For Immediate Release

For more information contact:
Naomi Takeuchi, President
1000 Cranes Business Consulting
1-919-806-4932
naomi@1000cranes.com

The Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Adds Naomi Takeuchi to its Consultant Referral List

San Francisco (December 14, 2006) - Naomi Takeuchi has been selected as a referral consultant by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF). APIAHF screens its consultants carefully to ensure top quality consultants are available to its partners through the HIV Capacity-Building Assistance Program. Organizations that provide HIV prevention services to the Asian and Pacific Islander communities will have access to these consultants to respond to their various requests related to strengthening organizational infrastructure, most often for fundraising, executive coaching and strategic planning.

APIAHF's HIV Capacity-Building Assistance Program receives funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen organizational infrastructure of API organizations involved in HIV prevention and to strengthen API involvement in HIV prevention community planning efforts. Working through its regional partner agencies and through members of its consultant pool, APIAHF works with organizations across the US and its affiliated jurisdictions.

Naomi Takeuchi is founder and president of 1000 Cranes Business Consulting based in Durham, NC. 1000 Cranes is a private consulting firm serving organizations and businesses in strategic planning, business consulting and financial analysis. Naomi is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and is known as the "Visionary Consultant" and speaks to audiences at conferences nationwide. For further information about 1000 Cranes, LLC, visit www.1000cranes.com.

The mission of APIAHF is to enable Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to attain the highest possible level of health and well-being. It envisions a multicultural society where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are included and represented in health, political, social and economic areas, and where there is social justice for all. For more information about the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), please visit www.apiahf.org.

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