Health Resource Guide for Asian American and Pacific Islander Women in NYC
July 8, 2013In New York City, APIs are nearly 13 percent of the total population. However, there is no comprehensive guide for health resources dedicated to API women. In response, NAPAWF*NYC, the New York City chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, set out to create this Health Resource Guide (HRG). The NAPAWF*NYC HRG serves to […]
Hawaii Community Health Needs Assessment: Mental Health Visits High in Hospitals
A new study of Hawaii’s hospitals mandated under President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul shows more patients were hospitalized for mental health issues in 2011 than any other preventable cause. The state’s Community Health Needs Assessment shows mental health causes accounted for 5,180 hospital visits in Hawaii in 2011. That’s well above the next […]
iQUIT: Smartphone App Helps Teens Quit Smoking Through Text Messages
July 3, 2013A smartphone app designed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) texts teens to help them quit smoking. The text messaging program is called SmokefreeTXT and lasts about eight weeks. The messages (written in “teen speak”), and their timing, are based on texts sent by the participating teens, describing their tobacco cravings and moods. One text says, “Smoking 1 […]
Becoming A Man™: School-Based Counseling, Mentoring, Violence Prevention and Educational Enrichment Program
July 2, 2013Youth Guidance’s B.A.M. (Becoming A Man™) – Sports Edition is a school-based counseling, mentoring, violence prevention and educational enrichment program that promotes social, emotional and behavioral competencies in at-risk male youth. B.A.M – Sports Edition’s curriculum addresses six core values: integrity, accountability, self-determination, positive anger expression, visionary goal-setting and respect for women, as each value […]
Asegurate Campaign: Partnership Aims to Educate Latinos about the Affordable Care Act
July 1, 2013The “Asegúrate” Latino media partnership, known as “Get Covered,” is a partnership between The California Endowment, a private, health foundation; Covered California, the state’s health benefit marketplace; and the largest Spanish-language media outlets, including Univision, Telemundo, and La Opinion-impreMedia. This innovative partnership aims to educate Latinos about the Affordable Care Act, and drive them to […]
I-bobbly App: Getting Mobile Mental Health into Indigenous Communities
The suicide rate for Indigenous people is four times Australia’s national rate. Many Indigenous people live in remote parts of Australia where therapists able to deliver suicide prevention treatments are rare or non-existent. And most treatments have been developed for European Australians rather than Aboriginal Australians. These are the challenges that a smart phone app […]
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