NICOS Chinese Health Coalition

Happy Holidays from the NICOS family!

NICOS in the news! Thanks to Evan Tao of Brown University for bringing awareness to Asian American problem gambling and for the shoutout: brownpoliticalreview.org/2023/12/wheel-…

@BoltPrinting The NICOS team in our beautiful custom Health Fair t-shirts made by @BoltPrinting we loved them!

Since 1985 @NICOSCHC has been helping the chinese community in many ways. Their recent #Customshirt design really brought our attention to them. Feel free to visit their website nicoschc.org to learn more #BoltMadeIT #community #nonprofit #MakeItYourOwn

Wonderful to see @UCSF @UCSFHospitals in the house in so many ways at SF Chinatown Community Health Fair in partnership with @NICOSCHC @ymcasf

NICOS is tabling at the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists 2019 Conference today through Saturday, April 27! camft.org/COS/Events/Liv…

With more gambling activities available outside of casinos, will we see great increases in gambling-related problems for women? independent.ie/irish-news/wom…

"Three-quarters of black and Asian Americans, as well as 58% of Hispanics, said they have experienced bias or discrimination — unjust or prejudicial treatment because of their race or ethnicity. Just a third of white people said the same." axios.com/racism-in-amer…

“Government shutdown? There’s no government shutdown with Asian people in charge. We don’t shut down for anything. We don’t shut down for Christmas. Do you understand?” huffpost.com/entry/ronny-ch…

This study, like many others, points to the need for disaggregated data among API subgroups. "According to the researchers, all Asian subgroups for both sexes had higher years of life lost to CVD compared with non-Hispanic white adults." healio.com/cardiology/chd…

"The controversy has always been that when you buy loot boxes, you don’t know what you could be buying, and therefore it’s a little closer to gambling than anyone would like — particularly since kids play the games." #LootBoxGambling thenextweb.com/gaming/2019/03…

“Most gaming addicts are young adults, 18 to 24, who develop the problem after they no longer have parental supervision. Certainly, parents need to set boundaries and do all of that, but it’s far more complex than just ‘it’s a parenting problem.’ ” kiowacountysignal.com/sports/2019032…

"It was definitely a struggle to find my own identity as a first-generation Asian-American without a lot of representation in my neighborhood, or prominently in the public sphere." huffpost.com/entry/andrew-y…

"His casting in this major series arrives three years after the #StarringJohnCho hashtag was born." vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019…

"Nowadays video gaming and social media are among the most captivating pastime activities people are exposed to. Among the most prominent casino features added to those... bestcasinoscanada.com/quebec-experts…

"As the individuals discuss mental health, Wang said the film touches upon both representation and resources in the Asian-American community." dailybruin.com/2019/04/07/doc…

"Dr Paterson is hoping in this survey to find out if there is a link between gaming and gambling, with many smart-phone games encouraging users to make extra purchases once they are playing the game." smh.com.au/national/act/d…

"An estimated 22 million people would lose their health insurance coverage if the Trump administration succeeds in having the [Affordable Care Act/ Obamacare] law struck down." sacbee.com/opinion/califo…

As it did for San Francisco, NICOS Chinese Health Coalition strongly supports a statewide soda tax. facebook.com/NICOSCHC/posts…

"About 60 percent of California children ages 12-17 drink soda on a daily basis, and 40 percent of those same youth are overweight or obese." mercurynews.com/2019/04/11/edi…