January
- Funding received from the Asian American Justice Center to assist with Census 2010 efforts among local Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; APCA co-chairs the Asian Pacific Islander Complete Count Committee in Maricopa County
- Grants approved from Chandler Regional Hospital to conduct diabetes and cardiovascular screening and from St. Joseph’s Medical Center to conduct mental health research and planning in the AAPI community
- Reception held for “Taste of Asia” honorees of the 5th Annual APCA Fundraising Dinner at the Golden Buddha Restaurant; attended by 40 individuals
- Health Through Action Leadership Fellows and Midwestern University students begin Project Lingo aimed at advocating for improved language interpretation services for AAPI communities in Arizona
February
- Southern Tucson Asian Pacific Islander Health Coalition meets for the first time; APCA Executive Director helps plan the meeting and makes keynote presentation at the meeting
- Dr. Kelly Hsu receives YWCA 2010 Tribute to Women award for Health and Science at the Biltmore Hotel
March
- Organized and sponsored a women’s health symposium at the Fiesta Inn in Tempe; attended by 50 individuals
- Received $63,000 grant award from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust to plan and implement a medical interpretation program known as the “Asian Pacific Islander Health Language Access Program”
- Ms. Ditsworth teaches the first ever Chinese language workshop of “Living Well with a Disability” at the Chinese Senior Center
- APCA receives notification of continuing grant award for breast cancer education work from Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Health Through Action Arizona Community Partnership completed the first Leadership Training with Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL)
- Health Through Action Arizona Community Partnership adopts the HTAA vision, mission, and core values
April
- Co-sponsored three-day workshop entitled “Community Advocacy & Training on Cancer and Health”, held at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, attended by 25 individuals
- HBV testing and education at the Chamorro Easter picnic, Cactus Park, Scottsdale, the first ever health program in this community
- Poster presentation on randomized telephone health surveys among Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese Americans presented at annual meeting of the ASU Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC)
- Presented Jade Ribbon Arizona initiative on national HBV webinar sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum
- Received “Snap Shot” award from the Arizona Partnership for Immunization for work in HBV vaccination
- Ms. Elexia Torres joins APCA as its Programs Director on April 19
- Hosted a four-day training (April 21 – 24) in digital storytelling. The training, conducted by the Center for Digital Storytelling, was provided to APCA staff and members of its lay health advisor team
May
- Held 5th Annual APCA Fundraising Dinner, “A Taste of Asia” at the Marriott Buttes in Tempe; 290 individuals attended and approximately $40,000 was raised
- Partnered with the Arizona Foundation for Eye Health on a joint diabetes and vision screening event at Mekong Plaza; 56 individuals received screening and 21 received eye exams
- Partnered with Dr. Phuc Pham on a Preventive Services Clinic, 39 individuals were screened
- Held series of hepatitis B events, including support groups and “Lanterns for Life” community walk and picnic in response to global hepatitis awareness week
- Mini-grant funding received from the American Psychological Association for a project entitled “Island Stories: Increasing Cancer Awareness in the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Community through Digital Storytelling”
- HBV screening held at Mountain Park Health Center at the Chinese Cultural Center; 23 individual were screened
- Ms. Wendy Tee rejoins the APCA board of directors
June
- Ms. Ditsworth and two community members attend the four-day Stanford Chronic Disease Self Management Program training; they are now licensed to teach the course and train other trainers
- Lay health advisor trainings are held, with a total of 11 women finishing training and becoming eligible to offer stipend-based breast and cervical cancer presentations
- Mr. Hirano is invited to attend a national meeting on food and tobacco policy among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in San Francisco; the meeting was sponsored by the Asian Pacific Partners in Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL)
- Ms. Hasan is appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Research Development related to the conduct of health research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- Ms. Hasan presents Jade Ribbon Arizona Hepatitis B Campaign at the Just Metropolis Conference in San Francisco; the conference was sponsored by the Planners Network, Young Planners Network and Association for Community Design for Social Responsibility
July
- 14 individuals are recruited and participate in “Community Interpreter Training”; these individuals subsequently contract with APCA to provide medical interpretation at the refugee screening clinic
- APCA renews a contract with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health to continue to provide emergency preparedness education and awareness
August
- Co-sponsored a kidney screening event with the Arizona affiliate of the National Kidney Foundation at the Korean Global Mission Church, Tempe; this was the most well attended such event ever held by the local Kidney Foundation
- Co-sponsored a mental health forum with Magellan Health Services; more than 60 individuals attended
- Partnered with the Indo American Foundation to conduct diabetes and cardiovascular screening; 75 individuals received screening and physician consultation
September
- Justin Tai and Monica Weintraub join APCA as Public Allies; Mr. Tai is serving as the Volunteer Program Manager and Ms. Weintraub as the Outreach Events Coordinator
- Ms. Kamana Khadka joins the APCA staff as the Administrative Office Manager
- Received a national grant from OCAPICA (Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance) for breast and cervical cancer work among Chamorro women
October
- Partnered with the Greater Phoenix Chinese Christian Church on a health screening and vaccination event
- Sponsored a meeting entitled “Community Conversation on Immigration and Health Care in Arizona” at the JACL Hall; attended by a diverse audience of 65 individuals
- Conducted HBV screening at two different Chinese linguistic schools, testing a total of 68 individuals
- Ms. Yonsu Yi joins the APCA staff as the Korean Community Development Specialist
November
- Presented two research papers at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Denver, Colorado
- Conducted an HBV screening event at Mountain Park Health Center next to the Chinese Cultural Center; 29 individuals were screened
- Partnered with the 3000 Club’s “Market on the Move” initiative to provide flu vaccine to 140 individuals at Mekong Plaza
- Ms. Liza Merrill joins the APCA staff as the Chamorro Community Development Specialist
- Ms. Michelle (Yue) Zhang joins the APCA staff as the Financial Specialist
- Drs. Kathy Nakagawa and Candace Lew join the APCA board of directors
December
- Ms. Emma Ditsworth successfully completes a five-day “train-the-trainer” medical interpretation workshop entitled “Bridging the Gap” in Seattle
- Partnered with the 3000 Club on a flu vaccination/diabetes screening event
- Conducted HBV screening and flu vaccination event at Mountain Park Health Center in Tempe; 37 individuals were screened
- Held a curriculum development session for the use of digital stories; attended by 20 individuals
-Doug Hirano, MPH, APCA Executive Director
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