CACF Blog

We did it! CHARGE partners after a long and successful day advocating in the Capitol.

On May 12, 2010, Project CHARGE (Coalition for Health Access to Reach Greater Equity) held the Inaugural Asian Pacific American State Health Advocacy Day. In New York City, 1 out of 8 Asian Pacific Americans are uninsured, and 8 out of 10 of these uninsured are foreign-born. Project CHARGE, our 15-member health advocacy coalition, advocated for the meaningful inclusion of the Asian Pacific American community in New York State’s implementation of federal health care reform. During the advocacy day, we had:
• 25 individuals from Project CHARGE’s 15 member organizations
• 24 meetings with State Senators, Assembly Members, and staff
• Copies of our new report, Healing the Health Care System, were distributed to elected officials and press

Project CHARGE aims to improve health care access for Asian Pacific Americans and includes: Asian Americans for Equality, Asian Outreach Clinic – Child Center of New York, Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS, NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Chinese-American Planning Council, Family Health Project, Henry Street Settlement, Kalusugan Coalition, Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York Inc., MAAWS for Global Welfare Inc., New York Asian Women Center, South Asian Health Initiative, and Dr. John Chin – Hunter College. CACF is the coordinating agency of Project CHARGE. Project CHARGE is generously supported by Health Through Action, an initiative of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.