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America needs commonsense immigration policies that work for our country and align with our values of shared responsibility, unity and fairness. Making sure that everyone has access to health care must be a central pillar in fixing our immigration system.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | February 2013 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care access Health advocacy Health policy Health advocacy » Cultural competency |
The design of the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) will have a direct impact on the health and well-being of over 70 million Americans. EHB design will also have tremendous impact across our health care system and is a central component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). A uniform and comprehensive package of essential health benefits has the potential to improve the health and health care of the 2.4 million uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | January 2013 |
| Type: | Testimony and Comments |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy Health policy |
| Author: | APIAHF |
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| Published: | December 2012 |
| Type: | Infographics |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Advocacy training HIV/AIDS » Community planning Health advocacy » Capacity building HIV/AIDS Health advocacy Health policy Health advocacy » Community outreach Health advocacy » Cultural competency |
Social media can become overwhelming especially if you are new to it. Thankfully, there are some ways to help you get through the beginning stages of building your social media sites. Consider some of the strategies in this guide and look through the guide to learn more about Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We believe in health justice and work with community advocates, public health leaders and policymakers to generate policy and systems changes that benefit our communities at the national, state and local levels.
On June 15, 2012, the Obama Administration announced a new initiative, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), allowing certain undocumented youth to qualify for “deferred action” status. Although this status does not provide a path to lawful permanent residency, it does grant a temporary suspension of deportation proceedings and enables grantees to gain work authorization.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | October 2012 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health benefits Health policy » Health care access Health policy Health policy » Health care reform |
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) thanks the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the opportunity to comment on and voice our opposition to the Interim Final Rule excluding DACA-eligible youth from accessing many of the affordable health insurance options available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | October 2012 |
| Type: | Testimony and Comments |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care access Health policy Health policy » Health care reform |
This map represents the states where AIM for Equity partners are located and highlights their progress toward implementing the Affordable Care Act’s significant components—the Medicaid Program Expansions and the Health Insurance Exchanges. While these two health policy changes represent an important way for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AAs & NHPIs) to access health insurance, they are decisions left to the states to implement.
Epidemiologic Profile 2010: Asians and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
In August 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a groundbreaking report focusing on the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities and their disease burden for several viral communicable diseases: specifically, HIV /AIDS; viral hepatitis; sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and, tuberculosis (TB).
| Author: | APIAHF |
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| Published: | August 2012 |
| Type: | Health Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Chronic diseases HIV/AIDS » Community planning Health services » Data and research Health policy » Data and research Chronic diseases » Hepatitis B HIV/AIDS Health services » Preventive care Health services » Public health Health advocacy HIV/AIDS » Health strategies Health policy |
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AA and NHPI communities are extraordinarily diverse with dozens of different cultures and languages. Discrimination related to culture, language, affordability, and restrictions on legal immigrants continue to impose major barriers to accessing quality health care for AAs and NHPIs.
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