For Immediate Release March 23, 2011 Washington, DC – As part of a national celebration of the one-year anniversary of passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, APIAHF and members of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) health organizations in 23 communities in 15 states today held birthday party…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release March 01, 2011 Washington, DC – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today urged the U.S. of House of Representatives to protect the maintenance of effort requirement on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) under health care reform in response to a House Committee on Energy and…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release March 24, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today urged the U.S. Senate to make additional improvements to our nation’s health care system by quickly passing the House-passed Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872). “Over one-in-six Asian Americans and one-in-four…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release March 26, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today applauded Congress for passing the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872). The legislation makes important improvements to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by the President earlier…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release March 30, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today applauded President Barack Obama for signing the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) into law. The Reconciliation Act enhances provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act (H.R. 3590) which was signed…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release May 17, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today expressed grave concern about California Governor Schwarzenegger’s May Revision to his budget proposal. The Governor’s May Revision maintains drastic cuts from his January budget proposal and makes additional cuts and reductions to vital programs for Asian…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release May 19, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO – In recognition of National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) called on the Obama Administration to increase investment in state and local HIV/AIDS prevention programs to stem the rise of HIV/AIDS in communities of color, including…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release July 02, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today applauded U.S. President Barack Obama’s comprehensive approach to reforming our immigration system. “We support the President’s call for comprehensive reform to fix our nation’s broken immigration system, and welcome his leadership in moving Congress toward concrete…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release July 13, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO – Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) today applauded the Obama Administration for releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) to improve management and coordination within the federal government and across federal, state and local agencies and community…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release August 18, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO – The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (API Institute) of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum applauds the U.S. Department of Justice’s commitment to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) have equal access to state court systems. The Civil Rights…
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