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"> In Congress, the “super committee”—a bi-partisan panel of 12 lawmakers— is debating how to cut $1.2 trillion from the federal budget over the next ten years. Severe reductions in Medicaid funding have been put at the top of their cut list. We must urge our Senators and Representatives to take a balanced approach to reducing the deficit and reject proposals that hurt the most vulnerable members of our community.
Medicaid provides a safety net for 850,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander children, 180,000 elders, and many members of our community with disabilities.
"> We must find a balanced approach to reducing the national deficit that keeps our families and communities healthy. Call your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators today and tell them to protect Medicaid!
Medicaid provides a safety net for 850,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander children, 180,000 elders, and many members of our community with disabilities. Nearly 1 in 10 Asian Americans and more than 1 in 8 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are projected to gain Medicaid coverage when the program expands in 2014.
"> In Congress, the “super committee” is debating how to cut $1.2 trillion from the federal budget over the next ten years. Severe reductions in Medicaid funding have been put at the top of their cut list. We must urge our Senators and Representatives to take a balanced approach to reducing the deficit and reject proposals that hurt the most vulnerable members of our community.
Medicaid provides a safety net for low-income children and pregnant women, aging parents and grandparents, and people with disabilities within our communities.
This session highlighted policy solutions and opportunities for advancing a health equity agenda.
Speaker: Larry Cohen, Prevention Institute
Larry Cohen, Prevention, is founder and Executive Director of Prevention Institute, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving community health and equity through effective primary prevention: systematic, comprehensive strategies to build resilience and to prevent illness and injury before they occur.
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| Published: | September 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy |
This session highlighted policy solutions and opportunities for advancing a health equity agenda.
Speaker: Ellen Wu, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Ellen Wu, has been the Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) since 2001. CPEHN is a statewide health policy organization whose mission is to eliminate health disparities by advocating for public policies to improve the health of communities of color. Ellen received her Masters in Public Health from UCLA and is an adjunct faculty member at San Francisco State University.
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| Published: | September 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy |
This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities.
Speaker: Dr. Owen Garrick, Sinkler Miller Medical Association
Dr. Owen Garrick is Chief Operating Officer of Bridge Clinical Research. He has overall responsibility for the Clinical Trials and Investigator Training business units. Bridge CRO is the leading company focused on increasing the participation of ethnic minority investigators and patients in industry and institution sponsored clinical trials.
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| Published: | September 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy |
This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities.
Speaker: James Allen Crouch, California Rural Indian Health Board
James Allen Crouch, California Rural Indian Health Board, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is Executive Director of the Sacramento-based California Rural Indian Health Board, a position he has held since 1987. Mr. Crouch’s board affiliations include serving as a founding and now Emeritus member of the California Endowment Board, California’s largest Health foundation.
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| Published: | September 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy |
This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities.
Speaker: Dawn Mahi, Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Service
Dawn Mahi, Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services, is the Health Through Action and Lei Hīpu'u Coordinator at Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
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| Published: | September 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy |
The keynote address focused on the national strategy to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and a plan of action to achieve health equity.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Garth Graham, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
Dr. Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH, FACP is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health in the Office of Minority Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. He was previously appointed a White House Fellow and special assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Graham earned an M.D.
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| Published: | September 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy |
Keynote Address
The keynote address focused on the national strategy to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and a plan of action to achieve health equity.
- [Dr. Garth Graham, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services](http://www.apiahf.org//resources/resources-database/health-equity-summit-keynote-address-dr-garth-graham "Dr. Garth Graham, U.S.
