Screen at 23

Screen At 23

Because appropriate testing for Asian Americans would reveal hundreds of thousands of diabetes and prediabetes patients.

Asian Americans are at risk for type 2 diabetes at a lower body mass index.

The general rule has been that if you have a body mass index below 25, you aren’t at risk for diabetes. Research on Asian Americans, however, proves different. The American Diabetes Association, National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control have all recently acknowledged that Asian Americans should be screened for diabetes at a lower body mass index, and 23 is that number.

More than half of Asian Americans with type 2 diabetes, and even more with prediabetes, are undiagnosed; there isn’t enough awareness among patients and providers of this appropriate guideline. To treat, intervene, and even prevent diabetes, we need to first ensure that it is revealed. That means making doctors and patients aware that a body mass index of 23 is a risk factor to consider for screening diabetes in an Asian American patient.

Know your risk: Screen at 23 using this tool, and talk to your health provider.

If we can make doctors and patients aware of the need to Screen at 23, we can make that happen.

 

Check out the Resources section for more information including the Screen at 23 package, sign on to the campaign as an official supporter, and become a diabetes advocate by spreading this message.

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Supporters

  • Alice Chen, MD

    Chief Medical Officer

    San Francisco Health Network

    Alice Chen, MD

    Chief Medical Officer

    San Francisco Health Network

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  • Angela Sun, PhD

    Executive Director

    Chinese Community Health Resource Center (CCHRC)

    Angela Sun, PhD

    Executive Director

    Chinese Community Health Resource Center (CCHRC)

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  • Ben Lui, MD

    Medical Director

    Chinatown Public Health Center

    Ben Lui, MD

    Medical Director

    Chinatown Public Health Center

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  • Brenda Yee

    CEO

    Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP)

    Brenda Yee

    CEO

    Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP)

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  • Christopher Kang

    National Director

    National Council of Asian Pacific Americans

    Christopher Kang

    National Director

    National Council of Asian Pacific Americans

    The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans supports Screen at 23 because our communities are disproportionately affected by diabetes. Screening at a BMI of 23 will help prevent the growing health disparity of diabetes in our communities.

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  • Diana Lau, PhD

    Executive Director

    Asian Heart Institute at UCSF

    Diana Lau, PhD

    Executive Director

    Asian Heart Institute at UCSF

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  • Dr. Ninh Tran

    M.D.

    Dr. Ninh Tran

    M.D.

    I see Asian patients who have gone undiagnosed for diabetes.

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  • Edward A. Chow, MD

    Co-Chair

    AANHPI Diabetes Coalition

    Edward A. Chow, MD

    Co-Chair

    AANHPI Diabetes Coalition

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  • Edwin Chandrasekar, PhD

    Executive Director

    Asian Health Coalition of Illinois (AHCI)

    Edwin Chandrasekar, PhD

    Executive Director

    Asian Health Coalition of Illinois (AHCI)

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  • Elisa Choi, MD, FACP

    Chairperson

    Commonwealth of MA Asian American Commission

    Elisa Choi, MD, FACP

    Chairperson

    Commonwealth of MA Asian American Commission

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  • George King, MD

    Research Director, co-chair AANHPI Diabetes Coalition

    Joslin Diabetes Center

    George King, MD

    Research Director, co-chair AANHPI Diabetes Coalition

    Joslin Diabetes Center

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  • George Liu, MD

    Chairman of the board

    Chinese American Independent Provider Association (CAIPA)

    George Liu, MD

    Chairman of the board

    Chinese American Independent Provider Association (CAIPA)

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  • Gregory Lam, MD

    National Physicians Alliance

    Gregory Lam, MD

    National Physicians Alliance

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  • Happy Araneta, PhD

    Professor of Epidemiology

    UCSD, Principle Investigator Filipino Health Study

    Happy Araneta, PhD

    Professor of Epidemiology

    UCSD, Principle Investigator Filipino Health Study

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  • Ho L. Tran, MD, MPH

    President and CEO

    National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP)

    Ho L. Tran, MD, MPH

    President and CEO

    National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP)

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  • Jeffrey Caballero

    Executive Director

    AAPCHO

    Jeffrey Caballero

    Executive Director

    AAPCHO

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  • Jiun-Ruey Hu

    President

    APAMSA - Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association

    Jiun-Ruey Hu

    President

    APAMSA - Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association

    We would like to know how we can help implement Screen at 23’s efforts at our local chapters as medical students.

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  • John Williams, PharmD

    CEO

    Chinese Community Health Care Association (CCHCA)

    John Williams, PharmD

    CEO

    Chinese Community Health Care Association (CCHCA)

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  • Jose Powell, M.D.

    MD

    Sutter Health

    Jose Powell, M.D.

    MD

    Sutter Health

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  • Josh Green, MD

    Executive Director

    HI Independent Provider Association (HI IPA)

    Josh Green, MD

    Executive Director

    HI Independent Provider Association (HI IPA)

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  • Julieta Gabiola, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

    Stanford University

    Julieta Gabiola, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

    Stanford University

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  • Kathy Ko Chin, CEO

    President and CEO

    Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)

    Kathy Ko Chin, CEO

    President and CEO

    Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)

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  • Kenneth Sim, MD

    Chairman

    Allied Pacific IPA

    Kenneth Sim, MD

    Chairman

    Allied Pacific IPA

    Allied Pacific of California IPA is transforming from an Independent Physician Association model to a

    more coordinated population health management model with an emphasis on Chronic Disease

    Management such as Diabetes. “Screen 23” collaborates with our goals to provide more effective

    proactive care to our diabetic patients within our Asian American Community.

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  • Kent Woo

    Executive Director

    NICOS Chinese Health Coalition SF, CA

    Kent Woo

    Executive Director

    NICOS Chinese Health Coalition SF, CA

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  • Lawrence Ng, MD

    Chairman of the board

    Chinese American Medical Society of Oakland CA

    Lawrence Ng, MD

    Chairman of the board

    Chinese American Medical Society of Oakland CA

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  • Lloyd Asato

    Executive Director

    American Pacific Community in Action (APCA) AZ

    Lloyd Asato

    Executive Director

    American Pacific Community in Action (APCA) AZ

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  • Manju Sankarappa

    Executive Director

    The Ohio Asian American Health Coalition

    Manju Sankarappa

    Executive Director

    The Ohio Asian American Health Coalition

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  • Mele Look

    Director of Community Engagement

    University of Hawaii, Medical School, Dept Native Hawaiian Health

    Mele Look

    Director of Community Engagement

    University of Hawaii, Medical School, Dept Native Hawaiian Health

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  • Mele Look

    Director of Community Engagement

    University of Hawaii, Medical School, Dept Native Hawaiian Health

    Mele Look

    Director of Community Engagement

    University of Hawaii, Medical School, Dept Native Hawaiian Health

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  • Moon Chen, Ph.D.

    Founding Primary Investigator

    Asian American Network for Cancer, Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART)

    Moon Chen, Ph.D.

    Founding Primary Investigator

    Asian American Network for Cancer, Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART)

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  • Nia Aitaoto, PhD

    Co-Director

    Center for Pacific Islander Health at UAMS

    Nia Aitaoto, PhD

    Co-Director

    Center for Pacific Islander Health at UAMS

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  • Paul Lee, MD

    President

    Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS) New York

    Paul Lee, MD

    President

    Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS) New York

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  • Peter Bretan, M.D.

    President

    Philippine Medical Society of Northern California

    Peter Bretan, M.D.

    President

    Philippine Medical Society of Northern California

    We are an Asian Medical Society. We care for indigent Asians in America and abroad. Education and Medical Missions are our main mission-see pmsnc.com for more information about our organization.

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  • Roger Eng, MD

    President

    San Francisco Medical Society

    Roger Eng, MD

    President

    San Francisco Medical Society

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  • Rudy Asercion

    CEO

    NaFFAA Region 8, Pacific

    Rudy Asercion

    CEO

    NaFFAA Region 8, Pacific

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  • Samuel So

    Executive director

    Asian Liver Center at Stanford University

    Samuel So

    Executive director

    Asian Liver Center at Stanford University

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  • San Francisco Health Commission

    San Francisco Department of Public Health

    San Francisco Health Commission

    San Francisco Department of Public Health

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  • Shereen Arent

    Chief Advocacy Officer

    American Diabetes Association (ADA)

    Shereen Arent

    Chief Advocacy Officer

    American Diabetes Association (ADA)

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  • Son Tuong Do, M.D.

    Chair Emeritus

    Vietnamese American Medical Association

    Son Tuong Do, M.D.

    Chair Emeritus

    Vietnamese American Medical Association

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  • Steven Larson, MD, MPH

    President

    California Medical Association

    Steven Larson, MD, MPH

    President

    California Medical Association

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  • Stuart Fong

    community health outreach

    Chinese Hospital

    Stuart Fong

    community health outreach

    Chinese Hospital

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  • Tana Lepule

    Executive Director

    EPIC

    Tana Lepule

    Executive Director

    EPIC

    About 15% of Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders have been told that they have diabetes, a rate higher than any racial group.

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  • Tung Nguyen, MD

    Director & Chair of the WHIAAHPI Commission

    Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH), UCSF

    Tung Nguyen, MD

    Director & Chair of the WHIAAHPI Commission

    Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH), UCSF

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  • Uyen Luong

    Patient

    Uyen Luong

    Patient

    Several members of my family have diabetes type 2, including myself. My BMI is less than 23.

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  • Viviene Bucsit

    Director of Programs & Operations

    Skinny Gene Project

    Viviene Bucsit

    Director of Programs & Operations

    Skinny Gene Project

    As the 1st in San Diego County & only the 3rd in the state of California to be awarded CDC full-recognition for successfully providing the Diabetes Prevention Program, we understand that each individual & each culture is unique. By addressing the uniqueness of screening Asians at a lower BMI, we can have a baseline in which we can identify those at risk & begin to “Educate, Empower, & Prevent” type 2 diabetes.

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  • Warren Chin, MD

    Chairman

    Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS)

    Warren Chin, MD

    Chairman

    Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS)

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  • Weylin Eng, M.D.

    Founder/Optometrist

    Orinda Optometry Group

    Weylin Eng, M.D.

    Founder/Optometrist

    Orinda Optometry Group

    It has affected many of my patients and family members.

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  • William Chiong, MD

    Chairman of the board

    US Burma Medical Society ( USBMS)

    William Chiong, MD

    Chairman of the board

    US Burma Medical Society ( USBMS)

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Resources

  • About The Campaign

    Read more about the Screen At 23 campaign organizers and key partners.

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  • Screen at 23 Package

    The details are inside: the science, significance, and the impact we can have.

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  • Spread the Word!

    Talking points, Tweets, FB posts, and other ways to get the word out about Screen at 23.

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