Join Us at PIFA

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We will be at the Pacific Islander Festival Association on Saturday, September 23, 2023 and Sunday September 24, 2023 from 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM at Ski Beach in Mission Bay.

Our survey that serves Northern San Diego residents is now live and open to responses. If you are a resident of Northern San Diego, we encourage you meet with us to complete the survey. The survey results will provide a foundation for health services that serve Pacific Islanders in your area.

Make your voice heard!

Website to PIFA for more information: https://pifasandiego.com/

New Year, New Us

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In 2023, we will be in the communities of Northern San Diego County to gather information that will inform culturally appropriate strategies to promote health. An advisory board of community leaders, members, and health professionals will help guide and monitor the project. The information gathered and partnerships built through PIC Health will lay the foundation for future approaches in community-based participatory research that aim to decrease health disparities in the Pacific Islander and Latino community.  In addition, we aim to enhance the research capacity of students underrepresented in biomedical research. Currently, we are seeking partnerships within the Pacific Islander and Latino communities and undergraduate interns. 

Partnerships Recruitment

Join us to gather information that will inform culturally appropriate strategies to promote health! PIC Health is searching for individuals within the Pacific Islander and Latino communities to help promote health behavior change. We also aim to encourage participation in intervention activities. Please contact us today and join our team!

Undergrad Recruitment

We are looking for interns to help build relationships with organizations and community leaders in the NHPI and Latino community, participant recruitment, screening, principal interviews, measurements, short literature review, data entry, and social media assistance.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements for Interested Students

  • Current undergraduate or graduate student with an interest or experience in public health.
  • Experience working in the Pacific Islander and Latino community preferred
  • Basic Microsoft Office and data management skills.

If interested, please send a resume or letter of interest to pichealth@gmail.com and CC: cholub@csusm.edu

Mission Statement

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 Aloha! Talofa! Malo e lelei! Hafa Adai! Ia Ora na!

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“To improve the health and wellbeing of Pacific Islanders through community driven and culturally tailored programs aimed at reducing health disparities.”

Current Project: PIC Health Study, Funded by the American Cancer Society, January 2013-March 2015

The goal of this project is to work with the Pacific Islander community in San Diego County to gather information that will inform culturally appropriate strategies to promote health. An advisory board of community leaders, members, and health professionals will help guide and monitor the project. The information gathered and partnerships built through PIC Health will lay the foundation for future approaches in community-based participatory research that aim to decrease health disparities in the Pacific Islander community.

Update April 2015: We are extremely grateful to have had over 163 participants in the PIC Health Study! We are currently doing community presentation and data entry. If you’re interested, please email us pichealth@gmail.com. We’re planning an end-of-year event to share our results with you and get community feedback on the development of future health programs!

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PIC Health is proud to start tweeting information about health, education, and other resources for Pacific Islanders!

— PIC Health (@pichealth)  June 5, 2013

Pacific Islander Community (PIC) Health

SDSU Research Foundation | Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH)

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Phone: (619) 500-7064

(c) 2015 | http://www.pichealth.org

Great Update!!

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Here is a great update we’d like to share.

Dr. Holub is now an assistant professor at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) under the Masters Program (CSUSM MPH Program). To learn more about her role at CSUSM, click the link provided and learn more about her role and the Masters Program. Meet The Faculty at CSUSM

Also, did you know that CSUSM has strong commitment towards their Community Engagement Division!?
Learn more at CSUSM Community Engagement Division!!!

PIC Health & Leadership Program March Updates!

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PIC Health and Leadership Program is well underway! We’re still recruiting for more Pacific Islander community members to participate in our program!

If you meet these requirements and want to participate :  

  • Age 18 years +
  • Identify as Pacific Islander (e.g., Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan,…)
  • Currently exercise less than 150 minutes per week

Please Contact: Dr. Christina Holub at (619) 500-7064 or Email us at : pichealth@gmail.com

Tell a friend, family member or  anyone you think would qualify!

We hope to see you soon!

 

Here are some of the fun activities we’re doing during the exercise portion of our program

Paddling:

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Circuit Training:

You don’t want to miss out on this! Exercise classes take place from 6:30pm-7:30pm on Tuesdays/Thursdays at Rawmana Fitness 4237 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92117 and on Saturdays at a location to be determined depending on the activity.