NHPI Affairs
This webinar focused on expanded access to coverage, health disparities, and funding opportunities for community-based organizations under health care reform. APIAHF Policy Analyst Paulo Pontemayor discussed the health insurance exchanges and health care provisions that will help reduce health disparities among Pacific Islanders. Don Novo, Medicaid Program Branch Manager, and Tom Schenck, Region IX Pacific Island Territories Lead, provided an overview of the changes to Medicaid.
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | March 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Ethnicity: | Samoan, Tongan, Guamanian or Chamorro, Fijian, Polynesian |
| Topic: | Health services » Preventive care Health policy » Health care access Health policy » Health care disparities Health advocacy » Cultural competency Health policy » Health care quality Health policy » Health care reform Health advocacy » Language access Health policy » Health coverage Health policy » Health disparities Health policy » Language access |
This webinar focused on access and coverage issues. Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Minority Health, provided welcome remarks. Herb Schultz, Director of the Region IX office, opened the webinar with an overview of the Department of Health and Human Services, the role of the Region IX office, and key benefits of health care reform. James Mason, Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, gave a summary of the Office’s outreach and ongoing implementation work with the Pacific Island territories.
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | February 2011 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Language: | English |
| Ethnicity: | Samoan, Tongan, Guamanian or Chamorro, Fijian, Polynesian |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health benefits Health services » Preventive care Health policy » Health care access Health policy » Health care quality Health policy » Health care reform Health policy » Health coverage |
Racial Equity Initiative Program Manager
Taunu'u Ve'e, MA, is the manager of the Racial Equity Initiative Program for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), a national health justice organization which influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
Tau works with emerging Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander leaders to be more effective advocates at the local, state, and national levels.
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A Rapidly Growing Community
The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) population is growing rapidly in the United States and has diverse health and health care needs. The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Affairs Program strengthens the capacity of NHPI organizations, coalitions, and leadership to promote programs and policies geared towards a national health agenda, one that will continue to progress in years to come.
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Featured Resources
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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Disparities
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Access to Health Coverage for Pacific Islanders in the United States
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Health Care Reform’s Impact on the Pacific Islander Communities
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NHPI Health Brain Trust on Data & Research: A Call to Action - More Data Collection and Reporting on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health to Eliminate Health Disparities
About this Broadcast
Take action to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu.For more information or other ways that you can get involved visit us at www.apiahf.org. We are the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and we advocate for greater recognition, inclusion and engagement of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Appearing in the video are Suhaila Khan, M.D., Christie Jiang, and Patricia Finau. The video was directed and produced by Andrew Sousa and Lloyd Y. Asato.
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | October 2010 |
| Type: | Broadcast |
| Language: | English |
| Ethnicity: | Native Hawaiian, Polynesian |
| State: | California |
| Topic: | Health services » Community-Based Participatory Research Health advocacy » Community organizing |
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Disparities provides an overview of NHPI health in the United States on a wide range of health issues. Limited by the available data, most of the statistics presented in this report represent the aggregated NHPIs as a whole, although we used disaggregated statistics for distinct ethnic groups to the extent they were available.
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | August 2010 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Data and research Health policy » Health disparities |
The enactment of health care reform legislation will advance access to affordable, quality care for Pacific Islander communities. These advancements lay the groundwork for good health, but future efforts must further these improvements to ensure true, effective reform for low- income, minority populations like ours.
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | August 2010 |
| Type: | Health Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care reform |
This document profiles the diverse population of Pacific islanders that reside in the United states and their eligibility for various health programs offered at the federal, state, and local levels. Due to eligibility restrictions, some Pacific islander groups residing in the United states experience challenges in accessing the health care they need.
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | August 2010 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care disparities |
| Author: | NHPI Affairs |
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| Published: | December 2009 |
| Type: | Report |
| Language: | English |
| Ethnicity: | Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Guamanian or Chamorro, Fijian, Polynesian |
| Topic: | Health policy » Data and research Health advocacy » Capacity building |
