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Roxanna Bautista, MPH, CHES, San Francisco, CA is the chronic diseases program director at the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), which is a national advocacy organization with the mission to enable Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to attain the highest possible level of health and well-being. Ms. Bautista directs APIAHF's tobacco prevention and cancer survivorship programs within the chronic diseases program. She has experience in cultural competency trainings, technical assistance and training activities, working with both mainstream and AAPI organizations, proposal writing, policy advocacy trainings, and reviewing grants for local, state, and national funding groups to ensure inclusion of AAPI groups and projects. She has worked with the Asian & Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network (APINCSN) in addressing the needs of AAPI cancer survivors in terms of delivery of care and resources and is working on publishing two reports of recommendations. | 