Public Health

Este informe ofrece una guía para organizaciones comunitarias y para aquellos que invierten en el cambio social y entienden el poder de los medios de... read more

 This report offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community... read more

Staying healthy means knowing when and where to go for medical help and having access to experts who can speak your language, culturally and linguistically.... read more
Culturally appropriate storytelling may help control blood pressure in African-Americans with hypertension, according to an article published in the January 18 Issue of the Annals... read more
This “Lessons Learned” publication summarizes the principles and practices gleaned from the New Routes to Community Health project. Learn about the immigrant health and media... read more

This video gives very practical information to help those who need to get to their medical appointments but do not have a car and cannot use public... View video
This video gives very practical information to help those who need to get to their medical appointments but do not have a car and cannot... View video
Parking can be an especially difficult challenge for many Chinese-American seniors who suffer disabilities or simply cannot walk very far.  In this video, learn how you can... View video
Parking can be an especially difficult challenge for many Chinese-American seniors who suffer disabilities or simply cannot walk very far.  In this video, learn how you can... View video
Guillermina Castellanos (Domestic Workers Safety and Dignity Project), Sara Rohde and Mukhtar Gaaddasaar (Egal Shidad) and Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco (Salud: Healing Through the... View video
In Philadelphia, Laotian and Vietnamese elders are producing videos, radio programs and blogs to help immigrants like themselves to more easily access health care. Partners... View video
In Los Angeles, short videos show Chinese American elders how to navigate the US health care system and deal with language and cultural differences. Partners... View video
In Boston, Haitian immigrants are creating media and holding community meetings to address their cultural dislocation and chronic mental health issues. After the January 2010... View video
Latin American immigrants in Oakland, CA are developing videos and other media addressing intimate partner violence among immigrants in the Fruitvale neighborhood. Partners are La... View video
Chinatown restaurant workers in conjunction with the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) and key research partners will release a study that exposes sweatshop conditions in restaurant... read more
Laotian  elders tell their personal stories of dealing with health care communications issues. Introduced by Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang. Our Stories, Our Health produced this... View video
As more immigrants crowd their waiting rooms, a growing number of hospitals are adopting practices intended to improve care for an increasingly diverse patient population.... Visit website
Professional interpreters call this new PSA from the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators "Excellent" "Very powerful" "Brilliant."  Produced by Fluency. View video
On August 14, 2010, the Penn Asian Health Initiatives (PAHI) partnered with Boat People SOS (BPSOS), a refugee-serving national non-profit, to host an exciting event... View video
On August 14, 2010, the Penn Asian Health Initiatives (PAHI) partnered with Boat People SOS (BPSOS), a refugee-serving national non-profit, to host an exciting event... read more
The major bills now pending before Congress include a number of key provisions that could either directly or indirectly have an impact on reducing health... read more
This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Podcast advises Spanish speakers to tell their health care providers about all the medications they’re taking, including... read more
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