Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center is a health services, education, research and policy organization dedicated to educating, supporting, empowering and advocating for Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities—particularly A&PIs living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.
Update on A&PI Wellness Center's Community Town Hall
Thank you to all the community members—our clients, partners and supporters—who attended our Community Town Hall meeting Thursday, January 28th. We appreciated your openness, honest feedback and courage—we heard you loud and clear. Your feedback is crucial as we transition, moving forward with our vision of a healthy A&PI community. For our Living Well Network clients, I will continue to meet with you as we implement our plan. Check back with us here for more updates and announcements, and on our Facebook page.
We value and share your commitment and con
cern for the A&PI community. Thank you. Please remember my door is always open. You can contact me at lance@apiwellness.org if you have any questions or comments.
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March 10 is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Despite popular misconceptions, HIV/AIDS is a growing issue for women in the US. Every 35 minutes, a woman in the United States tests positive for HIV. Asian & Pacific Islander women are also testing positive for HIV in increasing numbers. Between 2001 and 2004, the annual percentage increase for HIV infection among A&PI women was estimated at 13.1%, representing the highest increase for any ethnic group.
Help to raise HIV/AIDS awareness for the women and girls in your life by participating in National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10. Check out events in your area from the Office of Women’s Health. Talk to the women in your life about sex and their sexual health. Encourage them to get tested.
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center offers free, anonymous and confidential HIV testing. Call 415-292-3400 to schedule an appointment on March 10.
Join Us to Observe National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 19
March 20, 2010 marks the fourth observance of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, raising awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.
This often overlooked community is deeply affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic--American Indians and Alaska Natives had the third highest rate of new HIV infections (per 100,00 persons), despite having the smallest population. Similarly, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders had an AIDS case rate twice that of the White population in 2007. Although the number of AIDS cases has declined over the past five years for Whites, it has continued to increase among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Over half of all Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have never been tested for HIV.
To commemorate the day, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center will partner with Shake the Feathers (a collaborative of Native American organizations including Native American AIDS Project, Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit, and Native American Health Center) to host a Sunrise Ceremony and community event.
When: Friday, March 19, 2010
What: Sunrise Ceremony featuring traditional cultural practitioners
Where: San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza, directly across from City Hall. Sunrise is at 7:15am.
Download our flyer for this event!
A breakfast reception at Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center (730 Polk Street, 4th Floor) will immediately follow the Sunrise Ceremony. Break bread with us and get tested for HIV. We will be posting additional information and a flyer for this event soon! Please check back here in the next few days.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Goss, Communications Manager at 415-292-3420 ext 330 or email stephanie@apiwellness.org
At Bloom: Show Compassion, we premiered a new video describing who we are and what we do. We are honored that a few very special people agreed to be in the film, speaking on our behalf. Thank you: Cecilia, Adam, Mark, Wylie, and Tri. I am also forever grateful to Paul Wood (our amazing director) and David Valentin (our brilliant producer) from Monolithworks Corpcomm, LLC. They were a joy to work with and each of them, including their amazing crew (Rich, Conrad, Jenny and Pam) are now officially part of the A&PI Wellness Center ‘ohana. Let us know what you think!
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