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Across the country, talk of cutting Medicare and Medicaid has created a political firestorm – and some politicians say it’s necessary to balance the federal budget.

We couldn’t disagree more.

Medicare and Medicaid provide a safety net for our most vulnerable community members – including children, pregnant women, seniors and people with disabilities – and more Americans than ever rely on the coverage they provide. Medicaid provides stable health coverage and services for 11% of Asian Americans and 14% of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

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Across the country, talk of cutting Medicare and Medicaid has created a political firestorm – and some politicians say it’s necessary to balance the federal budget.

We couldn’t disagree more.

Medicare and Medicaid provide a safety net for our most vulnerable community members – including children, pregnant women, seniors and people with disabilities – and more Americans than ever rely on the coverage they provide. Medicaid provides stable health coverage and services for 11% of Asian Americans and 14% of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

For Immediate Release
June 29, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their commitment to improving the collection and reporting of data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders (AAs and NHPIs) and other minority communities.

APIAHF President and CEO, Kathy Lim Ko, Looking to the Future

Looking to the Future

Artist and Poet, Vaimoana Litia Makakaufaki Niumeitolu, Tongan (American) Creation Myth

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Looking to the Future Speech.pdf [444.98KB]

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VOICES 2011 Training and Rally Presentation.pdf [2.64MB] VOICES 2011 Hill Visit Literature.pdf [146.17KB] VOICES 2011 Hill Visit State Specific Statistics.pdf [147.37KB]

Health equity means that every individual has fair opportunity to attain optimal health and well-being. To achieve health equity, primary prevention and effective health programming must be supported. This requires appropriate data and research to inform how resources are allocated. In addition, the underlying socio-economic factors that drive health care disparities must be addressed.

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Building Skills Plenary Panel

  • Brian Smedley, PhD., Health Policy Institute Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Building Skills Breakout Groups

  • State Models for Success

  • Fulfilling the Promise of Health Reform

  • Advancing Nail Salon Worker Health, Safety and Rights

  • Leading National State Initiatives for Transforming the Politics of Data and Research on AAs and NHPIs

  • Media Relations 101: Tips for Getting Your Story Told

  • Using Social Media and other Online Tools to Mobilize Your Community

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Messaging and Framing Inequities, Brian Smedley.pdf [3.37MB] State Models-Michael Byun.pdf [168.77KB] State Models-Marianne Chung.pdf [784.54KB] State Models- Jean Yamamoto.pdf [224.15KB] APANO-HEARTSheet.pdf [162.11KB] Promise of HCR - Jenny Rejeske.pdf [445.11KB] NILC Handout.pdf [99.88KB] Promise of HCR - Ignatius Bau.pdf [1.5MB] Ignatius Bau Handout.pdf [186.2KB] Promise of HCR - Rea Panares.pdf [4.4MB] Nail Salon Worker Health-Julia Liou.pdf [1.13MB] Nail Salon Worker Health- Michael DiBartolomeis.pdf [3.98MB] Nail Salon Worker Health-Lisa Fu.pdf [2.5MB] Nail Salon Worker Health-Thu Quach.pdf [633.78KB]
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Building Relationships Plenary

  • Keynote Address: Kiran Ahuja, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Building Relationships Breakout Groups

  • Building Relationships with State Health Departments

  • Building Relationships with Federal Agencies

  • Building Relationships with National Allies

  • Building Relationships with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American Allies

  • Building Relationships with Mainstream Allies

  • **Building Relationships with Congress

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Building Relationships Keynote Kiran Ahuja WHIAAPI.pdf [625.25KB] Mainstream Allies - Alice Dembner Community Catalyst.pdf [707.83KB] Mainstream Allies - Laura Hanen NACCHO.pdf [927.09KB] Mainstream Allies - Ed Tepporn APIAHF.pdf [152.84KB] National Allies - Jeff Caballero AAPCHO.pdf [550.02KB] National Allies - Ruth Perot SHIRE Inc.pdf [3.06MB] Federal Agencies - Alek Sripipatana HRSA.pdf [961.55KB]

Budget Would Harm Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Seniors and Families

For Immediate Release
May 25, 2011

Washington, DC – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today urged the U.S. Senate to protect seniors and low- and moderate income families by rejecting the House-passed fiscal year 2012 budget, H. Con. Res. 34.

On April 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget which ends Medicare as we know it and replaces it with a voucher system, increasing seniors’ costs and reducing benefits, for all those currently under age 55.

In 1991, Susan Matsuko Shinagawa noticed a lump in her breast during her monthly self-exam. When a sonogram revealed the lump was a solid mass, a surgeon told her that she was too young to have breast cancer and that, "Asian women don't get breast cancer."

As you think about a feature story for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, I encourage you to consider the story of Susan Matsuko Shinagawa, a third-generation Japanese American woman. In 1991, she noticed a lump in her breast during her monthly self-exam.

Her mammogram was negative, but a sonogram revealed the lump was a solid mass.

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susan-shinagawa-pitch.pdf [1.36MB]