On May 6, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) will hold a briefing to explore exactly why such stark disparities exist and how to alleviate them. Two panels, Shine the Light: A Research Agenda to Reveal Hidden Needs, and Who Has Access? Culturally Appropriate Care Across America will feature both journal authors and prominent policymakers.

Among the topics to be discussed are:

• How are ethnic disparities and cancer survival rates related?
• How can health care reform improve the access and quality of care     available to minority and vulnerable populations?
• How does culturally appropriate care affect the quality of health     services?
• What impact does immigration status have on rates of disease and     death?

APIAHF will provide live Twitter updates from the event at #APIAHealth.

APIAHF influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders nationally. APIAHF serves as the program office for Health Through Action, a five-year W.K. Kellogg Foundation initiative to improve health and reduce health care disparities for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Please see www.apiahf.org or www.healththroughaction.org for more information.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. For more information, please see www.wkkf.org.

The American Journal of Public Health is published monthly by the American Public Health Association.