APPEAL 15th Anniversary Conference and Dinner

Talk Story: Sharing Strategies for Sustainable Change

 

Tobacco and Food Justice for

Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans (NHPIs and AAs)

June 3 - 4, 2010

Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel
609 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

 

Talk Story: Sharing Strategies for Sustainable Change was an important gathering for leaders in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander and Asian American communities (NHPI and AA) to share compelling stories about how our communities are impacted by tobacco and obesity and to discuss innovative strategies to create necessary and sustainable change.

The conference combined community representation and participation with knowledge-sharing and presentations by experts on food justice and tobacco control.  Talk Story: Sharing Strategies for Sustainable Change brought together advocates from across the Pacific Islands, including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as NHPI and AA leaders from across the continental United States including Alaska, Maryland, Georgia, Washington, New York, and California.  

APPEAL would like to thank all of the participants for traveling to the conference and sharing your insights, expertise and spirit.  The key to the success of Talk Story: Sharing Strategies for Sustainable Change was the historic coming together of NHPI and AA leaders to strategize and learn from one another how we can continue to build healthier communities.  To view photos from the conference, please click here.

 

The following presentations were presented at APPEAL's 15th Anniversary Conference:

 

 

VISUAL STORY: IMPACT OF TOBACCO AND FOOD IN THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY

LorrieAnn Santos, Papa Ola Lôkahi (click to download presentation)

 

 

TOBACCO AND FOOD POLICY 101 IN PACIFIC ISLANDER AND ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

George Cruz, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Partners for Tobacco Free Islands (click to download presentation)

Noilyn Abesamis-Mendoza, Coalition for Asian American Children & Families (click to download presentation)

 

NATIONAL TOBACCO AND OBESITY POLICY ISSUES

Menthol and FDA

Dr. Phillip Gardiner, Tobacco Related Disease Research Project (click to download presentation)

 

National Obesity Campaign

Melanie Tervalon, RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, PolicyLink (click to download presentation)

 

 

WORKSHOP SESSION 1: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

 

Maya Bender, Jonathan Rose & Jaime Villalaz, Minnesota LAAMPP II Fellows (click to download presentation)

 

Shelly Cooper-Ashford, Center for MultiCultural Health – WA Cross Cultural Contractors (click to download presentation)

 

 

WORKSHOP SESSION 1: INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHANGE

 

Valerie Saiki, Tobacco Free Kaua’I (click to download presentation)

 

Peter Gee, Asian Americans for Equality (click to download presentation)

 

George Cruz, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (click to download presentation)

               

 

WORKSHOP SESSION 2: COMMUNITY POLICY AND ORGANIZING STRATEGIES

 

Rom Touy & Yorn Yan, Statewide Tobacco Education & Engagement Project

 

Sandra McGuinness, Maui Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition (click to download presentation)

 

Jonathan “Tana” Lepule, Union of Pan Asian Communities (click to download presentation)

 

 

WORKSHOP SESSION 2: INSTITUTIONALIZING CESSATION

 

Peter Cruz, Guam Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse (click to download presentation)

 

John Paul Jael, Asian Human Services (click to download presentation)

 

Dr. Shu Hong Zhu, California Smokers’ Helpline (click to download presentation)

 

 

PALAU STORYBOARD

 

Dee Lola Reklai, Palau, Pacific Partners for Tobacco Free Islands (click to download presentation)

 

 

POLICY STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE

 

Dr. Annette David, Health Partners, LLC (click to download presentation)

 

Nicky Bassford, Community Health Councils (click to download presentation)

 

 

FOOD POLICY 201: ACTIVATING CHANGE AT NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS FOR MORE HELATHFUL FOOD SYSTEMS

 

Temra Costa, Author & Sustainable Food Systems Consultant (click to download presentation)

 

 

APPEAL's 15th Anniversary Conference was made possible by the generous support of the following sponsors:

Sustainer Sponsor:

Community Participants Sponsors:

Enthusiast Sponsors: