NGV @ Dragon Boat Festival!
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is fast approaching and Next Generation Voices will have a booth selling snow cones during the event so make sure you stop by!
“The 9th Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF) is Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, in Denver. This free family-friendly festival attracts over 100,000 people annually to experience Colorado’s diverse Asian Pacific American heritage through performing arts, cultural education, cuisine, arts and crafts, and two days of action-packed dragon boat races.” – Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
For more info on the event, click here.
“Building Healthy Communities” CAHEP Symposium
Come to address Health Care Disparities within Asian American Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Native American and African American Communities in a challenging health care environment!
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045
Friday, July 10, 12pm-5pm, 6pm-8:30pm
Hensel Phelps Auditorium, Research Complex 1 North Tower, 12800 E. 19th Ave.
Satuday, July 11th, 8am-12:30pm
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building, 13055 E. 17th Ave.
TOPICS (Partial List):
Social Determinants of Health & Responsive Local Health Agencies
Comparative Effective Research
New Focus at Colorado Medicaid
Health Care Reform & Impact on CO
Inclusiveness in a Culturally Diverse Health Care Environment – the Reality
WORKSHOPS/BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
• Integrative Cultural Competent Community Health Clinic
• Clinical Trials and Community based Research – Optimizing Outcome
• AAPI Emerging Communities & Community Health Outcomes
• Providers and Community Preparedness for Pandemic Flu
• Health Information Technology for Minority Group Healthcare
Plus: Network with health care professionals, government health care policy influencers, and community leaders!
ETHNICITIES REPRESENTED: Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Lao, Filipino, Polynesian, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, African American, Hispanic, Native American.
COST: $5 (Includes refreshment, breakfast and box lunch)
Please register at www.CAHEP.org or contact: Alok Sarwal • 303-953-8176 • alok.Sarwal@cahep.org
Alliance of Health Disparities • 303-456-5480 • alliance_health_disparities@q.com
June Update!
Summer is here and Next Generation Voices is back for more! The NGV committee has a lot in store for the community this summer and we will keep you posted as things start rolling. As for today’s updates, there is only one:
Announcement:
Currently, there are three available positions on the NGV Executive Committee. To apply for any of these positions, please download and fill out the Executive Application (also indicate which position you are applying for at the top of the application).
- Adviser: help advise NGV in their area(s) of expertise.
- Secretary(limited to 1 position): Maintains NGV records and files. Takes minutes at the Executive Committee meetings and
keeps an updated record of contact information for Executive Committee members and Council of Representatives members. - General Member: Provides advice, information, and assistance to the other officers of
the committee. Serves as voting members and may run for officer positions when available.
For inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us via email or the form on the Contact page.
*Correction 6/11/09*
Just a note for clarification:
Executive Positions include Secretary (1) and Adviser(s).
General Members are simply members.