APIAHF

APIAHF believes that community-based interventions are a strong tool required for addressing racial health disparities, particularly disparities in chronic health conditions. We support the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program, based in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as a unique and valuable opportunity for communities. For nearly 20 years, REACH grantees have used innovative and locally-driven programs to improve the health of their neighborhoods, from decreasing smoking rates to increasing access to nutritional foods.

APIAHF previously operated the STRIVE project under a REACH grant, in collaboration with the  New York University Center for the Study of Asian American Health from 2012-2013.

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REACH Letter to Congress Appropriations

Letter, Testimony and Comments

Dear Senator Blunt, Senator Murray, Representative Cole and Representative DeLauro: As you work to complete a final appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we write you to urge that you maximize funding for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. In June, we joined 147 other…

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REACH Letter Senate FY18

Letter, Testimony and Comments

Dear Chairman Cochran and Vice-Chair Leahy: We are writing to expressed our deep concern that funding for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program has been eliminated in the Senate Fiscal Year 2018 Health and Human Services appropriations bill. For nearly 20 years, REACH grantees have worked to improve public health and…

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Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health REACH Program

Fact Sheet

REACH – Driving Better Health and Lower Costs Since 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) REACH program has invested in evidence based programs that close gaps in health outcomes for racial and ethnic groups. REACH funds evidence-based and communitydriven prevention efforts that put a stop to expensive and burdensome conditions. As the…