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Public Forum- Health Care for All: Covering Immigrant New Yorkers

Aug
21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21st, 2018

CONTACT:
Carlyn Cowen (Chinese-American Planning Council) at 212-941-0920 ext. 155, ccowen@cpc-nyc.org Vanessa Leung (Coalition for Asian American Children and Families) at 212-809-4675 ext. 106, vleung@cacf.org

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

Public Forum- Health Care for All: Covering Immigrant New Yorkers

Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and Project CHARGE (Coalition for Health Access to Reach Greater Equity) members will host New York State elected officials and advocates for a forum on the New York Health Act.

New York, NY— Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and Project CHARGE (Coalition for Health Access to Reach Greater Equity) are hosting a forum on Wednesday, August 22nd, to discuss the New York Health Act and its impact on immigrant New Yorkers. The New York Health Act is legislation that, if passed, would create a single payer, publicly financed, universal health care coverage system in New York State. The event is open to the public and the press.

Speakers include: Assemblymember Dick Gottfried, Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Health Senator Gustavo Rivera, Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Health Winn Periyasamy, Policy Analyst for Health at FPWA

WHO: CACF and Project CHARGE Coalition Members

WHAT: ​Public Forum on Health Care for All: Covering Immigrant New Yorkers

WHEN: ​Wednesday, August 22nd @ 9:30 am to 11:30 am

WHERE: ​Grand Street Settlement (175 Delancey Street, 4th Floor)

 

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About Project CHARGE

In 2008, CACF established Project CHARGE (Coalition for Health Access to Reach Greater Equity)​, an advocacy collaborative to address health equity and access issues in Asian Pacific American communities. Project CHARGE members include:

Apicha Community Health Center | Arab American Family Support Center | South Asian Council for Social Services | Charles B. Wang Community Health Center | Dr. John Chin- Hunter College | Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York | Adhikaar | Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service - South Asian Health Initiative | Mekong NYC | Womankind | Chinese-American Planning Council Henry Street Settlement | Japanese American Association - New York | United Sikhs | NYU Center For The Study Of Asian American Health