Monday, August 17, 2009

Aloha! Hafa Adai! Malo e Lelei! Talofa! Yokwe!

Welcome to the Pacific Islander Health Careers Pipeline Program (PIHCPP). This program was established to increase the number of Pacific Islander (PI) health care providers and health related professionals by increaseing access and preparation to educational and health career opportunities for young PIs. PIHCPP is a program of the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) and is funded by The California Endowment.




This program is what we in the work call "Pipe 2" because this is the second funding phase of the PI Pipeline program. The first phase really set the foundation for this second phase to exist. The first phase was the planning portion of the program. With the tireless efforts of Joe Fa'avae, Ashley Cheri, Michelle Wong, Jacqueline Tran and OCAPICA's fearless leader Mary Anne Foo, this phase conducted a needs assesment of the Pacific Island communities of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties and captured findings about health and educational access issues among Chamorro, Marshallese, Native Hawaiian, Samoan and Tongan youth in Southern California. A beautiful report called Pacific Islander Pipeline binds all the findings of this needs assessment.



As a result of the recommendations made from the needs assessment, ideas developed for an implementation of programs that can address the issues presented through the needs assessment. The Pacific Islander Health Careers Pipeline Program II is the result of the implementing phase of funding. With programs planned and led by Michelle Wong, Alisi Tulua-Tata and Khushbindar Lally, PIHCPP looks forward to programs that will lay the foundation for the continued success of our Pacific Islander students. This page will link you to all the happenings of this program! As a start, you will hear about the Summer Internship Program 2009 from the interns themselves.





Those who dared to dream! The beginning of the PI Pipeline.
Kickoff Meeting, San Diego, CA -- September 2007.
In YOUR Honor!


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