Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Organizations Announce Partnership with Project Firstline
Partnership to create culturally and linguistically appropriate training and education for frontline healthcare and public health workers
WASHINGTON – Project Firstline and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), announce AANHPIProjectFirstline.org, along with partners: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH), Papa Ola Lokahi and Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation (PNAAF).
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Project Firstline is a $180 million comprehensive infection control program that features new trainings to teach the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases in U.S. healthcare settings.
This website provides online resources to educate and increase awareness for the CDC’s national training collaborative for infection prevention and control. AANHPIProjectFirstline.org will provide culturally and linguistically appropriate materials and trainings to:
Healthcare workers who are on the frontlines of infection control and are essential partners in stopping the spread of infectious diseases;
Public health workforce that support a culture of infection control in healthcare communities everywhere; and
A workforce trained in infection control to stop the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare settings, and to protect staff, patients and communities.
In conjunction with its Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander partners, Project Firstline is better equipped to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate trainings and materials to control the spread of COVID-19 based on science and reasoning. Additionally, as we continue to navigate flu season, it is critical that every worker in a U.S. healthcare facility—regardless of their previous training or educational background—has the knowledge and the resources necessary to confidently apply the infection control principles and protocols needed to protect themselves, their facility and their communities.
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Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline healthcare workers and public health personnel.
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) influences policy, mobilizes communities and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
AAPCHO is a national association of community health organizations dedicated to promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
Founded in 1992, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO, is the first and only national organization of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) workers, most of whom are union members and our allies, building power for AAPI workers and communities.
The NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)‒funded Specialized Center of Excellence. The center is based in NYU Langone’s Section for Health Equity.
Papa Ola Lokahi improves the health status and wellbeing of Native Hawaiians and others by advocating for, initiating and maintaining culturally appropriate strategic actions aimed at improving the physical, mental and spiritual health of Native Hawaiians and their ‘ohana (families) and empowering them to determine their own destinies.
The Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation, Inc. promotes and provides opportunities for philanthropy in support of professional advancement of all Filipino American nurses and health for all through nursing care, education, scholarship, management and research.