Newsletter - March 2022

March 25, 2022

Vol. 1 Issue 1

Welcome to SAPHA's monthly newsletter!

We're excited to bring you regular content that aligns with our mission of promoting the health and well-being of South Asian communities in the United States through advocacy, collaboration, and communication. Keep reading for new research, recommendations, and more.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

March is Women's History Month, and we want to recognize all the contributions of South Asian women to the field of public health! Take a moment to thank the women you know who are leading change -- and tell us about their work to highlight in a future SAPHA newsletter!

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Current & former SAPHA board members published an article about the impact of racialized state violence experienced by South Asians in the US.

Check out the conceptual framework below that describes how racialized violence and hate have significant health implications:

We gratefully acknowledge South Asian Americans Leading Together, for the data and insights that are part of the foundational work for this manuscript.

THIS MONTH..

We're reading:

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love

by Valarie Kaur

We're watching:

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We're listening to:

Down to Brown: Can we achieve a new normal of fitness & wellness in these unprecedented times?

SAPHA NEWS

Did you catch our webinar last month?

On February 24, we hosted our first South Asian Health Education Talk Hour (SAHETH) of the year. Our panelists spoke about cardiovascular disease risk factors among South Asians in the US and interventions to reduce the growing risk. Check out the replay here!