A Book of Hope is primarily intended to educate a broad public audience about coping with the disease of cancer and cancer survivorship.

This case study provides an overview of the AAPI Partnerships efforts to create a dialogue and a relationship with the MPI faith leaders and faith-based organizations of California, with the goal of creating healthier surroundings for MPI community members. This document is a resource to you with examples of working with MPI faith communities in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. This case study highlights the design, implementation, evaluation, challenges and barriers, lessons learned, and program replicability of a statewide faith-based advocacy campaign.

In 2004, APIAHF proposed to conduct the Pacific Islander Cancer Survivorship Educational Forum pilot project aimed to educate cancer survivors and health care providers about culturally relevant survivorship issues and provide information about cancer support programs and resources for Pacific Islander communities in Northern and Southern California. Activities in the two-year project included the convening of focus groups, conducting key informant interviews, developing the educational forum curriculum, and coordinating and implementing two educational forums.

The focus groups gathered cancer survivors, health care providers, and community members to exchange information about existing support services and their efficacy in the provision of care, encourage dialogue about the challenges and barriers in patients’ pursuit of healthcare services, and brainstorm methods by which to address patient needs and concerns.