The purpose of this study is to collaborate with the local Asian Pacific American with HIV (APAWH) community to adapt and evaluate the appropriateness, acceptability, and feasibility of a 4-session, 4-week Social-justice Oriented, Family Informed self-management intervention to promote health among APAWH in Southern California, particularly Orange counties (SOFIAA). The scientific premise is that APAWH experience systematic barriers in healthcare delivery and policies, resulting in poor health outcomes. Additionally, regardless of ethnicity, APAs often prioritize their responsibilities to their families over their own individual needs. Our hypothesis is that APAWH will perceive SOFIAA as acceptable, feasible, and appropriate and a future study will demonstrate SOFIAA may be used to promote family support, decrease the effects of structural racism and HIV-related stigma, and achieve better outcomes in APAWH. This study addresses the critical need to optimize an intervention to promote self-management skills among APAWH by simultaneously addressing the reality and effects of structural racism and discrimination against APAWH from both the mainstream U.S. society and the APA communities.
EHE Regional Learning collaborative session entitled Addressing the HIV Epidemic in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities held on Tuesday, May 24, from 10-11:30 AM PT! This session focused on the National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, this session focused on tailored strategies and approaches to tackle HIV in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. This session featured several fantastic panelists, including Nan Ding APAIT and Dr. Wei-Ti Chen (UCLA)
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Reflection by Wei-Ti Chen that discusses the importance of providing culturally sensitive family-centered self-management interventions for Asian Pacific Americans living with HIV. The reflection also focuses on how acculturation had an impact on patient-healthcare and was contributing to HIV stigma and stress.