Past Trainings and Events 

Over the course of this unique collaboration, Alliance partners have conducted a series of trainings to ensure that community leaders have the information, tools, and resources necessary to make the link between health policymaking and disparities reduction. Activities included:

• National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color sponsored "Health Care Reform: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Minority Communities"

  Racial and ethnic health disparities continue to undermine our nation’s health care system. On April 30, the National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color sponsored "Health Care Reform: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Minority Communities" at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The discussion provided the community with national, state, and local perspectives on how key policies would address racial and ethnic health disparities.

  To learn more about the event, take a look at the program description, agenda, and speaker biographies. Click below to view the speaker powerpoint presentations.

  • Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Rea Pañares, Families USA
    Health Care Reform: Challenges, Opportunities, & Strategies for Minority Communities
  • Jean Chabut, Michigan Department of Community Health
    Health Care Reform for Michigan's Minority Communities
  • Kim E. Sibilsky, Michigan Primary Care Association
    Health Care Reform and Michigan’s Safety Net Providers: Addressing Disparities in Care and Coverage
  • Michael Spencer, University of Michigan
    Reflections on Health Care Reform for Communities of Color: Next Steps
  
  
• APHIAHF Hosted Webinar on Health Reform

  On April 22, 2010, the Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum hosted "How Will Health Care Reform Impact Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities?" The webinar provided an overview of how health reform will benefit Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and provided advocates with next steps for implementation. To watch the webinar or to download a copy of the slides, click here. (April 22, 2010)

• National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color Health Policy Journalism Institute
  
  As more Americans find themselves uninsured and health care costs continue to rise, health reform presents an historic opportunity to address fundamental inequities in the health care system and to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities that continue to plague the nation. As the process of health reform moves forward, the media will play a key role in informing the public about how these changes will affect their communities.
  
  In an effort to facilitate a greater understanding of these often complicated issues, the National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color hosted a journalist training at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This training was designed to bring attention to health policy issues that affect communities of color and to ensure that journalists have the tools, resources, and information they need to report on these topics. For more information on our 2009 training, contact Sherice Perry by e-mail at minorityhealth@familiesusa.org or call 202-628-3030. (October 2009)
  
  
• Health Reform Briefing: "Health Equity: A Moral and Economic Imperative!" 
  
  On September 17, 2009, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute hosted a breakfast briefing to discuss the implications of health reform legislation for racial and ethnic minorities, including preliminary analysis on the economic benefits of addressing health disparities. To view a webcast of the briefing, click here.
  
  

• Webinar: How to Get Involved in Health Reform 
   
  On August 4, 2009, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) hosted a webinar on health care reform advocacy and the contents of their new advocacy toolkit. APIAHF provided an update on health reform and then led a discussion on the importance of advocacy and how advocates can promote quality, affordable health care that benefits Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Click here to download the webinar slides.

• Congressional Briefing on Addressing the Needs of Young Men of Color  
   
  On May 15, 2009, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute held a congressional briefing that outlined reforms in health and social policy that would significantly improve the life opportunities of young men of color. Former Congressman and current Oakland Mayor Ronald V. Dellums led a discussion on how the needs of this population could be addressed in current federal legislation and the role that communities play in improving life opportunities.

  For more information, click here.