Temple University’s Center for Asian Health received funding to increase accessibility and availability of healthy foods and implement evidence-based strategies to prevent and reduce tobacco use among youth. Grace Ma, PhD, is the director of the CAH and will be PI for this project. The CAH aims to decrease hypertension-related mortality rates by working with Chinese take-out restaurants to reduce the amount of sodium in their food by 10 to 15 percent and decrease tobacco sales to minors. The grant, which is made possible by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Get Healthy Philly, an initiative of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is expected to run for five years.
