The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and undersigned organizations thank the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) for the opportunity to comment on the establishment of the new Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges) and Qualified Health Plans (QHP) (Proposed Rule). The undersigned national and community based organizations are dedicated to improving…
Recording, presentation slides, and related materials for the Developing an Evaluation Plan webinar, which took place on October 4, 2011. This one hour webinar, hosted by Capacity for Health at APIAHF, will provide participants with the opportunity to learn the importance of developing a comprehensive Evaluation Plan, as well as to learn to identify the…
This session highlighted policy solutions and opportunities for advancing a health equity agenda. Speaker: Larry Cohen, Prevention Institute Larry Cohen, Prevention, is founder and Executive Director of Prevention Institute, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving community health and equity through effective primary prevention: systematic, comprehensive strategies to build resilience and to prevent illness and injury…
This session highlighted policy solutions and opportunities for advancing a health equity agenda. Speaker: Ellen Wu, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network Ellen Wu, has been the Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) since 2001. CPEHN is a statewide health policy organization whose mission is to eliminate health disparities by advocating for public policies…
This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Speaker: Dr. Owen Garrick, Sinkler Miller Medical Association Dr. Owen Garrick is Chief Operating Officer of Bridge Clinical Research. He has overall responsibility for the Clinical Trials and Investigator Training business units. Bridge CRO is the leading…
This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Speaker: James Allen Crouch, California Rural Indian Health Board James Allen Crouch, California Rural Indian Health Board, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is Executive Director of the Sacramento-based California Rural Indian Health Board, a position he…
This session focused on local and state-based initiatives and best practices for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Speaker: Dawn Mahi, Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Service Dawn Mahi, Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services, is the Health Through Action and Lei Hīpu’u Coordinator at Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services in Honolulu, Hawai’i. There…
The keynote address focused on the national strategy to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and a plan of action to achieve health equity. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Garth Graham, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Dr. Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH, FACP is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health in the Office of…
Summer 2011
