Pacific Islander Health Board of Washington

06/03/2026

Food & Resources Day, presented in partnership with Molina Healthcare!

WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 11am-2pm
WHERE: Angle Lake Community Resource Center, 4040 S 188th St, Suite 100, SeaTac

06/03/2026

Get ready! Everyone receiving SUN Bucks will get a brand-new SUN Bucks card in 2026. Cards will be mailed in early June to the address on file with DSHS, your child’s school, or the address on your SUN Bucks application. Make sure your address is current in all places to avoid delays.

Stay tuned and check out all the details at dshs.wa.gov/sunbucks!

Be on the lookout! Everyone who gets SUN Bucks is getting a new SUN Bucks card in 2026. Cards will be mailed to the address on file at DSHS, eligible kids’ school or the address listed on the SUN Bucks application. Be sure your address is correct at all locations and look for a new card in the mail in early June. More details are at dshs.wa.gov/sunbucks.

06/03/2026

What happens after baby is born? Immediately after birth is both exciting and also a bit busy.

Here's a brief overview of some of what you might expect. Every birth is unique and thus each postpartum experience is slightly different.

👇🏽 How were things right after your birth?

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Fijian-born Shika Raju has become the first woman from the Pacific to make it to the top of Mount Everest 🗻

She made her ascent late last month and joked that coming from the Pacific Islands, she should have been more interested in swimming or playing rugby.

"I'm probably not what people imagine when they think of an Everest climber... I lived in Suva until I was eight years old, so when I came here, mountains were never a thing for us. Coming from an island, I should be swimming or something like that, or playing rugby.

"But then I somehow got into mountaineering. It started off being an endurance athlete, I started doing marathons... and then pursued mountaineering and fell in love with mountaineering."

Listen to the full Pacific Beat interview: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/mount-everest/106752676

06/03/2026

And with the El Niño events that are expected this year, the timing couldn’t be worse.
“Moorings that stretch west off the coast of Newport, Ore., and Grays Harbor, Wash., captured temperature, acidity, and oxygen content data that is key to predicting climate-related environmental changes as well as the health of the region’s commercial fishing industry. Another station is anchored 620 miles offshore in the central Gulf of Alaska.”

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

06/03/2026

Join us for a Special Talk Story with Aunty Eloise: Birth Traditions Passed Down in Our ʻOhana.

Aunty Eloise will share her family’s long tradition of homebirth, where babies were welcomed with prayer, song, and the loving support of aunties and midwives. As we honor International Homebirth Day on June 8th, we celebrate the wisdom of our elders and the right of Pacific Islander mothers to choose a birth space that is safe, culturally grounded, and deeply held.

Our birth. Our stories. Our way.

📅 Date: June 9th, 2026
⏰ Time: 6 PM
📍 Where: Facebook Live
🌐 Learn more: www.pihealthboard.org
📞 Contact: 253-235-5112
📧 Email: [email protected]
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Come talk story with us and be part of this meaningful conversation!

06/03/2026

Oregon folks 🙌🏼

SPDC's Pacific Islanders Summer Program is now open for high school students!🌺

📍Join us June 23-25 from 11AM-3PM at
7820 NE Holman St
Portland, OR 97218

Please contact (503) 683-2415 or [email protected] to register

06/02/2026

Pierce County Cooling resources

If you're outdoors and need a cool place to go, day centers are available today, June 2. A full list of locations can be found at PierceCountyWA.gov/shelter.

Free rides are available to all cooling centers through Pierce Transit. Just tell your driver you’re traveling to or from a cooling center.

If you're not sure where to go, contact the Shelter Access Hub at 253-444-4563.