Asian Americans have one of the lowest rates of large intestinal cancer screening in the United States with only 52% up-to-date on their screening compared to 66% among non-Hispanic whites. An infographic was created to bring awareness to the importance of colorectal cancer screening, prevention, and treatment.
Project Goal To improve the Youth Civic Engagement process, the AIM for Youth Hawaii (AIM HI) project seeks to increase awareness about civic engagement processes and increase youth ages 16-25 involvement in community activities. AIM for Youth Hawaii will: 1. Create a statewide youth advisory council of at least 20-youth representative of each island (Oahu,…
This guide describes the current public and private health insurance rules and requirements in Hawaii and summarizes the actions that Hawaii has taken to implement national health care reform. The guide also describes some of the important policy issues and provides questions that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community advocates should consider and…
