Fellow Update: Alana
SPARC Leadership Program
Alana is part of the Southern California Students Fellow Team. In September, she shared tobacco education resources at PIFA - the Pacific Islander Festival.
"PIFA is the largest and longest running Pacific Islander Festival on the mainland.…
Hepatitis B Health Disparities Webinar
ASPIRE Blog, Blog, General, MediaChronic infection with the Hep B and Hep C viruses are the most common risk factors for liver cancer in the United States. Despite the significant decline in viral hepatitis B infection in the U.S. since the 1990s, hepatitis B remains a significant…
Diabetes Awareness Month
ASPIRE Blog, Blog, General, MediaNovember is Diabetes Awareness Month - a time to raise awareness about type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Read this guest post by our ASPIRE partner Hui Mālama Ola Nā ʻŌiwi:
Pictured here: Participants and staff of Hui Mālama's diabetes…
What Works: Increasing Cervical Cancer Screenings for Hispanics and AANHPI Communities
ASPIRE Blog, General, MediaThis webinar, in collaboration with the Nuestras Voces Network, highlights resources to support efforts for cervical cancer education and prevention, and present examples of implemented interventions in Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander…
Cancer Survivorship at Light and Salt Association
ASPIRE Blog, Blog, General, MediaThe mission of the Light and Salt Association (LSA) is to provide quality health care to the needy and vulnerable, promoting healthy living, and fostering a sense of community responsibility in the greater Houston area since 1997. We work particularly…
Asian Pacific American Mental Health Awareness
ASPIRE Blog, Blog, General, Media, SPARC Blog
May is nationally recognized as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - a celebration of the diverse cultures and experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders living in the United States.
May 10th is Asian Pacific American Mental…
Learn about SPARC
Blog, General, Media, SPARC BlogThe Statewide Pacific Islander Asian American Resource and Coordinating Center (also known as SPARC) is funded through the California Tobacco Control Program and addresses tobacco related health disparities in Asian American, Native Hawaiian,…
CDC Tips from Former Smokers
ASPIRE Blog, Blog, General, MediaSecondhand smoke harms children and adults. The CDC Tips campaign shares stories of real people living with serious long-term health effects from smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. Learn more about the 2019 CDC Tips campaign at CDC.gov/tips
Read…
2018 APPEAL Young Advocates for Change (YAC) Policy and Leadership Summit
MediaAPPEAL is hosting its first Leadership Summit dedicated only to young adults! Help spread the word.
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Join us for World No Tobacco Day!
Blog, MediaJoin us on #WorldNoTobaccoDay 5/31/18 for a free webinar on Tobacco Cessation in Asian American communities! Hear from Asian Smokers' Quitline and Center for Pan Asian Community Services!
Register Here: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/7…