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WEBGeneral health. In this webinar, health advocates review the attempts made in 2017 to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), present key findings from SEARAC’s Protect Our Health Care comment card campaign, and discuss next steps and how community members can get involved. Report based on over 350 comments collected …

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SEARAC Unites With California Partners to Celebrate Our Right to …

WEBSACRAMENTO, CA – Last month, SEARAC joined our California-based advocacy and health services partners to host the third annual “The Right to Heal: Centering Mental Health Multi-Racial Equity in California.” Individuals, community organizations, and clinical providers from across the state gathered at Sacramento State …

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SEARAC Southeast Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific …

WEBSacramento, CA– The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is proud to announce the release of Voices Unheard: Uncovering the Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian American Youth.Written in collaboration with researchers from Illinois and Maryland whose work …

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SEARAC SEARAC, CPEHN, The Cambodian Family, and Partner …

WEB“Right to Heal has been such an incredible, generous experience. Being in community with so many individuals and organizations across California – who all share our dedication to the health and well-being of marginalized peoples – is a priceless gift,” stated Vattana Peong, Executive Director of The Cambodian Family.. “Right to Heal reminds us …

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SEARAC SEARAC Applauds Reintroduction of Health Equity and

WEBWashington, DC – Today, SEARAC applauds the reintroduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA). Introduced by US Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), HEAA re-envisions a healthcare system that centers patients by improving data collection, increasing support for culturally and linguistically appropriate health care and mental …

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SEARAC SEARAC and EPIC Release Fact Sheets on Southeast Asian …

WEB“Our research found that the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and anti-Asian hate during 2020-22 deeply affected the wellbeing of Southeast Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students,” said Mandy Diêc, SEARAC California Deputy Director.. “These new fact sheets, available in the languages that our community …

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Read about Southeast Asian American intergenerational trauma

WEBSacramento, CA– This Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, SEARAC and RISE for Boys and Men of Color are revisiting the policy brief Intergenerational trauma and Southeast Asian American Youth in California, released in April 2018 to retrace how the unique historical war trauma in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam and growing up in low …

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THE RIGHT TO HEAL: SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN MENTAL …

WEBSEARAC, with support from community-based partners and individuals across California, launched The Right to Healreport to highlight key challenges for Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) in accessing mental health care in the state and to provide policy recommendations to address needs of the community. In 2019, we collected nearly 250 …

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The Right to Heal: Southeast Asian American Mental Health in

WEBThe Right to Heal: Southeast Asian American Mental Health in California. In 2019, SEARAC collected almost 250 survey responses from SEAAs across California to share their mental health needs, the challenges they faced in accessing culturally and linguistically appropriate care, and their vision for the mental health system in California.

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Lundy’s Story: Fighting Deportation to a Country She’s

WEBLundy Khoy was born in a Thai refugee camp to Cambodian parents fleeing the war that tore their country apart. When Lundy was a year old, she and her family were resettled as refugees in the U.S. In 2000 when she was 19, a police officer asked her if she had any drugs. She truthfully told him she had several tabs of ecstasy, which resulted in

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Medi-Cal's Health4All Older Adults Fact Sheets

WEBOn May 1, 2022, Health4All Older Adults, also known as Older Adult Expansion, was launched in California, allowing all eligible Californians 50 years of age or older to access free full-scope Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status. The Health Consumer Alliance (HCA) has developed a fact sheet to help Californians understand …

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Race and Ethnicity Disaggregating Public Health Data by AB …

WEBLed by SEARAC, Empowering Pacific Islander Communities, and other partners, Assembly Bill 1726 was passed in 2016 and requires the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to collect and release disaggregated demographic data for an expanded set of Asian and Pacific Islander populations, in addition to those mandated by CA State Code …

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SEARAC SEARAC Policy Brief Highlights Opportunities, Challenges …

WEBCase study focuses on AB 1726, a landmark data disaggregation law that is now being implemented. SACRAMENTO, CA – SEARAC is proud to release “AB 1726: A California Case Study on Disaggregating Public Health Data by Race and Ethnicity,” a new policy brief that presents key challenges to implementing California Assembly Bill 1726, …

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Honoring Marny Xiong’s Legacy in Our Fight for Culturally

WEBBy Kham S. Moua. COVID-19 has killed over 220,000 Americans, including my cousin. At 31, Marny had just started her tenure as Chair of the Saint Paul School Board.

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Stories from The Cambodian Family: Southeast Asian American

WEBStories from The Cambodian Family: Southeast Asian American Mental Health in CA. Since she left Cambodia, Thary Sok has resided for six years in the city of Santa Ana, CA, with a population of around 7,000 Cambodian Americans, according to the 2010 Census. Like many Cambodians, Thary’s household is a multigenerational one, …

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SEARAC Register for Moving Mountains 2019

WEBDuring the Oct. 4 evening reception at Moving Mountains 2019, SEARAC will be debuting a special private screening of its mini-documentary Made By Refugees: 40 Years of SEARAC, directed by entrepreneur and filmmaker Sahra V. Nguyen, who used the backdrop of our 20th anniversary Leadership and Advocacy Training in June 2019 to …

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Frequently Asked Questions: ACA Open Enrollment

WEBSOUTHEAST ASIA RESOURCE ACTION CENTER: ACA AND COVERED CA OPEN ENROLLMENT 2024 2 When is the ACA enrollment period? The ACA open enrollment period through HealthCare.gov opens on Nov. 1, 2023.

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