NCPP Staff went to support our partners at the Samoan Community Development Center (SCDC) in San Francisco for their blessing of the logs to be used in making a traditional Samoan paopao (dugout boat) on Friday June 6,2014. A Samoan elder chief presided over the ceremony and offered some words of gratitude and blessings for the people who will be involved in crafting the boat. After the ceremony, guests were treated to traditional dances, followed by lunch.
The HealthRIGHT 360 Board of Directors invited Be The Change youth collaborative to present their Findings & Recommendations from the 2013 Youth Access Survey at a board meeting in San Francisco on 5/28/2014. Mary and Ingrid provided a brief overview and background of the work of NCPP before the youth presented. The board members really seemed to enjoy the presentation and asked thoughtful questions about the survey methodology and findings. Everyone had great time walking together and taking BART to get to the HR360 office at 1735 Mission Street in San Francisco.
*****API Health Parity Coalition Meeting****
Thursday, September 5, 2013, 3:30-5p
Chinatown Child Development Center, 720 Sacramento St, SF
*Welcome & Introductions
Led by APIHPC Co-Chairs Judy Young & Christina Shea
*Mental Health Project Updates
Led by APIHPC Coordinators Heidi Tuason & Natalie Ah Soon
*Digital Stories Screening & Discussion
Led by APIHPC Coordinator Heidi Tuason
Please RSVP by Tuesday Sept 3 to apihpc@gmail.com.
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*****WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING?*****
Digital Storytelling is a creative and innovative method of participatory practice that engages ordinary people to use digital tools (still & moving pictures, music, sound, text, and narrative voice) in an expressive way to tell their stories in short 3-5 minute films.
API Health Parity Coalition, in partnership with the Center for Digital Storytelling, conducted intensive 3-day workshops that included reflective writing, shared group story circles, group affirmation and feedback, guided reflection and script writing, audio recording of the storytellers’ voice, video editing learning (even for people with limited computer skills), and assisted digital story crafting and refining.
API Health Parity Coalition hopes to use these stories about mental wellness for community education, anti-stigma campaigns, and advocacy to policymakers/funders.
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The Asian & Pacific Islander Health Parity Coalition is a coalition of 30+ agencies in San Francisco that serve API communities. They envision healthy Asian & Pacific Islander (API) communities in San Francisco. Their mission is to achieve health parity for San Francisco’s Asian & Pacific Islander communities by identifying and addressing health and healthcare issues.
Click the image below to download the PDF flier.
Mitchell Xiong and Omar Aljundi, both students from San Francisco State University, interned with the San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services’ Office of Diversity & Equity (ODE) as part of their culminating experience course in the Health Education program. The interns presented on what they learned in working with the 7 cultural competency initiatives under the ODE.
The 7 cultural competence initiatives under the Office of Diversity & Equity include:
-African American Planning Initiative
-Chinese Health Initiative
-Filipino Mental Health Initiative
-Latino Collaborative
-Pacific Islander Initiative
-PRIDE Initiative
-Spirituality Initiative
For more information, click on the logo below to download the brochure.
