AAPCHO Team

The Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition released a statement on the federal government shutdown.

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)  today released the following statement in response to a decision by Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas that deemed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unlawful.

The Tuberculosis Elimination Alliance (TEA) with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of TB Elimination, announced that it awarded a total of $250,000 to 12 community health organizations serving Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino and African American communities that are disproportionately impacted by tuberculosis. 

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)  today released the following statement on the reintroduction of the Health Equity and Access Under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act of 2023. The legislation would improve comprehensive health care access and coverage for immigrants, including for Asian Americans (AAs) and Pacific Islanders (PIs) served at community health centers.

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) issued the following statement applauding the reintroduction of the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act (LIFT the BAR) in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. The bill is led by Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Tony Cardenas (CA-29) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI).

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) issued the following statement condemning the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which would repeal the Biden administration public charge rule and have a detrimental impact on millions of American families.