The US Department of Health and Human Services just released a series of documents on effective outreach strategies for African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans/Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. NAAPIMHA is pleased to have taken the lead in developing the materials for AANHPI communities. NAAPIMHA would like to thank Dr. Rocco Cheng, Director of the API California Reducing Disparities Project, Myron Quon, Executive Director of NAPAFASA as well as Juliet Bui and Larke Huang at SAMHSA for their input and guidance into this process. NAAPIMHA will continue to work with its local, state, national and federal partners to advocate for improved health services that address mental health issues. We are also interested in hearing about the impact of the Affordable Care Act is having on AANHPI communities.
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