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2003
Volume 4 Issue 2
In
this issue:
BREATHE
FREE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
-
April: Minority Health Month
- April
2: Kick Butts Day
- May
19-20: “Healing the Heart of a Child”-Approaches
to Address Addiction
- May
31: World No-Tobacco Day
MORE ON NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH
ORGANIZATIONS TO KNOW (Office of Minority
Health)
NAAAPI MEMBERSHIP
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BREATHE FREE
Many
of you are familiar with the NAAAPI program, “Breathe
Free”. The program consists of a 16-page illustrated
booklet and several PSA’s that deal with secondhand
smoke in the African American community from a culturally
relevant viewpoint. The “Breathe Free” materials
are being tested in several cities throughout the country
that are serving as pilot sites. Once the booklet and PSA’s
are revised and reprinted, they will be available for distribution.
If you have any questions regarding the program and materials,
please contact Rev. Jesse Brown at naaapi@msn.com
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April
National Minority Health Month
http://www.nmhm.org/
April
2, 2003
Kick Butts Day
http://kickbuttsday.org/
May 19-20, 2003
“Healing the Heart of a Child: Approaches to Address
Addiction”
St. Louis Airport Marriott Hotel
Call Daphne Walker-Thoth (314) 951-1033
Sponsored by Committed Caring Faith Communities
May 31, 2003
World No-Tobacco Day
Community Grants: www.wntd.com/org_2003_grants.cfm
Turnkey Kit: www.wntd.com/pdf/turnkey_kit2003.pdf
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MORE ON NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH
In
1914, Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute,
spearheaded the implementation of National Negro Health Week
(NNHW) in response to minority leadership concerns for improving
the health status of minorities. The first observance was
in April 1915.
In
1921, the U.S. Surgeon General was asked by the oversight
committee of NNHW to assist in expanding the endeavor. This
effort lasted as an annual observance until 1950. The rebirth
of this event in April 2001, now known as National Minority
Health Month, is an effort to eliminate health disparities
across the country. It is also in response to and in support
of Healthy People 2010.
For
more information on National Minority Health Month and how
you can get involved, go to: http://www.nmhm.org
The
Center for Minority Health at the University of Pittsburgh
also has information and a schedule of events for Minority
Health Month at their website, http://www.cmh.pitt.edu/events.htm
Stephen Thomas, PhD, heads the center.
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ORGANIZATIONS TO KNOW
Office
of Minority Health
In
celebration of Minority Health Month, the Office of Minority
Health is the organization to know. The Office of Minority
Health (OHM) was created by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) in 1985 as a result of the Report
of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority
Health. The mission of OMH is to improve the health of racial
and ethnic populations through the development of effective
health policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities
in health. Thirty-seven (37) states and six (6) U.S. territories
have offices of minority health. For more information, go
to: www.omhrc.gov
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NAAAPI MEMBERSHIP
We
invite you to become a member of NAAAPI. For $25/year, you
can be part of an organization that has been active for the
last decade in mobilizing communities across the country to
address issues of target marketing and promotion of alcohol
and tobacco products to African Americans. Membership entitles
you to:
-
Current issues of “Words to the Wise”
- Action
alerts on issues of interest to the African American community
- A
directory of resources and advocates in tobacco and alcohol
control and prevention, particularly those in communities
of color
- Technical
assistance
For
membership information, contact NAAAPI at naaapi@msn.com
or 215-235-6488. Raquel Abrantes is the membership coordinator.
The membership application is available on the NAAAPI website
at:
http://www.naaapi.org/membership/membership_form.pdf
"Words to the Wise" is a bi-monthly newsletter of
the National Association of African Americans for Positive
Imagery (NAAAPI). Alice Dixon is supervising editor of the
newsletter. Carmella A. Chandler is the editor.
The National Association of African Americans for Positive
Imagery
1231 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-235-6488-phone
215-235-6491-fax
naaapi@msn.com
www.naaapi.org
Reverend
Jesse W. Brown, Jr., Executive Director
Alice Dixon, Director of Operations
Carmella Chandler, Use Prevention Specialist
Raquel Abrantes, Administrative Assistant
"Mobilizing
Communities to a Healthier Lifestyle"
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