies to implement EBPSE strategies to reduce health disparities.
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Recommendations for implementing policy, systems, and environmental improvements to address chronic diseases in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
Pedro Arista,Ed Tepporn,Simona Kwon,Catlin Rideout,Shilpa Patel,Marianne Chung,Roxanna Bautista,Chau Trinh-Shevrin,Kathy Ko-Chin +8 more
TL;DR: This paper presented the methods of the Strategies to Reach and Implement the Vision of Health Equity program in which 15 community-based organizations in the United States and the Pacific region implemented evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental improvements in their local communities and provided recommendations for using these tailored approaches in other communities and geographic locations.