The theme of the 2025 Summit, “Building Partnership,” captures our mission to unite communities, foster collaboration, and strengthen connections that empower individuals and groups. It highlights the importance of working hand in hand with both public and private sectors to address pressing concerns, amplify shared goals, and raise awareness of the critical issues that impact our communities.
L.A. Families Fighting Flavored Tobacco: Press Release on Carson Measure to End All Flavored Tobacco Sales
STATEMENT ON CARSON MEASURE TO PROTECT YOUTH HEALTH, END ALL FLAVORED TOBACCO SALES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2020 Contact: Daisy Vieyra, daisy.vieyra@berlinrosen.com, 805-612-4710 CARSON, Calif.–In the midst of a national e-cigarette epidemic, members of the Carson city council voted Tuesday to pass a local ordinance ending the sale of all flavored […]
2UrbanGirls: City of Compton pulls ordinance to ban flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes
Source: 2UrbanGirls.com In a standing room only city council meeting, the city of Compton City Attorney is going back to the drawing board on his tobacco related ordinance to ban flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes. City Attorney Damon Brown was questioned by members of the council whose main concern was how […]
Healio Primary Care: FDA bans most e-cigarette flavors
As examined in this Healio Primary Care article, the FDA’s recently announced ban on the sale of most cartridge-based e-cigarette flavors does not include two of the most popular flavors, tobacco and menthol. HHS Secretary Alex Azar says that companies which do not stop the manufacture, distribution and sales of […]
Janet’s Good News: ACPHC–This Month’s Spotlighted Charity
The online publication Janet’s Good News highlights the work of courageous individuals and grassroots organizations that are changing the world for the better. They have chosen African Communities Public Health Coalition as this month’s spotlighted charity. African Communities Public Health Coalition (ACPHC) was founded by Senait Admassu and a focus […]
USC Annenburg Media: Immigrants in LA create mental health nonprofit focused on community well-being
A recent USC Annenburg Media story by Jackson Stephens, highlights the community approach of ACPHC and the impact it’s making in the lives of African and Caribbean communities around Los Angeles. “There [were] a lot of suicides back in 2008 to 2009,” Executive Director of the African Communities Public Health […]