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The Health and Social Policy Institute (HASPI) took to the global audio-digital airwaves in 2021 launching our new Internet Radio Station—CalmUnity Global Radio. Over the past several years, HASPI researched and experimented with several types of social media outlets and found that internet radio is hugely popular and growing rapidly, especially with the people aged…

This project, provides training seminars for public and private health care and education personnel to increase understanding of the culture of poverty in order to improve the effectiveness of health interventions with low income Californians.  These trainings outline best practices for conveying health messages and motivation for behavior change such as smoking cessation to low…

CAN is a five-year (2020-2025) tobacco control project of the Health and Social Policy Institute (HASPI) funded by the State of California-Tobacco Tax of 2016, known as Proposition 56.  The CAN (Communities Addressing Nicotine) project works in the rural communities of Lake and Humboldt Counties.  The project addresses Tobacco Retail Licensing (TRL);  exposure to secondhand…

The purpose of this activity, which is funded by the State of California, is to carry out the mission of the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) to increase child passenger safety through increased knowledge and skill regarding proper installation and maintenance of child passenger safety restraints, also known as known as child car…

HASPI has a virtual communication tool for outreach and information on subjects including health policy, humor, under-reported factual news, unique general interest stories, and music from around the globe.   Many internet radio services offer traditional programming, sports, and talk. CalmUnity Global Internet Radio will provide programming that encourages calm unity in your neighborhood and…