Forging Partnerships
Forging Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Community Partnerships for Rapid Response to COVID-19
APIAHF and community partners working to support the needs of AA and NH/PI communities in response to COVID-19 in partnership with CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE).
This webpage is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3,300,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Year 3 Overview of Forging Partnerships
As the third year of Forging Partnerships wraps up in July 2023, APIAHF and their
community partners worked collaboratively and innovatively to address COVID-19 needs in the
Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA and NH/PI) communities in Northern California, Southern California, San Francisco City and County, all islands of Hawai’i, and nationally.
The types of resources and topics covered include:
● COVID-19 Testing Infographics in Tagalog (Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation)
● Bivalent Booster Infographics and Flyers (Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation)
● Pediatric Vaccine Flyers, In person Education and Vaccination events (NICOS Chinese Health Coalition)
● COVID-19 Infographics translated into Tongan (Regional Pacific Islander Taskforce)
● Vaccine Clinic Flyers (We Are Oceania)
2022-2023 Forging Partnerships Products
We Are Oceania (WAO)
Regional Pacific Islander Taskforce (RPITF)
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (BTCMF)
”This publication is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3,300,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.”