DACA Health Care Access, Health Equity Regulation Webinar, and Salute to Cheasty Anderson

 

Dear John, 

 

In this week’s newsletter:

  • New Regulation Expands Care for 100,000 People with DACA
  • Webinar on “1557” Health Equity Regulation
  • Gratitude and Well Wishes for PIF Deputy Director Cheasty Anderson
  • FCD Young Scholars Program
  • Educational Materials for Low-Literacy Audiences

Health Care: New Regulation Expands Care for 100,000 People with DACA

The Biden Administration finalized a regulation Monday that makes an estimated 100,000 people with DACA eligible for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace network. This long-overdue reform was a PIF priority, with more than 400 member organizations signing onto a letter last year, urging prompt action to finalize the proposal. Please help us spread the word, by retweeting our Twitter post. We offer our thanks to members who worked toward this important victory.

 

Read the PIF Statement

 

 

Thursday: Webinar on “1557” Health Equity Regulation

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also finalized long-awaited health equity regulations a couple of weeks ago. The “1557 regulation” includes language access provisions and protections against discrimination based on national origin that are relevant to the work of PIF members. We are grateful to partner NHeLP for hosting this webinar, offering an overview of what's in the final regulation as well as what advocates and health care providers need to know to prevent discrimination. If you can, use the link below to register and join the webinar Thursday at 3:30pm EDT / 12:30pm PDT.

 

 

Register

 

 

Transition News: Gratitude and Well Wishes for PIF Deputy Director Cheasty Anderson

Our colleague, Cheasty Anderson, has transitioned out of PIF to join the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network as their Managing Director for the Southern Gulf Region where she will continue to advance health access and equity by leading fights for Medicaid expansion, cancer prevention, and patient advocacy legislation.

 

Cheasty served on PIF’s Steering Committee for four years before becoming our first full-time Deputy Director. In her time at PIF, Cheasty played a critical role in generating programmatic strategies and building key partnerships. We will miss Cheasty’s energy and passion for PIF’s work, but we are excited for her and look forward to working with her in her new role. 

 

 

Keep In Touch With Cheasty

 

 

Research Funding: FCD Young Scholars Program

We’re passing along a funding opportunity that may interest researchers who work on early care and education. The Foundation for Child Development is accepting applications for funding of up to $225,000 to support research aligned with its early care and education workforce focus. Applications due June 3.

 

Learn More and Apply

 

 

Next Tuesday: Educational Materials for Low-Literacy Audiences

On its May 14 call, PIF's Community Education Working Group’s will focus on design tips and writing strategies for accessible and inviting educational materials for all audiences. PIF network partners at Covering Wisconsin will share their expertise on literacy design techniques and best practices for social media, as well as reviewing documents, translations, and how to test with your priority audiences. The call is open to PIF members.

 

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