NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Wiconi Ohitika Suicide Prevention Description: The primary purpose of the Wiconi Ohitika Youth Suicide Prevention Project is to provide suicide prevention education that will save lives, and help survivors of suicide recover from tragic loss. The project is: A culturally enriched approach to youth suicide prevention Based on the culture, language, […]
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Community-Based Approach to Affordable Care Act Outreach to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Objective: To disseminate culturally-appropriate information about the Affordable Care Act to the local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community Description: Special Service for Groups (SSG) has been following and working with the California Health Benefit Exchange to prepare itself for the roll out of the Affordable Care Act. One of the ways SSG is providing […]
Performing Outreach Through Local Radio and Television
Objective: To share information about agency programs and services Description: The executive director of Hale Na’au Pono, Poka Laenui, hosts a weekly radio talk show called Hawaiian Potpourri on KWAI 1080am at 6-8 AM on Sundays as well as a television show discussing issues ranging from economics, environment, international law, Hawaiian history, culture and human […]
Talk. They Hear You: Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has launched “Talk. They Hear You,” a national campaign to provide parents, guardians, and communities with the information and resources they need to increase their awareness of the prevalence and risk of underage drinking and to address the issue of alcohol with youth. The campaign also […]
Asians, Pacific Islanders Reveal How HIV Affects Their Lives, Communities in Digital Story Series
To commemorate May 19th, 2013—the 9th annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—the Banyan Tree Project hosted a series of Twitter chats throughout the month premiering twenty new digital stories by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AAs and NHPIs) living with or affected by HIV from “Taking Root: Our Stories, Our […]
Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Infographic
This infographic was developed by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum for National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2013. Population of focus: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Links to resource: Link on Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum website Infographic (pdf) Date: 2013 Organization: Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum