Language access
This webinar focused on expanded access to coverage, health disparities, and funding opportunities for community-based organizations under health care reform. APIAHF Policy Analyst Paulo Pontemayor discussed the health insurance exchanges and health care provisions that will help reduce health disparities among Pacific Islanders. Don Novo, Medicaid Program Branch Manager, and Tom Schenck, Region IX Pacific Island Territories Lead, provided an overview of the changes to Medicaid.
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | March 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Ethnicity: | Samoan, Tongan, Guamanian or Chamorro, Fijian, Polynesian |
| Topic: | Health services » Preventive care Health policy » Health care access Health policy » Health care disparities Health advocacy » Cultural competency Health policy » Health care quality Health policy » Health care reform Health advocacy » Language access Health policy » Health coverage Health policy » Health disparities Health policy » Language access |
Georgia has the second fastest-growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the United States. The Atlanta area is home to large and vibrant communities with a diverse population of refugees and immigrants from many countries, including Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Korea, Laos, and Vietnam.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
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| Published: | August 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care disparities Health advocacy » Language access |
APIAHF coordinated the translation of (Chinese, Chamorro, Chuukese, Japanese, Korean, Marshallese, Samoan, Thai, Tongan, and Vietnamese) the Are You Ready fact sheet from the American Public Health Association to help our communities prepare themselves, for H1N1 pandemic flu. Share them with those you care about or pass them out in your community!
| Author: | APIAHF |
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| Published: | February 2010 |
| Type: | Public Health Alerts |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Language access |
APIAHF Health Brain Trust on Data & Research: Utilize Data from Local Evaluation, Gayle Tang, MSN, RN Director, National Linguistic & Cultural Programs
| Author: | Health Through Action |
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| Published: | September 2009 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health services » Organizational development Health advocacy » Language access |
Our intended audience for this report includes community- based organizations, coalitions, policy makers and government officials working to understand and address language issues in California. We hope this analysis raises awareness and informs policy making and long-term planning to meet the needs of this population.
| Author: | APIAHF |
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| Published: | May 2009 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Language access |
This document lists selected bibliography and abstracts (75 articles, 56 abstracts) that examined how good quality interpretive services can save money for patients, hospitals, medical professionals, and state and federal governments. This document was produced for the Medi-Cal Language Access Services Taskforce, California 2008.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
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| Published: | January 2008 |
| Type: | Bibliography |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Data and research Health advocacy » Language access |
