Fall 2007 – Volume 2, No. 4
On Aug. 23, 2007, Dr. Bonnie Sorenson, chief deputy director of the California Department of Public Health, spoke at a press conference on the 15-year anniversary of the California Smokers’ Helpline. Since its 1992 debut, the Helpline has provided services to 430,000 Californians and offers assistance in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and TDD for the hearing impaired.
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seen at the center
Shu-Hong Zhu, director of the UC San Diego Tobacco Cessation Center, which runs the Helpline, also spoke at the California Smokers’ Helpline press conference. The conference was used in part to announce new functions of the Helpline, including an enhanced Web site with a click-to-call feature and new text-messaging options.
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On Sept. 6, 2007, the Alzheimer’s Association recognized key community agencies and staff involved with the Asian American Dementia Care Network project, Celebrating Our Success and Embracing Our Future. Attendees included (front row, left to right): Yasuko Sakamoto, Little Tokyo Service Center; Dr. Jo Yelder, former board member, Alzheimer’s Association; Bill Watanabe, executive director, Little Tokyo Service Center; (back row, left to right) Erin Pak, executive director, KHEIR Center; Edwin Takahashi, board member, Little Tokyo Service Center; Janet Morris, board member, Alzheimer’s Association; Peter Braun, CEO and president, Alzheimer’s Association; Larry Liu, executive director, Chinatown Service Center
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