Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL) is a national network of organizations and individuals working towards social justice and a tobacco-free Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

Mission: To champion social justice and achieve parity and empowerment for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders by supporting and mobilizing community-led movements through advocacy and leadership development on critical public health issues.

We know that resources such as these can help educate our community.  The Centers for Disease Control have been providing reliable health data.  Please keep informed on how to prevent diseases, and keep healthy.  Our Asian community is growing fast, and we can keep our community healthy and strong together.

One of our partnerships had started in 2004, with Healthy Asian Americans Project director Dr. Mei Yu Yu.  We are very pleased to have partnered with Healthy Asian Americans Project with Asian Health Fair in 2007.  We had 162 participants and 95 volunteers at the Golden Bridge Plaza on 4242 S. Division Street.  Asian Center enjoys a happy association with Dr. Janilla Lee at HAAP.  Please look at this website for more information.

Please access information regarding the Kent County Health Department programs and community resources through this website.  Health Department 700 Fuller Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503, Phone: (616) 632-7100, Fax: (616) 632-7083. Mission Statement: The Kent County Health Department shall be responsive to the community health needs of the citizens of Kent County by continually and diligently endeavoring to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote the public health.

Resources at your fingertips from the Michigan Department of Community Health, which offers programs through the Asian Center to provide health education in tobacco prevention.  Our Asian community is strongly affected by tobacco products, and we wish to inform our constituents about the health affects, and how to protect the families.  Our strength of our Asian culture depends on how healthy our families are, so keep healthy, and keep informed.

NAWHO is a national non-profit health organization with a mission to achieve health equity for Asian women and families. Our goals are:

• To raise awareness about the health needs of Asian Americans
  through research and education;
• To support Asian Americans as decision-makers through leadership
  development and advocacy; and
• To strengthen systems serving Asian Americans through partnerships
  and capacity building.

Official site of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan.  This is where Asian Center's office is located, right in the downtown area.

Tobacco-Free Michigan is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting tobacco-free environments and to improving health and quality of life through education and advocacy.  Douglas Chung, LMSW, Executive Director of the Asian Center is a board member for Tobacco Free Michigan.  He joined the advocacy in tobacco prevention after the death of his brother to lung cancer.  He is a nationally certified tobacco addiction specialist, and is here at Asian Center for individual or group counseling needs.

Tobacco Free Partners is a collaborative effort of community stakeholders working together to effect the health of the citizens of the region. Our mission is to build partnerships that provide comprehensive tobacco prevention strategies, treatment programs, and policies to reduce the health, economic, and emotional burdens that tobacco places on the residents of West Michigan.  Douglas Chung, LMSW, Executive Director of the Asian Center is a board member for Tobacco Free Partners, and one of the founding members.  He is a nationally certified tobacco addiction specialist, and is available for one on one or group counseling needs.