Join Asian Health Services (AHS), the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), and the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP) and others for a community forum on health care reform and what a public plan option would mean for our communities. Hear from [...]
OMO was one of 130 organizations that signed onto a letter addressed to President Obama and members of Congress urging them to leave intact the data collection provisions in health reform legislation. This letter was written in response to information and concerns about the possible negation of health disparities provisions that we have worked so [...]
OMO joins other groups in support of health reform and the inclusion of health disparities provisions in the bill. Our flier, available for download below, is one of many pages in a packet that was distributed to all health staffers in the Senate. OMO believes that health reform MUST reduce health disparities and promote prevention. [...]
New article on Native Caregivers by OMO Governing Body member Dave Baldridge and OMO Health Data Task Force member Mario Garrett. The article “Family Caregivers Declining for American Indians, Alaska Natives” was published in Aging Today, a publication of the American Society on Aging. See below for an excerpt and click here to read the [...]
From the APIAHF listserv August 7, 2009 Message From the President & CEO Dear Friends: I want to thank you for your support over the years of my leadership at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and for your dedication to improving the health and well-being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific [...]
A Time for HOpe and TRANsition This is a time for Ho L. Tran. Our champion. Our mentor. Our friend. An exemplary leader who has guided the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum with dignity, grace, and integrity. This is also a time for reflection and transition. From one amazing leader to another. And [...]
Congressional Briefing of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved Date: July 23, 2009 Time: 12:00 – 2:00 PM Location: Reserve Officers Association, One Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. Registration is open now and you can RSVP at http://www.shireinc.org/nhit/briefing.html
Out of Many, One (OMO) is in support of the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 and strongly hopes that it is included in the final health reform legislation. We wrote a letter in support of this legislation to Chairmen Miller, Rangel, and Waxman. It is available for download here: Additionally, Out of Many, [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the preliminary definition of “Meaningful Use” presented in three documents made available to the public by the HIT Policy Committee. Out of Many, One (OMO) is a national multicultural advocacy coalition, established in 2000, that is committed to achieve health parity for people of [...]
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Capitol Hill briefing: Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) and Health Disparities Wednesday June 17, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has recently allocated $1.1 billion to comparative effectiveness research to provide new knowledge for more efficient health care delivery. The goals of [...]