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Lim JJ, Kim YC, Koch-Weser S. Communication Infrastructure in an Asian Immigrant Community. J Health Commun. 2021;26(10):717-727doi: 10.1080/10810730.2021.1998847.
Lim, J. J., Kim, Y. C., & Koch-Weser, S. (2021). Communication Infrastructure in an Asian Immigrant Community. Journal of health communication, 26(10), 717-727. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2021.1998847
Lim, Jean J, et al. "Communication Infrastructure in an Asian Immigrant Community." Journal of health communication vol. 26,10 (2021): 717-727. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2021.1998847
Lim JJ, Kim YC, Koch-Weser S. Communication Infrastructure in an Asian Immigrant Community. J Health Commun. 2021 Oct 03;26(10):717-727. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2021.1998847. Epub 2021 Nov 06. PMID: 34743669.
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J Health Commun. 2021 Oct 03;26(10):717-727. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2021.1998847. Epub 2021 Nov 06.

Communication Infrastructure in an Asian Immigrant Community.

Journal of health communication

Jean J Lim, Yong-Chan Kim, Susan Koch-Weser

Affiliations

  1. Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, USA.
  2. College of Communication, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 34743669 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2021.1998847

Abstract

The health benefits of having a supportive community and access to community resources are well documented and for many immigrant communities, community-based organizations (CBOs) play an important role by providing culturally competent services. The current study uses communication infrastructure theory (CIT) to examine the associations between connections to CBOs, civic engagement, and protective health behaviors within the context of Boston Chinatown's Chinese immigrant community. According to CIT, neighborhood communication resources encourage residents to engage in civic activities and health-related problem-solving behaviors. To assess these associations, data from a needs assessment survey (N = 360) were analyzed. Results showed that connections to CBOs had a positive association with total number of protective health behaviors. Civic engagement was not found to be associated with health behaviors. We also found no indirect effect of connections to CBOs on the protective health behaviors via civic engagement. These results carry important theoretical and practical implications.

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