Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems released its recommendations for an equity-centered public health data infrastructure improve public health data and data systems to achieve health equity. Accompanying the release of the report, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced that it will award $50 million in…

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WASHINGTON – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative honors the contributions of indigenous peoples by celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, October 11, 2021, and co-sponsoring two complimentary virtual programs on Indian Boarding Schools to be held at 1:00 PM EDT and 7:00 PM EDT PM on that day. First proposed in…

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WASHINGTON – On Friday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act (LIFT the BAR Act). The LIFT the BAR Act removes the five-year bar that restricts lawfully present non-citizens from accessing federal and state public benefits that was imposed by the harsh and archaic restrictions of the Personal…

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) with the COVID Collaborative and Hart Research, released the results of a nationwide COVID-19 survey that focused specifically on the diverse Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. Over 1,500 people participated in the study, which presents disaggregated data for ethnic…

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WASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) announced Oliver J. Kim as its new board chair, succeeding Dr. Diane Paloma, who will remain on the board. Dr. Sheldon Riklon, a leading voice in the Marshallese community, was welcomed as the organization’s newest director. “We look forward to Chair Kim’s leadership of…

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WASHINGTON – Today, in a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decisively dismissed the challenge by Republican led-states and the Trump administration to end the Affordable Care Act. The resilient law has been repeatedly challenged in the courts and legislature despite its critical health care protections for millions of families in the midst of a…

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WASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) congratulates Krystal Ka’ai on her appointment to serve as executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI). Ka’ai, the long-time executive director of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is the first Native Hawaiian to serve as…

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WASHINGTON – Today marks the one-year memorial of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers. In the aftermath, this tragic event was followed by global protests and calls for police accountability and reform. Juliet K. Choi, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) issued the…

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday night, in a 364-62 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which addresses the rise in anti-Asian hate and violence and incorporates the Jaber-Hayer NO HATE Act. The bill, which passed the Senate last month, will go to President Biden to sign into law tomorrow. Juliet K. Choi,…

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WASHINGTON – On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that enforcement of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Title IX’s prohibitions on discrimination based on sex will include prohibitions against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This announcement reverses the Trump administration’s multiple attempts to remove protections…

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