Podcast appearances and mentions of kathy ko chin

As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we hear about the unique healthcare challenges these communities face – and the incredible contributions they’re making amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ali talks to Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, about the role of Asian American and Pacific Islander health workers in the pandemic response. Later, he talks to a registered nurse working in Galveston, Texas, originally from the Philippines.

In the past two years, Congress and the Trump Administration have taken steps to diminish the voices of immigrant communities, including AAPIs, through rule changes, executive orders, and attempts to repeal meaningful laws and programs. Proposed rule changes, such as public charge, are meant to cripple our community and create division. In this program, Kathy Ko Chin, president and chief executive officer of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), will address these policy opportunities and answer how we could remedy these challenges.

Kathy Ko Chin, the President and CEO of Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, joins the podcast to talk about the current healthcare debate, especially as it pertains to the Asian-American & Pacific Islanders community....

This is the AJPH monthly podcast for June 2017. I am Alfredo Morabia, the Editor-in-Chief. The theme is Emerging Methods in Public Health Surveillance and I interview Lorna Thorpe (about new challenges), Denys Lau (about the new Journal section and about NCHS), Ryne Paulose (about the Asian-American NHANES), and Kathy Ko Chin (about why the AAPI community is excited about NHANES).