Asian Health Coalition
Mission: The mission of the Asian Health Coalition (AHC) is to improve the health and well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Illinois through advocacy, technical assistance, education, and community-based research. The agency is focused on building strong and innovative health promotion programs in Asian communities throughout the metropolitan Chicago area. We support a
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AIDS Action Baltimore, Inc.
Mission: AIDS Action Baltimore, Inc. (AAB) is dedicated to providing patient services support and policy planning, education and prevention services, research advocacy and treatment access to people with HIV and HCV in Baltimore, in Maryland and across the nation. AAB provides support, advocacy and develops policy and support programs with local and national government, industry and academi
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American Correctional Association
Mission: Founded in 1870, ACA is the oldest and largest professional correctional organization in the world. ACA represents all disciplines within the corrections profession, and its more than 19,000 members include practitioners working in juvenile and adult prisons and jails, halfway houses, treatment facilities, probation, parole and community corrections agencies as well as academics in
Read MoreAIDS Task Force of Northeast Indiana
Mission: The mission of the AIDS Task Force in Northeast Indiana is to help improve the quality of life for men, women, and children with HIV and AIDS, to educate the community in order to decrease the incidence of HIV and STD infection and to increase the public's understanding of and compassionate response to HIV and AIDS. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: The AIDS Task Force was begun
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AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Mission: The mission of the AIDS Action Committee is to end the HIV epidemic and related health inequities by eliminating new infections, maximizing healthier outcomes for those infected and at risk, and attacking the root causes of HIV/AIDS. To achieve this mission, AAC offers a full array of health promotion, disease management and advocacy services. Program Highlights/Accomplis
Read MoreAANCART: The National Center for Reducing Asian American Cancer Health Disparities
Mission: To reduce cancer health disparities by conducting community-based participatory education, training and research by, for, and with Asian Americans. Program Highlights/Accomplishments: The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART) established in 2000 is privileged to be the National Cancer Institute‘s newly designated National Center for R
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Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington DC honors Dr. Howard Koh
Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington DC honors Dr. Howard Koh at second annual benefit gala to support local screening and vaccination efforts (October 23, 2011 - Arlington, Virginia): The Hepatitis B Initiative of DC (HBI-DC), a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting hepatitis B in at-risk communities, hosted more than 320 attendees at its second annual benefit gala held
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Tri-Caucus Members introduce the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011
September 15, 2011 Contact: Kristal DeKleer (202) 225-1882 Washington, D.C.—Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011, a bill that complements the efforts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and focuses on eliminating racial and et
Read MoreNVHR is proud to share a link to this New York Times story about our member Paul Sousa
NVHR is proud to share a link to this New York Times story about our member Paul Sousa, who represents the S.T.O.P. Hepatitis Task Force in Sacramento, CA. Paul has turned his life around, has a beautiful family, and does a fantastic job leading the Task Force! Read More.
Read MoreHepatitis C awareness and testing campaign launched
Saying that three fourths of Americans with Hepatitis C probably don’t know they have the disease, Colorado’s Hep C Connection this week launched a campaign to raise awareness and get people tested. The disease is especially prevalent among baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, who account for almost 70 percent of known cases. “Our relatives, friends, neighbors and coworkers
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