About Healthy Communities
Community health and wellness is at the core of AICS’ mission. Healthy families make strong communities that thrive and prosper. Refugee communities have suffered trauma which affects their health and peace of mind. AICS provides workshops, outreach, and support for individuals and families to make healthy choices and access community resources. What may seem like common knowledge in mainstream society is not necessarily known within refugee communities, i.e. addiction, mental health issues, second-hand smoke, poison control. The Healthy Communities programs are a pathway for families to learn about avoiding practices that undermine their health and wellness, and options for improving their health status.
Tobacco Awareness
African Immigrants Community Service’s tobacco awareness program provides awareness classes and events for adults and minors that teach them information and skills necessary to quit tobacco use and to avoid using tobacco products in the future.
Female Genital Mutation
FGM is a public health issue as much as it is a human rights and social justice issue. That’s why AICS in collaboration with community and religious leaders is conducting outreach to highlight the life-long health problems associated with FGM/C.