Health Care Reform Advocacy

Bridges to Healthcare

Project Access NOW invites you to an evening celebrating the healthcare providers and others who make a difference in our community. In 2009, more than $10 million in health care services were donated to Project Access patients.

The event will be held at the Hilton Hotel, beginning at 5:30, and will be hosted by Emily and Joey Harrington. For more information, http://bridgestohealthcare.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn” title=“visit the RSVP page:”>visit the RSVP page:

APANO Health Reform Panel and Health Equity Training

What: Health Reform Panel and Health Equity Training
When: Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 6-9pm
Where: Asian Health & Services Center, 3430 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202 (Bus #9)

Open to Asian & Pacific Islander community members, service providers, advocates & allies.

RSVP: http://www.apano.org under “Health Equity.” For questions and accommodations, please call John at (503) 512-0274

APANO’s Health Equity and Reform Team (HEART) provides public education, community-based advocacy and organizing in order to improve health outcomes for Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Oregon. For more information, visit http://www.apano.org and “Health Equity.” Health Reform Panel.”

Join APANO’s Health Equity and Reform Team (HEART) for an evening of active learning and discussion about the health of Asians & Pacific Islanders in Oregon.

How will the federal health care reform impact Asian & Pacific Islander communities in Oregon?

How is our environment making us sick?

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Web site www.healthcare.gov.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Web site http://www.healthcare.gov.

The site has been designed to get tailored health care information to families with children, individuals, people with disabilities, seniors, young adults, and employers and includes a great deal of information, organized into sections on finding insurance options, learning about prevention, comparing care quality, and understanding the new law. It is the first Web site to collect both public and private health insurance options across the nation in a single place.