LinksAPPEAL Educational Kits - Tools for those working with AAPIs that address:
Book of Sorrows - The Impact of Tobacco Abuse - Personal Stories and Testimonies (API Tobacco Education Network) A compilation of personal stories and testimonies of the impact of tobacco abuse on AAPI communities, especially for families. Case Study: APITEN Advocacy Campaigns in Four Regions of California (API Tobacco Education Network) This case study provides an overview of the APITEN's efforts to create an effective dialogue and relationship with the AAPI communities of California, with the goal of creating regional tobacco control advocacy campaigns that meet the needs of the community. A Global APPEAL, is a biannual publication produced by APPEAL. Each newsletter contains articles relevant to the AAPI tobacco control community on a national and international, as well as regional level, including policy updates, feature stories, and APPEAL tobacco control project updates. A Policy Framework for Preventing and Reducing Tobacco Use in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community (APPEAL) The policy framework provides comprehensive recommendations to better address AAPI tobacco prevention and control. While documenting some of the successes in AAPI tobacco prevention and control over the past decade, the APPEAL Policy Framework also highlights the continuing gaps in resources and programs. APPEAL hopes to work very closely with tobacco control organzations and policy makers to garner their support and commitment to addressing these important recommendations. Implementing a Community Readiness Approach to Tobacco Control in AAPI Communities (APPEAL) Implementing a Community Readiness Approach to Tobacco Control is a compilation of case studies highlighting how five regional coalitions or networks from across the continental U.S. and Hawai`i took up the challenge of reducing tobacco use in their local Asian American and Pacific Islander communities using a community capacity building approach. By sharing their experiences, accomplishments and challenges, we hope others will gain new ideas and fresh strategies to apply within their own communities. The following are links to organizations working in health and/or tobacco control for AAPIs: |
