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The NYC Muslim Community faces many serious health challenges including untreated stress to lack of language access to high rates of Diabetes (28%) among South Asians.
However, MCN is focusing current work on building awareness about Swine Flu (H1N1) – see our Emergency Preparedness section—and on Smoking Cessation and Prevention. In December 2008, MCN launched NAFIS SALAAM, an innovative, culturally tailored program for Smoking Prevention & Cessation in partnership with Islamic Medical Association of North America, funded by the American Legacy Foundation.
Though over 400,000 Americans die each year from smoking related illnesses, our community is not immune to this addiction. MCN staff is currently working to measure rates of smoking in our diverse community, and reaching out through mosques, community based organizations, social networking and new media. See MuslimsAgainstSmoking blog for more information about this new project.
Please also see our Nafis Salaam Fliers and our videos on YouTube.
To learn more about community needs, we have a current FIVE MINUTE COMMUNITY SURVEY ABOUT SMOKING--PLEASE FILL IT OUT at Survey Monkey and for our recent survey results please see Results.
MCN applauds the work of American Muslim Health Professionals, Muslim Mental Health Institute, CSAAH and the NYC Department of Health, as well as the many Muslim health professionals serving humanity both at home and in the global community.
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