Health Reform Alert: Call Congress to Support Fair Treatment of Immigrants and Join a Webinar on Health Reform and South Asians

Want to learn more about health care issues affecting the South Asian community?

• Join a webinar on "Health Reform and the South Asian Community" on Monday, October 26th at 2 pm EST/1 pm CST/11 am PST to learn the latest from experts and discuss what it means for the South Asian community. Register for the webinar by clicking here. (After registering you will receive a confirmation email with a link and call-in information and access code. Before the webinar, click the link and call in to the number from your confirmation email. When prompted, enter the access code.)
• Check out two health reform factsheets developed by SAALT on "What You Need to Know about Health Insurance Reform" and "Health Care Issues Affecting South Asians in the United States"
• Learn more about health care issues affecting immigrants by visiting the APIA Health Forum's, the Asian American Justice Center's, and theNational Immigration Law Center's websites.

For additional information, contact SAALT at saalt@saalt.org.

So Much Going on at APHA

Here is a listing of just a few events...if you are at APHA they are GREAT networking events!

As I receive more information, I'll send them along..

Sunday Events:

South Asian Public Health Association Annual Dinner

Sunday, November 8th

TBD

www.sapha.org

Monday Events:

APHA Asian Pacific Islander (API) Caucus Student & Young Professionals Breakfast Meeting

Monday, November 9th, 6:30am - 8:00am

Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Regency C1 Ballroom

Event Details: studentrep@apicaucus.org

Tuesday Events:

Asian Pacific Islander (API) Caucus for Public Health

Tuesday, November 10th, 8:00pm-10:00pm

35th Anniversary Social Reception

Golden Phoenix Restaurant http://www.hkgolden.phoenix.com

Event Details: chair@apicaucus.org

Meatless Ground Meat with Peas (Kheema Muttar)

Meatless Ground Meat with Peas (http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/)

Ingredients

Onions, raw, 1 cup, chopped
Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
Garlic, 1 clove
*Gimme Lean Sausage Style, 7 oz
Peas, frozen, 0.5 cup
Cream Cheese, Fat Free, 60 grams
Cilantro, raw, 4 tbsp
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 1 cup, chopped
Ginger Root, 5 slices (1" dia), finely grated.
*Hot Green Chili Peppers, 1 pepper
Garam Masala powder, 1 tsp.

Directions

Heat olive oil in an iron clad sauce pan, brown chopped garlic, add chopped onions and stir till transparent. Add coarsely chopped 'Gimme Lean" ground meatless and brown. Add cream cheese, chopped tomatoes, peas, ginger, chilli peppers (chopped fine). Stir and cook for another 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and garam masala. Serve in a wrap, topped with greens or with roti or as a side dish with brown rice and dal.

If you use 12 oz Smart Ground original, use 1.5 times the recipe for everything else.

Variations: You can use cream cheese or yogurt or sour cream or cottage cheese. You can add 1/2 a cup of chopped scallions for garnish.

Calories per serving of Meatless Kheema Muttar (ground meat with peas)
35 calories of Gimme Lean Sausage Style, (1.17 oz)
20 calories of Olive Oil, (0.17 tbsp)
10 calories of Onions, raw, (0.17 cup, chopped)
10 calories of Cream Cheese, Fat Free, (10 grams)
9 calories of Peas, frozen, (0.08 cup)
6 calories of Red Ripe Tomatoes, (0.17 cup, chopped or sliced)
3 calories of Hot Chili Peppers, (0.17 pepper)
1 calories of Ginger Root, (0.83 slices (1" dia))
1 calories of Garlic, (0.17 clove)
0 calories of Cilantro, raw, (0.67 tbsp)

White House signs an Executive Order to Address Concerns Faced by AAPIs

On Oct 14th, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will address the concerns faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. The Executive Order (first established by President Clinton 10 years ago and extended by President Bush in 2007) will create an Advisory Commission and White House initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Additionally, in the press statement released by the White House, President Obama indicated "...Given the strengths of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, for us to buy into the myth of the "model minority," and to overlook the very real challenges that certain Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are facing: from health disparities like higher rates of diabetes and Hepatitis B; to educational disparities that still exist in some communities --high school dropout rates, low college enrollment rates; to economic disparities -- higher rates of poverty in some communities, and barriers to employment and workplace advancement in others..."

DC Health Care Reform Town Hall for the South Asian Community: Thursday, Oct 15th

South Asian Health Reform Community Town Hall

Thursday, October 15, 2009

6:30pm - 7:45pm

American University - Washington College of Law

4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW (Room 602)

Join local community members for a town hall to learn the latest from experts on what's happening with health reform and discuss what it could mean for the South Asian Community

Location is metro accessible: Located near the Tenleytown Metro Station on the Red Line; Shuttle Service to WCL from tenleytown is available.

RSVP by Tuesday, Oct 13th: saalt@saalt.org

Information on HINI

The H1N1 Flu Vaccine will be available in about two weeks. One shot or aerosol for those aged 10 and above; two shots for those 6 months to 10 years. It is recommended especially for healthcare workers, pregnant women, and those caring for infants under 6 months. Ultimately, everyone should consider getting this vaccine.

The vaccine is being offered for free by the Federal Government. Your provider may charge your insurance an administration fee. Your city will have locations to get the vaccine for free if you do not have a provider.

Go to www.Flu.gov for the most up-to-date information. There is “Locator” link on the website to help you find a place near you to get the shot.

Note that H1N1 Flu is different from the seasonal flu, which kills thousands of people each year. The vaccine for the flu shot is already available and is recommended in addition to the H1N1 Flu shot.

Reminder: 5th Annual Asian American Health Conference

The 5th Annual Asian American Health Conference, "Reinvesting in Our communities for Health Equity", will be held next week, October 8th - 9th, 2009. I will be presenting a poster session "Review & Analysis of Community Based Organizations Impacting South Asian Health". I hope to see you there.

Conference Information:

Center for the Study of Asian American Health

5th Annual Asian American Health Conference

"Reinvesting in Our Communities for Health Equity"

October 8th – 9th, 2009

Farkas Auditorium, NYU Langone Medical Center

To find out more about this conference, please visit:
http://www.med.nyu.edu/csaah/events/conf2009.html
To register for this conference, please visit:
http://www.med.nyu.edu/csaah/events/eventregistration09.html

Conference Topics Include: Immigration; health literacy, language access, community basedparticipatory research; training research and health professional advocates; developingpartnerships across Asian American communities; and ensuring inclusion of APIs withinthe political system. Health issues of particular concern for APIs families to behighlighted include hepatitis B, cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, women’shealth, nutrition and mental health.