Digital Media Recruitment for Fall Prevention Among Older Chinese-American Individuals: Observational, Cross-Sectional Study

Digital Media Recruitment for Fall Prevention Among Older Chinese-American Individuals

Background: Research in fall prevention programs has increased in recent years in response to the aging demographics of the United States. To date, limited research and outreach programs have focused on ethnic minorities due to increased cost, language barriers, and cultural differences. Digital media platforms may be a cost-effective avenue to initiate fall prevention programs for minority populations.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether Facebook advertisements are a practical recruitment method for health education to the Chinese-speaking population.

Dementia Prevention and Treatment: An Asian American Perspective

Benjamin Woo, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

¨ Dementia Prevention and Treatment: An Asian American Perspective

Benjamin Woo, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. He received his medical degree at the University of California, San Diego and did his psychiatry residency at UCLA-Kern Psychiatry Residency Program. Currently, he is an Inpatient Attending Psychiatrist and the Psychiatry Clerkship Director for medical students rotating at Olive View – UCLA Medical Center. For the past ten years, he has spoken on 100+ radio shows on various mental health topics on the only Cantonese radio station in Los Angeles. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Foundation awarded him one of its Advancing Minority Mental Health Awards. In 2018, he was the recipient of the C. Doris and Toshio Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Prize in Asian American Studies at UCLA. Dr. Woo’s research interests include Geriatric and Asian American mental health.

Roeske Teaching Award (2018)

Roeske Teaching Award

The Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate — established in 1990 to honor Dr. Nancy C.A. Roeske — is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding and sustaining contributions to medical student education.

2018 Entry: Why I Think Neuroscience Is...™ Essential Jamie Chung

The stigma of dementia is debilitating.  Let's fight together!  A 3-min short film titled, "Sing me a lullaby," by Director Jamie Chung.

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Faculty Profile

https://people.healthsciences.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=8941644

A Short Biography:


Benjamin Woo, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Geffen School of Medicine at the UCLA and Psychiatry Clerkship Director at the Olive View - UCLA Medical Center. He is the faculty advisor for the UCLA Asian Pacific Health Corps, an undergraduate student organization that promotes health awareness in the Asian communities. Dr. Woo is also a member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. He has published many articles addressing mental health care disparities amongst different Asian American ethnic groups in the fields of emergency psychiatry and geriatric mental health. Since 2009, he has spoken on 100+ radio shows on various mental health topics on the only Cantonese radio station in Los Angeles.


He has received many awards and honors for his work and teaching - among others, the Award for Excellence In Education from the UCLA School of Medicine, the Hoshide Distinguished Teaching Prize in Asian American Studies at UCLA, the Roeske Teaching Award from the American Psychiatric Association, and the Advancing Minority Mental Health Award from the American Psychiatric Foundation.