CCHCA Grant Program: GOT GAME (Going Overtime – Gaming and Media-use Education)

CCHCA Grant Program: GOT GAME (Going Overtime – Gaming and Media-use Education)

We have an upcoming event for our CCHCA Grant Program on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. This seminar will highlight the contents of the program. There will be a 15-minute Q&A session to ask questions and learn more via the Zoom meeting link or YouTube Livestream links below.

Details:

Date: 9/1/2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 11 am PT
Language: English
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85400859032
Meeting ID: 854 0085 9032
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/rEcxerYj7Ls

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Why Is It Hard to Stop Smoking? Strategies to Quit Smoking Successfully

Why Is It Hard to Stop Smoking? Strategies to Quit Smoking Successfully

Have you ever heard of third-hand smoking? How does smoking increase the risk of COVID-19? Why is smoking so addictive? How can you quit smoking effectively? We invited Lean Yu, health educator at NICOS Chinese Health Coalition, to explain these answers and share her strategies on how to quit smoking.

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San Francisco Recognizes March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month

San Francisco Recognizes March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently passed a resolution recognizing March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Problem gambling is a public health issue with potentially devastating consequences on the mental, physical, and financial health of both those afflicted by it and their loved ones. In various studies, the Chinese community has shown higher rates of problem gambling/ gambling disorder (“addiction”), and a greater negative impact from the disease. A San Francisco Chinatown social worker once estimated that between a quarter and a third of all her domestic violence and divorce cases actually had their roots in problem gambling

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