On September 17th, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressional Black Caucus will be in Oakland to identify policy solutions to address health disparities. Please join AAPCHO, APIAHF, SHIRE, CPEHN and many of our partners at the 2011 Health Equity Summit, “The Affordable Care Act and Beyond: Opportunities for Achieving Health Equity.” Register today!
The National Hispanic Medical Association – is hosting a Congressional briefing about Health Care Reform & Racial/Ethnic Disparities on Tuesday, October 20th , from 5 pm to 7 pm, involving Rep. Donna Christensen (Virgin Islands)- invited and Rep. Mike Honda (CA)-invited, Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ). Featured speakers include Lucille C. Norville Perez, MD (Former President, National Medical Association), Velma Henderson, RN, MS, CNAA, BC (Board, National Black Nurses Association), Norma Martinez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN (President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses), Melvina McCabe, MD (President, Association of American Indian Physicians), Deeana Jang (Director of Policy, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum), Freddette West (Chair, Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition) and Elena Rios, MD (NHMA’s President & CEO).
The main goal of the briefing is to discuss key issues of health care reform legislation to decrease health care costs and increase health care access and quality.
After seven years of dedicated service with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Dr. Ho Luong Tran has announced her departure as the President and CEO. Our champion. Our mentor. Our friend. An exemplary leader who has guided the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum with dignity, grace, and integrity. Note: The [...]
This action alert from the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) The House Energy & Commerce Committee will be completing its mark-up of H.R. 3200, the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, tomorrow morning (Wednesday). Congressman Deal (R-GA) has filed an amendment which would: 1. Require legal immigrants to wait five years from their [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A message from Ruth Perot, Summit Health Institute for Research and Education/Out of Many, One Dear Friends and Colleagues, April 28 was a “banner day” for OMO and the Health Data Task Force. Four of our colleagues played key roles at the 2009 Health Braintrust/National Minority Quality Forum Leadership Summit. Dr. Brian Smedley received an [...]
Out of Many, One Congratulates Dr. Ho Luong Tran on OMH 2009 Minority Health Community Trailblazer Award. (Washington, DC—March 3, 2009) – Out of Many, One (OMO) congratulates Dr. Ho Luong Tran, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF). Dr. Tran was recently awarded the Office of [...]
OMO Testimony at IOM Public Workshop
Deeana Jang from the Asian & Pacific Islander Health Forum testified on behalf of the OMO Health Data Task Force (HDTF) at a public workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine’s Subcommittee on Standardized Collection of Race/Ethnicity Data for Healthcare Quality Improvement and Committee on Future Directions for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
HDTF members Mara Youdelman from the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and Kalahn Taylor-Clark from the Engelberg Center for Healthcare Reform at the Brookings Institute also testified on behalf of their respective organizations.
Also available for download are the powerpoint presentations.