Documents and Reports
AAPCHO, A Functional Manual for Providing Linguistically
Competent Health Care Services as Developed by a Community Health Center,
2002.
The manual, funded by the Health and Human Services Bureau of Primary
Health Care, is aimed at helping community health centers and health care
providers ensure that limited English proficient (LEP) persons have access
to health care services.
To order a free copy click here.
AAPCHO, Mobilizing Communities: A Compendium of AAPI
Model Practices, 2002.
This guide features 13 AAPI health service models that are successful
in serving AAPI communities. Information within the compendium is provided
for organizations trying to develop similar programs within their own
communities or searching for new strategies to strengthen or sustain existing
programs.
To order a free copy click here.
APPEAL, Conducting Needs Assessments for Tobacco Control
in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities.
The needs assessment kit is designed to help those who work with AAPI
communities on tobacco prevention and control to better design and implement
their activities and programs. The goals of this kit are: to educate community
advocates on the benefits of needs assessments to their tobacco control
activities and programs; to help tobacco control advocates choose the
best needs assessment for their program by instructing them on the different
types of needs assessment and how to conduct them.
To request a copy of an educational kit, please contact APPEAL at appeal@aapcho.org
or 510-272-9536.
APPEAL, Enhancing Cultural and Community Competence for Tobacco Control
for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
The cultural competence kit is designed for tobacco control advocates
and policy makers working in the tobacco control movement who wish to
work with AAPIs in their communities. It emphasizes the importance of
institutionalizing cultural competency activities in policies, programs,
staff, and coalitions. The kit also includes an introduction to cultural
competency resources and case studies, as well as how to assess institutional
cultural competency, identify areas for improvement, develop a cultural
competency plan, and sustain momentum.
To request a copy of an educational kit, please contact APPEAL at appeal@aapcho.org
or 510-272-9536.
Asian
and Pacific Islander American Health Forum ~ Resources
Provides a list of publications and resources published by the Asian and
Pacific Islander (API) American Health Forum and other organizations.
Most of the publications focus on HIV and AIDS in the API community.
CSAP,
Communicating Appropriately With Asian and Pacific Islander Audiences,
1997.
With a focus on Asian and Pacific Islander audiences, this guide discusses
the challenges of creating prevention messages and products in the context
of varying cultures, languages, geographical locations and other factors.
Also covers key issues for A/PI audiences such as immigration, acculturation,
and intergenerational conflict, in the context of substance abuse prevention.
CSAP, Responding to Pacific Islanders: Culturally Competent Perspectives
for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1999.
This monograph investigates culturally-specific factors that influence
the performance of substance abuse prevention programs and primary health
care practices within Pacific Islander communities.
To order a free copy click here.
Kuramoto, Ford; Nakashima, John. Developing an ATOD Prevention Campaign
for Asian and Pacific Islanders: Some Considerations, Journal of Public
Health Management and Practice, May 2000, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 57-64.
This article provides an overview of the Asian and Pacific Islander
(API) population in the US as it relates to developing targeted alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug prevention media. Although APIs represent several
ethnic subgroups, many API communities face the same risk factors including
pressure on youth to achieve, immigration and acculturation stressors,
shame and denial in addressing substance abuse, and racism and discrimination.
For additional information and resources, please visit our website at www.thepraxisproject.org or contact The Praxis Project via email at info@thepraxisproject.org or phone at 202-234-5921.
Some descriptions were taken from the organization’s websites or the publications.
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