PACIFIC LANGUAGE MATERIALS
Many Pacific Language materials
are currently not available on-line. To ensure
this collection of Pacific Language Materials keeps
growing, please send any materials you would like to
see available to Pacificcancer.org. If you provide
the materials you know of to Pacificcancer.org, it
can be included and shared with the larger community.The
materials presented here are produced by a variety
of organizations.
BREAST
CANCER
‘Imi Hale the Native Hawaiian
Cancer Network’s has translated
a series of shower cards
for breast self-exam into
a variety of Pacific languages.
Please click on the language to
download the pdf file.
English (pdf
1.3MB)
Chamorro (pdf
1.2MB)
Chuukese (pdf
628K)
Kosraean (pdf 1.2MB)
Marshallese (pdf
1.2MB)
Yapese (pdf
676K)
Created by Guam Communications Network. English/Chamorro.
2 pages (pdf 156K). Please
click here
is a tool that may help you learn what is normal for
you. Samoan text. Samoa Nurses Association (no date),
pdf file is large: 4.6 MB. To
download please click here
Cervical Cancer
Puipuia mai le kanesa o le ‘auga o le fa‘a‘utama
Samoan National Nurses Association. No date, 2 pages, (PDF 865K). Flyer in Samoan
and English
• To download the PDF please
click here
Native Hawaiian Cancer Awareness’ Series. 2 pages (PDF
164K). This pamphlet was developed by ´Imi Hale in
2007.
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is dedicated to the health and well-being of
the Pacific Island populations. PIHOA serves as a unifying
voice and credible authority on issues of regional
public health significance. Execution of this charge
is attained through collaborative and cooperative efforts
in capacity building, advocacy and policy development,
to provide medical care, promote healthy lifestyles,
prevent disease and injury, and protect the environment.
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Community's Response to Cancer
Prevention and Control. ‘Imi Hale
is the "hale" (house)
from which cancer research, education
and awareness will be nurtured
and developed through a concerted
effort with community partners,
and guided with the confidence
that indigenous Hawaiians can reverse
the negative effects of cancer
and leave a powerful legacy and
inheritance for future generations
based on good health and well-being.
The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research
and Training (AANCART) is a cooperative agreement between
the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the University
of California, Davis. It is the first-ever national
cancer awareness research and training infrastructure
intended to address Asian American concerns.. Provided by
AANCART, the APICEM Tool provides
links to Contributor’s web sites
containing Asian or Pacific Islander
cancer education materials. The materials
referenced here have been screened
by the contributing organizations/programs
for medical accuracy and cultural
relevance. The contributors remain
solely responsible for the content
of their materials. Please note that
all materials remain copyrighted
and property of the contributors
providing them. They are made available
on their website to print as a convenience.
Weaving an Islander Network for Cancer Awareness,
Research, and Training (WINCART) is a unique, collaborative,
community participatory effort to reduce cancer health
disparities among Pacific Islanders in Southern California.
The WINCART network involves eight community-based
agencies (Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Association,
Guam Communications Network, Orange County Asian Pacific
Islander Community Alliance, Pacific Islander Health
Partnership, Samoan National Nurses Association, Sons
and Daughters of Guam Club, Tongan Community Service
Center/Special Service for Groups, Inc., Union of Pan
Asian Communities) along with researchers from five
universities (California State University-Fullerton,
University of Southern California, University of California-Irvine,
University of California-Los Angeles, and University
of California-Riverside). Together, we are working
to promote community education, research and training
for five of Southern California's Pacific Islander
populations: Chamorros, Marshallese, Native Hawaiians,
Samoans, and Tongans.
The mission of APIAHF is to enable Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders to attain the highest possible
level of health and well-being. It envisions a multicultural
society where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities
are included and represented in health, political,
social and economic areas, and where there is social
justice for all.
AHRQ Mission: To improve the quality, safety,
efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all
Americans.
Kōkua Mau is the state’s hospice and palliative care
organization, and it is comprised of individual and
organizational champions and supporters from hospitals,
education, consumers, insurance, long term care and
hospices. Our statewide non-profit organization strives
to improve quality of life for people in Hawai‘i by
promoting excellence in hospice, end-of-life care,
palliative care and early advance care planning.
