Healthy Living Campaign for South Asians: A Forum on Sexual Health

The South Asian Health Project (the Health Project)
&
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA)

Present

“Healthy Living Campaign for South Asians: A Forum on Sexual Health”

Join us as we explore themes and areas for advocacy in sexual health for South Asian communities

Date:		Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Time:		3:30pm to 7pm (Forum, followed by Reception)
Venue:		281 Park Avenue, corner of 21st Street, Conference Room A
RSVP:		Required to attend.

Guest Speakers:		The Honorable Upendra Chivukula Assemblyman
Guest Moderator:		Ms. Shazia Khan, Reporter, NY 1 News Channel
Panelists:		John Chin, Ph.D, Margaret Abraham, Ph.D. Nereida Correa, MD

Forum Objectives:

To reduce stigma around sexual health through education and advocacy.
To mobilize and organize community members, advocates, leaders, and coalition to respond to sexual health and HIV/AIDS-related community needs.
To present three breakthrough studies on South Asian sexual health, HIV/AIDS and other STIs that can lead to increasing advocacy, resources, and social and policy change.

RSVP by Friday April 21, 2006. Due to limited seating, RSVP is necessary to attend.

Co-Sponsors:

Family Health Project (FHP) & Asian Pacific Islander
American Health Forum (APIAHF)

Community Partners:

Afghan Communicator
Coalition for Asian Children & Families
Council of Peoples Organizations
Queens Child Guidance Center
Sakhi for South Asian Women
Sikh Coalition
South Asian Council on Social Services
South Asian Youth Action
TAMKEEN -- Center for Arab American Empowerment
Turning Point for Muslim Wom/Child.

The Health Project launched the Healthy Living Campaign for South Asians in 2005 and is continuing its efforts through a series of forums that raise awareness on health issues and disparities affecting South Asian communities in New Jersey and New York. This year, the Health Project and APICHA have come together to initiate dialogues and raise awareness about sexual health concerns important to South Asians living in the United States, such as HIV/AIDS, other STIs, and reproductive health. New York and New Jersey account for one quarter of all South Asians in the US, with 16% in New York and 10% in New Jersey, totaling over 400,000.Yet the health needs of this population group are largely unknown to policy decision-makers, making South Asians among the most underserved populations in the city.

For more information about the partners
Visit www.southasianhealth.org and www.apicha.org.

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