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As part of a three-year outlook and strategic plan, the Commission of Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs has identified
five core policy areas to guide the work of the Commission - in concert with
the Office of Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs. These key areas of focus
will also be the basis for recommendations to the governor, elected officials and
community engagement.
Of the five core areas, the Commission
has placed the highest priority on the following: 1) Voter Engagement; 2)
Economic & Workforce Development; and 3) Healthcare.
Next CAPI meeting will be on Saturday, May 12 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the West Des Moines Library. All meetings are open to the public.
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Eldercare Resources
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for
the Elderly (PACE) is a specialized managed care program that provides
preventive care, primary care, social services, therapeutic recreation, acute
and long-term care services. The goal of this program is to protect and improve the health, quality of life, as well as allow an individual to remain living at home. More information about the program in this PACE Information Booklet.
If you are already a member enrolled with PACE,
please contact your PACE provider before making any changes to your plan. Your PACE provider will assist you with
dis-enrolling with PACE and enrolling with the IA Health Link Managed Care
program.
PACE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Are 55 years of age or older
- Reside in a county where PACE is
provided
- Live in a community home (at time of
initial PACE approval)
- Have Medicaid, dual Medicaid/Medicare or
Medicare eligibility
- Meet the medical supports for nursing
facility level of care
 
API Elderly Articles
Source: NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
Source: AARP Fraud Survey
Excerpt: “Nearly four in ten (39
percent) Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) age 50 and older report
that they or their family members have experienced fraud schemes, according to
the recent fraud survey from AARP.”
Source: EurekAlert and American Stroke
Association
Excerpt: “Asian Americans were more
likely to experience a severe ischemic stroke and have worse outcomes than
whites, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke
Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier meeting
dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease for
researchers and clinicians.”
Source: Kaiser Permanente
Excerpt: “People who are
African-American, American Indian/native Alaskan, Asian, or native Hawaiian and
other Pacific Islanders have a significantly greater chance of developing
hypertension than people who are white or Hispanic who are in the same weight
category or live in neighborhoods with similar education levels.”
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Jefferson Award Recipient: Hong Cuc Thi
Nguyen of Sioux City, Iowa
Source: Siouxland News
Born in Vietnam, Hong Cuc came to the US in 1981, flying
from Malaysia to Colorado, where she would later land a job at the University
of Iowa and then, move to Sioux City. Hong Cuc fell in love with the community
and from 1991 to her retirement in 1999, she worked at the Mary J. Treglia
Community House, as a liaison to hundreds of people in the Vietnamese
community.
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March
29 at University of Northern Iowa, 7-9:00 PM
Panelists include Loren Bawn, Bureau of
Refugee Services, Iowa Department of Human Services; Bram T. Elias and Hannah
Shirey, University of Iowa College of Law; Mark Grey from the Department of
Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology, UNI; and Mallory Petsche, of EMBARC
(Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center), Waterloo.
Topics include what is a refugee; is
there a difference between immigrants and refugees; what is the history of
refugees in the U.S. and in Iowa; how does the U.S. compare to other countries
of the world in terms of refugee settlement; and what are the economic impacts
of the refugees in Iowa? Moderator is Shahina Amin, Lawrence Jepson professor
of international economics at UNI.
The program is presented by the UNI
Department of Economics and the Lawrence M. Jepson International Endowment.
Des
Moines – ESL & Naturalization Classes at Oakridge Neighborhood Services
As directed by Congress, several hundred
federal financial assistance programs rely on data derived from the Decennial
Census to guide the geographic distribution of funds to states, counties,
cities, and households.
Research from George Washington University
– GW Institute of Public Policy
Report #2: Estimating
Fiscal Costs of a Census Undercount to States
“The Commerce Department, which oversees
the census, says the questionnaire will include a question about citizenship.”
Source: Iowa Public Radio
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