: ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁issues ▁relevant ▁to ▁Ch ican as , ▁developing ▁leadership ▁opportun ities , ▁creating ▁a ▁national ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁Ch icana ▁concerns , ▁and ▁national ▁communic ations ▁network ▁developing ▁for ▁Ch ican as . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁M AN A ▁hosted ▁its ▁first ▁national ▁conference ▁for ▁and ▁by ▁Ch ican as . ▁ ▁M AN A ▁convinced ▁polic ym akers ▁to ▁change ▁federal ▁reg ulations ▁after ▁obser ving ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁ster il ization ▁amongst ▁Ch ican as . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁Mexican ▁American ▁women ▁understood ▁the ▁surg ical ▁process ▁and ▁its ▁consequences . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁women ▁receiving ▁information ▁in ▁their ▁primary ▁language . ▁M AN A ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁label ing ▁in ▁Spanish ▁and ▁in ▁English . ▁They ▁worked ▁for ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities , ▁and ▁sought ▁appoint ments ▁to ▁government ▁bo ards ▁and ▁comm issions ▁for ▁His pan ics . ▁ ▁M AN A ▁represent atives ▁have ▁also ▁test ified ▁before ▁con gress ▁on ▁domestic ▁violence ▁and ▁child ▁support ▁enfor cement . ▁M AN A ▁supports ▁aff irm ative ▁action , ▁re product ive ▁rights , ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁( ER A ), ▁pay ▁equ ity , ▁and ▁w elf are ▁reform ▁to ▁change ▁policies ▁that ▁held ▁back ▁women ▁attempting ▁to ▁become ▁econom ically ▁independent . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁M AN A ▁focused ▁on ▁health ▁care , ▁lack ▁of ▁health ▁ins urance ▁among ▁His pan ics , ▁and