Briefing and Panel Discussion Celebrating 20 Years of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program – June 11 at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC

There will be a briefing and panel discussion on the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the Rayburn House Office, Gold Room, 2168, in Washington DC. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control’s (CDC) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program is celebrating two decades of success.

The REACH program uses culturally tailored interventions to address chronic disease and preventable risk behaviors among African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans, Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders.

Speakers include: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ); Dr. Ruth Petersen, Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Charmaine Ruddock, Project Director, Bronx Health REACH; Kathy Ko Chin, President and CEO, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum and LoVina Louie, Consultant, Coeur d’Alene Tribe.

Come hear about REACH’s remarkable accomplishments and its next steps forward in eliminating health disparities. You can RSVP here.