Dr. Moon S. Chen Jr. This is Me

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1. 1. California Breast Cancer Research Program - Council Bios

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   Published on: 7/7/2008   Last Visited: 7/7/2008

   Moon Chen
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   Moon Chen
   
   Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H., is professor and Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control (Population Sciences) at University of California Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento, which is the scientific headquarters for the NCI-funded Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training (AANCART).AANCART links eight universities and NCI-designated cancer centers from the East Coast (Harvard, Columbia) with those of the South (University of Texas MD Anderson) and the West (University of Washington; University of California, San Francisco; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Hawaii) to reach approximately 50% of Asian Americans residing in the US.He previously served as Chair, Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, School of Public Health at The Ohio State University's College of Medicine and Public Health.He is known as a pre-eminent scholar/researcher in public health issues affecting Asian Americans.He has authored or co-authored over 90 refereed articles or abstracts that have appeared in top journals such as the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, Cancer, Ethnicity & Health, Health Education Quarterly, and Preventive Medicine.Dr. Chen's public health expertise has led to several consultancies, including the Ministry of Public Health of the People's Republic of China, the US Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and several universities and state public health departments throughout the country.In 2002 he joined the National Cancer Advisory Board, and in 2003 became one of two non-federal co-chairs of the Trans-HHS (US Health and Human Services) Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group, charged with overseeing and leading a national effort to reduce cancer health disparities.Dr. Chen received the 2003 American Cancer Society's Humanitarian Award for his "unfailing commitment and considerable contributions to the field of public health…," his "dedication to addressing and improving the health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders…," and his "leadership in investigating and securing funds for continued research on the health disparities within minority populations."(07/01/08 - 06/31/10)

2. 2. AANCAART Steering Committee

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   Published on: 2/7/2008   Last Visited: 2/7/2008

   Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H. University of California-Davis Principal Investigator
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   Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.HAANCART Principal Investigator
   
   Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H. counts it a privilege to serve as the Principal Investigator for the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training (AANCART) since its initial funding in April 2000, when he was a Professor at The Ohio State University.Since July 2002, he joined the faculty in the Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis and the Co-Leader of the Cancer Etiology, Prevention, and Control Program at the UC Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento.With his move to Sacramento, he transferred the national headquarters of AANCART to Sacramento.
   
   Dr. Chen became interested in Asian American health issues after he read an article that depicted the bimodal characteristics of Asian Americans.He became interested in cancer control because of his assignment to an enthusiastic cancer surgeon who was a fanatic about making sure no one would die of cancer unnecessarily.He thus integrated his two interests of Asian American health issues with cancer control into a passion.He initiated early community-based health research that eventually led to a national focus on Asian American cancer awareness, research, and training and has published extensively in the refereed literature about cancer control issues among Asian Americans.For instance, he was the Principal Investigator of the first National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant, "Lay-led Smoking Cessation Approach for S.E. Asian men" and has been the PI for at least 20 other research grants or supplements targeting Asian American health issues.His work has been recognized by receiving the 2003 American Cancer Society (National) Humanitarian Award and in 2004 as one of two non-Federal Co-Chairs of the Trans-Health and Human Services Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group.Dr. Chen is the Associate Director for Disparities and Research at the UC Davis Cancer Center. (Return To Top of Page)

3. 3. ACS :: Top Cancer Organizations Launch First Online Portal of Asian Language Cancer Information

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   Published on: 3/17/2006   Last Visited: 4/7/2006

   "Asians and Pacific Islanders are dying, in too many cases, from a lack of basic information about cancer," said Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., principal investigator of AANCART and associate director of the UC Davis Cancer Center.