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Apr 16, 2009


CAPITOL HILL BRIEFING: NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS JOIN FORCES TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH OF THE NATION'S CHILDREN

To commemorate National Minority Health Month, please join the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), for a briefing on Capitol Hill to announce their partnership and outline how to realize America’s promise of covering all children, ensuring that the millions of uninsured and underinsured children are not forgotten during the health care reform debate.

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Briefing on the plight of children in the current health care system and presentation of shared principles to ensure all children are provided access to health care in 2009.
WHO: Marian Wright Edelman, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)
Janet Murguía, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Ben Jealous, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Vincent A. Eng, Asian American Justice Center (AAJC)
Jacqueline Johnson Pata, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
Neera Tanden, Counselor to the Department of Health and Human Services
WHERE: 2105 Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Friday, April 17th at 12:30 p.m.

Please RSVP to Attend

Light lunch will be provided.

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Topic: Health and Family Support
Policies: Access to Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Healthy Foods, Healthy Families, Latino Children’s Health
		  

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