Table 2.

Characteristics of Participating Organizations and Groups (N=8)

Name of Organization or Group	Healthy Lifestyles Services Offered in Past	Populations or Communities Served	Geographic Area Served	Languages Services Provided In
Assembly of God Marshallese Christian Center	Physical activity opportunities* Healthy eating education Healthy eating options	Marshallese community	Located in Costa Mesa, CA; serves Orange County, CA	English Marshallese
Faith Advisory Board of TCSC & APIOPA	Physical activity education Opportunities for physical activity Healthy eating education Policies and environmental changes to promote physical activity and health eating	Tongan and other Pacific Islander communities	Located in Hawthorne, CA, serves South Los Angeles, Beach Cities, and South Bay Areas	English Tongan
Famili Pe Taha	Physical activity education Opportunities for physical activity	Tongan community	Located in Santa Ana, CA, serves Orange County, CA	English Tongan
Pacific Islander Cancer Survivors Network	Physical activity education Opportunities for physical activity Healthy eating education	Chamorro community	Located in Long Beach, CA, serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA	Chamorro English
Pacific Islander Neighborhood Action Council	N/A	Pacific Islander families	Located in Hawthorne, CA, serves South Los Angeles, CA	English Fijian Tongan
Samoan Community Council of San Diego	N/A	Samoan community	Located in San Diego, CA, serves San Diego County, CA	English Samoan
Tongan Neighborhood Action Council	N/A	Pacific Islander families	Located in Hawthorne, CA, serves South Los Angeles, CA	English Tongan
United Samoan Church Youth	Physical activity education Healthy eating education Healthy eating options Environmental changes to promote physical activity and health eating	Pacific Islander community, mainly Samoan	Located in Carson, CA, serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA	English Samoan

^*Assembly of God Marshallese Christian Center was the only organization at the time that the pre-organizational assessment was administered that currently offered a physical activity program (a walking club).