APPEAL’s Making Waves Summit September 21-22, 2017
APPEAL’s Making Waves summit provided an opportunity to discuss strategies to advance health equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities and other communities of color to eliminate tobacco use and obesity for future generations.
Summit Agenda: 2017 APPEAL Making Waves Agenda
Presentation slides from panelists will be uploaded soon:
Day of Community and Strategy: Thursday, September 21, 2017
Tobacco and Obesity Data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders: Data and Community Approach
Paula Palmer, PhD
Claremont Graduate University, School of Community & Global Health
The Changing Landscape of Tobacco Control: Considerations for Policy, Planning, and Practice
Brian King, PhD, MPH
Office of Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Critical Issues in Tobacco and Obesity for AANHPIs
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices
Irene Linayao-Putman, MPH
County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency
Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL)
Fahina Tavake-Pasi
National Tongan American Society (NTAS)
Youth and Young Adult Engagement
Jake Ryann Sumibcay, MPH
Claremont Graduate University, School of Community & Global Health
Successful Strategies on Tobacco and HEAL
Capacity Building
Jin Lee Johnson, MPH
MN Association of Community Health Centers
Community Policy
Alisi Tulua
Community Advocate
Mainstream Policy
Sambo Sak
Families in Good Health
Legislative Policy
Wat Sintharattana
Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS)
Roundtables
Table 1: Tobacco 101
Joann Lee, DrPH
APPEAL
Table 2: HEAL Food Campaigns
Cathy Vue, MPH
Asian Services in Action (ASIA, Inc.)
HaRi Kim
Koreatown Youth and Community Center
Table 3: HEAL in the Community
DeHorne Sia
HOPE Clinic
Joseph Gonsalves
Hui No Ke Ola Pono, Inc.
Table 4: ENDDs/Marijuana
Elaine Ishihara, MPA
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Advocating Together for Healthy Communities (APICAT)
Table 5: Tobacco Cessation
Janice Tsoh, PhD
UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
Kamahanahokulani Farrar, MHRM
Na Pu’uwai Native Hawaiian Health System
Table 6: Other Tobacco Products
Arnab Mukherjea, DrPH, MPH
California State University, East Bay
Plenary Panel: Growing Our Movement
Michael Byun, MPA
Asian Services In Action (ASIA, Inc.)
Shra Alik
Pacific Partners for Tobacco Free Islands (PPTFI)
Elaine Ishihara, MPA
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Advocating Together for Healthy Communities (APICAT)
Day of Equity: Friday, September 22, 2017
Carol McGruder, APPEAL Health Equity Award Recipient
General Session Panel:
Getting to Equity in Tobacco and Obesity in a Challenging Environment
Claradina Soto, PhD, MPH
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine
Gloria Soliz, M.Div, TTS
Coalition of Lavender-Americans on Smoking and Health (CLASH)/The Last Drag
Rebecca DeLaRosa, MPA
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
Tana Lepule
Pacific Islander Community Health
What’s Next for Tobacco Control?
Marijuana
Phillip Gardiner, DrPH
UC Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)
Health Care Systems
Elisa Tong, MD, MA
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
What’s Next for HEAL?
Soda Taxes
Kula Koenig
American Heart Association
Food Justice
Shaniece Alexander, MSW
Oakland Food Policy Council (OFPC)
Successful Tobacco/HEAL Policy Strategies
Community Leadership Development and Policy Change
Jaime Martinez, M.Ed
ClearWay Minnesota
Maximizing Retailers’ Responsiveness to FDA Regulatory Authority in Minority Communities
Jimi Huh, PhD
Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, University of Southern California
HEAL Policy Change
Xavier Morales, PhD, MRP
The Praxis Project
Opportunities for Equity
Measures of Change: Institutionalizing Health Equity within Tobacco Control
Rhodora Ursua, MPH
APPEAL
Voices from Health Department Equity Leaders
Lloyd Nadal, MA
California Department of Public Health
Office of Health Equity Advisory Committee
Paj Nandi, MPH
Washington State Department of Health
