SATHI Program

Current Projects

SATHI is working in collaboration with Dr. Susan Brooks, Medical Geneticist with the Division of Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in a program sponsored by the New York-Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Genetics and Newborn Screening Services (NYMAC) to improve genetics awareness and access to services among consumers and providers.  The project is focused on educating the community about the importance of family history and thalassemia, a genetic form of anemia that is prevalent in the South Asian community.

SATHI is a partner in a statewide survey to learn the best ways to develop culturally appropriate information about resources and services for people with traumatic brain injury and their families in South Asian communities in New Jersey and the best way to make that information available.  The survey is being conducted by The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities which is part of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. If you have questions, please call (732-235-9304)or email Bill Gaventa, Project Director, The Boggs Center.

Upcoming Events

Please watch for an announcement of our SocioCultural Perspectives in Pregnancy and Child Rearing Conference to be held in the Fall of 2012.