Health disparities
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We believe in health justice and work with community advocates, public health leaders and policymakers to generate policy and systems changes that benefit our communities at the national, state and local levels.
This map represents the states where AIM for Equity partners are located and highlights their progress toward implementing the Affordable Care Act’s significant components—the Medicaid Program Expansions and the Health Insurance Exchanges. While these two health policy changes represent an important way for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AAs & NHPIs) to access health insurance, they are decisions left to the states to implement.
Small business employers have a difficult time providing coverage for themselves and their employees due to rising health insurance premiums. As a result, small businesses offering coverage declined from 68% in 2000 to 59% in 2007.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | July 2012 |
| Type: | Health Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Data and research Health services » Public health Health policy » Health care access Health policy Health policy » Health care reform Health policy » Health disparities |
Good health begins before we are born and can last a lifetime. Likewise, health disparities can begin even before birth. Disparities in access and utilization of health care exist for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) women and infants, but do not completely explain disparities in outcomes. Issues such as quality of care, access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services, and women’s health across the lifespan also have a significant impact on the health of mothers and babies.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | May 2012 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health disparities |
Good health begins before we are born and can last a lifetime. Likewise, health disparities can begin even before birth. Disparities in access and utilization of health care exist for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) women and infants, but do not completely explain disparities in outcomes. Issues such as quality of care, access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services, and women’s health across the lifespan also have a significant impact on the health of mothers and babies.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | May 2012 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health disparities |
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The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), on behalf of 39 community-based organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, filed a historic amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The brief – APIAHF’s first appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court – is the only brief that specifically highlights the needs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities.
| Author: | Policy and Advocacy |
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| Published: | February 2012 |
| Type: | Health Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy Health policy » Health care reform Health policy » Health coverage Health policy » Health disparities |
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 |
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 Ohio Asian American Health Coalition is an alliance of communities and individuals focused on the health and well- being of the state’s Asian American population.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
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| Published: | July 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Community organizing Health policy » Health disparities |
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APIAHF and AAPCHO join in this testimony to ensure as the nation moves forward in implementing Health Information Technology that AAs and NHPIs are fully participating and realizing the benefits that HIT promises in improving the quality of care and eliminating health disparities.