With a goal of reducing barriers for Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) to accessing physical and mental health care, Monsoon is in the initial stages of establishing a Community Health Center through its Community Healing Space & Garden Program, which was formed in 2018 for victims of gender-based violence and for collaborative community events. To ensure the center’s programming is rooted in the strengths and needs of the API community, a community assessment was conducted to bring together the voices of the community and the relevant stakeholders. The community assessment consisted of community listening sessions/focus group discussions and individual interviews, the results of which are presented below.
The project is a collaboration with the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH.