Join AAHI, in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services' African American Health Program (AAHP), Latino Health Initiative (LHI), and Community Action Agency (CAA) for our eleventh Empowering Community Health Organizations (ECHO) Workshop  -  Basics of Program Evaluation .

The upcoming workshop will be led by Dr. Olivia Carter-Pokras, P rofessor of Epidemiology at the University of Maryland, who will discuss the role of evaluation in program growth and the basics of conducting an evaluation.

In addition to the workshop, we will be celebrating AAHI's 10-year milestone during the evening. We are excited to have you join us for this occasion!

Please  RSVP by Wednesday, April 27, 2016.  You can register online by clicking  here   or by calling Harihar Bhattarai, AAHI Program Assistant, at 240-777-4517.

Participants at our last ECHO Workshop

Mental Health First Aid Training

On February 20th, 2016, AAHI hosted a Mental Health First Aid training for community leaders, including AAHI staff and AAHI Steering Committee members.

Mental Health First Aid is a national curriculum-based certification training designed to equip participants with skills to recognize mental illness and to assist those who may be in crisis. The training facilitators were provided by the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County. In total, there were 26 attendees representing 10 organizations who became certified in Mental Health First Aid.

Attendees eagerly participated during discussions and were motivated to educate others in their community on information they learned. Participants were subsequently asked to educate other community members on mental health. Photonovels in various languages were distributed to guide these conversations. Following the success of the training, AAHI hopes to further expand the Mental Health First Aid training in the community.

Thank you community leaders, Steering Committee members, Patient Navigators, and the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County for your participation!

Certified participants with our facilitators Tom and Rita

Please click here for more photos of the training.

Spring is one of the busiest times at AAHI! We have many outreach events planned this season , including health fairs, cultural festivals, and resource information tables  at both community- and faith-based organizations.

If you would like AAHI to visit your community's health fair or cultural celebration, you can invite us by filling out the following form.

In order for us to better serve the needs of the Asian American community, we are fortunate to have Health Promoters who are dedicated to assisting with our outreach activities -- providing language assistance, conducting health screenings, and promoting the overall health of their respective communities.

If you are interested in making a difference in the Asian American community, consider becoming a Health Promoter. Click here for more information about the program. Please also fill out an application form and submit it via email to [email protected] or fax to 240-777-4564.

Our Health Promoters in action