APIAHF is at the forefront of advocating for legislation and state and federal government policies that benefit the health and well-being of Asians and Pacific Islanders. Check back here for information and articles regarding California and National policies impacting the American Asian and Pacific Islanders. To receive policy updates via email, please sign up for the APIAHF HealthInfo listserv.
Policy Updates
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Covering all children: SCHIP & ICHIA Health Brief [PDF] (December 11, 2007)
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Health Brain Trust Proceedings [PDF] (December 11, 2007)
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Testimony on Census Bureau's Preparation for the 2010 Census Survey [PDF] (July 26, 2007)
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Health Brain Trust on Data & Research Agenda. Speaker Power Point Presentations available (April 29 - May 5, 2007)
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Action Alert: The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is facing a funding crisis [PDF] (June 6, 2007)
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Support Children's Health Coverage (June 5, 2007)
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California's new health care language assistance programs: Our comments on the Department of Insurance regulations [PDF] (June 1, 2007). See the invitation for public comment. Here is a link to the proposed changes. [PDF]
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Action Alert: Support the Food Stamp Benefit in the Farm Bill! [PDF] (June 1, 2007)
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Language & Health: Caring for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders [PDF] (May 30, 2007)
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NCHS Funding Letter to House Appropriations Committee [PDF] (May 15, 2007)
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Federal resources on race/ethnicity data collection specific to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander [PDF] (May, 2007)
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Policy Fact Sheets: AAPI Health Insurance Coverage [PDF] (December, 2006)
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Policy Fact Sheets: AAPI Data Collection [PDF] (December, 2006)
For more information, contact the APIAHF Policy Division staff:
Deeana Jang, Policy Director, djang@apiahf.org
Ann Surapruik, Senior Policy Analyst, asurapruik@apiahf.org
Mona Bormet, Policy Analyst, mbormet@apiahf.org
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