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Utah Project Director

Fahina Pasi
National Tongan Association of Utah
2480 So. Main Street #112
Salt Lake City, UT
Phone: 801-467-8712
Email: fahina36@hotmail.com

Other Resources in Utah

A.P.P.E.A.L.
Harmon Center
Health and Education Promotion Dept, University of Utah
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Intermountain Diabetes Health Center
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
National Tongan American Society
Polynesian Association of Utah
Samoan Women in Action
Tangi Kanongata'a Tongan Choreographer / Video
Utah Community Association for PIs
Utah Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Utah Genomics Program
Utah State University
Westside Center

Lead Agency: National Tongan American Society

Under a two-year project, a group based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is working to strengthen the lead agency's organizational capacity through board development, increased networking, staff training, and working toward financial sustainability. Programmatically, its primary concern is to develop and implement a program to reduce obesity and diabetes among Pacific Islanders.

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Ohio Project Director

Michael Byun Asian Services in Action 730 Carroll Street Akron, OH 44304 Phone: 330-535-3263
Email: michael.byun@asiainc-ohio.org

Ohio Coalition Partners

Asian Services in Action
Asian American Community Services
OSU APAMSA
Organization of Chinese Americans, Columbus Chapter
Asian Community Alliances, Inc., of Greater Cincinnati
Asian Festival Corporation
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association - Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine Chapter
Asian-American Community Service Council, Columbus
Jason Chao, M.D.
Munsup Seoh
Tom Chung
Ohio Asian American Health Coalition
Asian American Council of Dayton
Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Cleveland
United Way of the Greater Dayton Area
University of Toledo - APAMSA
Wright State University School of Professional Psychology
Cora Munoz, Ph.D., RN, Capital University College of Nursing
Ye Fan Glaven
Mieko Smith, Ph.D.
Surendra Adhikari,.Ph.D.
Ron Katsuyama
Chinese Association of Greater Toledo

Lead Agency: Asian Services In Action

The Ohio coalition is creating an active statewide Asian Health Coalition to advocate for systems, funding, and policy changes, particularly related to Hepatitis B.

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New York Project Director

Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza
Coalition for Asian American Children & Families
50 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-809-4675
Email: cacf@cacf.org

Project CHARGE Partners

Asian Americans for Equality
Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Center for Study of Asian American Health at New York University
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Child Center of New York
Chinese-American Planning Council
Coalition for Asian American Children & Families
Family Health Project
Henry Street Settlement
Kalusugan Coalition
Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
MAAWS for Global Welfare
New York Asian Women's Center
NYU South Asian Health Initiative
John Chin, Ph.D., Hunter College

Lead Agency: Coalition for Asian American Children & Families

The four-year project of the New York City coalition, Project CHARGE (Coalition for Health Access to Reach Greater Equity) focuses on increasing access to public and private, employer-based h

Lead Agency: Minnesota Asian American Health Coalition

The project in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is working to strengthen and diversify its coalition. This four-year project is developing a "Minnesota Community Blueprint for Asian and Pacific Islander Health," based on hundreds of past community recommendations.

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Lei Hipu`u o Kalihi Valley Project Director

Dawn Mahi Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Health Services 2239 North School Street Honolulu, HI 96819 Phone: 808-628-8826
Email: dmahi@kkv.net

Lei Hipu`u o Kalihi Valley Partners

Good Beginnings Alliance
Hawaii Literacy Honolulu Community Action Program Keiki O Ka 'Aina
Micronesian Healthcare Outreach
Micronesians United
Parents and Children Together
The State of Hawaii Department of Health, Family Health Services Division
The University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Pediatrics, Division of Community Pediatrics
The University of Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law

Lead Agency: Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services

In Honolulu, Hawai'i, the Lei Hipu'u o Kalihi Valley coalition has built its vision for early childhood health and well-being on insights from representatives of Hawai'i's diverse Pacific Islander communities.

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Georgia Project Director

Marianne Chung
Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc.
3760 Park Avenue
Doraville, GA 30340
Phone: 770-936-0969
Emial: marianne.chung@cpacs.org

Georgia Coalition Partners

Georgia Asian Pacific Islander Community Coalition
Asian American Women's Association
Asians & Friends Atlanta, LYC
Asian Christian Counseling & Educational Seminar Services, Inc. Asian/Pacific-American Council of Georgia
Center for Pan Asian Community Services
Culture Connect, Inc.
Filipino-American Association of Greater Atlanta
Korean American Coalition
Laotian American Society Malaysian Association of Georgia
Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc.
Thai Association World Center
VOICES for Georgia's Children Philippine American Women's Association of Georgia

Lead Agency: Center for Pan Asian Community Services

Atlanta, Georgia's coalition is striving to strengthen partnerships within the area's diverse AA and NHPI communities and to foster collaborative approaches to improving the overa

Lead Agency: Asian and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities in California

A two-year project based in Oakland, California, is working to strengthen the staff and board of the lead agency, so that it can successfully give a face and voice to AAs and NHPIs with mental and physical disabilities.

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Contact Project Director

Jen Lee
Asian Health Services
818 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-986-6830x394
Email: jlee@ahschc.org

Oakland Coalition Partners

Alameda County Access to Care Collaborative
Alameda County Public Health Department
Alameda Health Consortium
Cambodian Community Development, Inc.
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Lao Iu Mien Culture Association, Inc. Vietnamese Community Development, Inc.

Lead Agency: Asian Health Services

This Oakland, California-based four-year project is strengthening the ability of Asian Health Services' Patient Leadership Councils to meet community health needs, by improving English language proficiency and health literacy and by using stories as an advoc

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Long Beach Project Director

Dorothy Etimani Schmidt-Vaivao
Samoan National Nurses Association
1950 E. 220th Street, #301
Long Beach, CA 90810
Phone: 310-952-1115
Email: dorothyvaivao@yahoo.com

Long Beach Coalition Partners

Samoan National Nurses Association
Samoan American Senior Citizens Involvement, Inc.
Kanana Fou Samoan Congregational Christian Church
Tautua Samoa of North County of San Diego Council of Samoan Ministers First Samoan Church of L.A. Sisters Alumni of the South Pacific Full Gospel Fellowship of Praise

Lead Agency: Samoan National Nurses Association

In Carson, California, a two-year project aims to strengthen the capacity of the lead organization through organizational development, including: training and development of the staff and volunteer workforce; increasing revenues; enhancing existing leadership and developing new leaders; and developing supportive partnerships with various Samoan community groups.

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Arizona Project Director

Zeenat Hasan
Asian Pacific Community in Action
6741 North 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Phone: 602-265-4598
Email: zeenat@apcaaz.org

Arizona Coalition Partners

Asian Pacific Community in Action
Aloha Festival
Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter
Area Agency on Aging
Arizona Asian American Association
Arizona Asian American Bar Association
Arizona Chinese News
Arizona Department of Health Services
Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health
Arizona State University - Asian Pacific American Studies Program
Arizona State University - Center for Health Information and Research
Asian American Times
Asian Chamber of Commerce
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Banner Good Samaritan Hospital
Chinese Linguistic School of Phoenix
Chinese Restaurant Association of Arizona
Evangelical Formosan Church of Phoenix
Gilead Sciences
Greater Phoenix Chinese Christian School
Japanese American Citizens League
Korean Arizona Times
Korean Arizona Today
Korean Cultural Center
Lee Lee Oriental Supermart
Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Maricopa Integrated Health System
Mountain Park Health Center
Phoenix Chinese Senior Citizens Association
Salt River Project
St. Luke's Health Initiatives
Tieng Nuoc Toi Radio
True Jesus Church
University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health Xynuri Media Group
Magellan Health Services Arizona State University - Campus Health Service
Women's Health Coalition of Arizona
Arizona State University - Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation
Asian Bank of Arizona
NAAAP Phoenix
Desert Mission
Arizona State University - College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation

Lead Agency: Asian Pacific Community in Action

In Phoenix, Arizona, a four-year project aims to develop a sustainable capacity for health improvement programs and policies within AA and NHPI communities.