Health Brain Trust

 

Health Brain Trust on Data & Research [1]

 

Agenda

 

Dates: Monday, April 30, 2007, 3:00-7:30pm

Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 8:00am-4:00pm

Location: Beacon Hotel, Ballroom, 1615 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

 

Monday, April 30th:

2:30-3:00       Registration

3:00-3:15       Welcome

Marguerite Ro, DrPH
Deputy Director, APIAHF

3:15-4:15       Framing and Overview

Accurate, timely, and disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA & NHOPI) are vital to developing and monitoring programs and policies aimed at improving health and well-being.  We will begin the meeting with an overview of AA & NHOPI data and research issues.

·      Marguerite Ro, DrPH
Deputy Director, APIAHF

·      JoAnn Tsark [invited]
Program Administrator, Papa Ola Lokahi

·      Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, PhD, MA, MN, RN
UCLA School of Public Health/Asian American Studies Professor
Board Member, APIAHF

4:15-5:15       Models of national and state research

There have been several groundbreaking studies that successfully collected, analyzed and reported data for AA & NHOPI subgroups.  We will hear about two of them: the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS) and the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). We will also hear information about the U.S. Census as it relates to data on NHOPI populations.

·         David Takeuchi, PhD
University of Washington, School of Social Work

·         Jennifer Tsui, MPH
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

·         Sela Panapasa, PhD
University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research

5:15-5:45       Discussion and Wrap-up          

Marguerite Ro, DrPH
Deputy Director, APIAHF

5:45-7:00       Dinner, Beacon Room

 

Tuesday, May 1st:

 

8:00-8:45       Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00       Welcome back and review

Deeana Jang, JD
Policy Director, APIAHF

9:00-10:15     Opportunities for AA & NHOPI data collection, analysis and reporting (Part I)

We will discuss the opportunities and challenges for expanding the samples of AA & NHOPI in national surveys such as (but not limited to) the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) or the Current Population Survey (CPS).

·         Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH
Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

·         Virginia Cain, PhD
Director of Extramural Research, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services

·         Rob Santos, MA
Senior Institute Methodologist, Urban Institute 

10:15-10:30   Break 

10:30-11:15   Opportunities for AA & NHOPI data collection, analysis and reporting (Part II)

It is important to not only collect data, but to also analyze and report the results. Two models will be presented: the National Health Disparities Report and Kaiser Family Foundation Key Facts series and other publications.

·         Ernest Moy, MD, MPH
AHRQ Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

·         Cara James, PhD
Senior Policy Analyst, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

11:15-12:15   Discussion and Policy Recommendations

12:15-1:15     Lunch

1:15-2:15       Collecting and reporting data from health systems

Health plans, hospitals and other providers can play a role in increasing our knowledge of AAPI health status.  Collecting data from their patients can lead to better understanding of disparities and, more importantly, lead to interventions to improve health outcomes.  What efforts are underway to collect patient data?  What have been the challenges and successes?  How has this data collection led to improved care or health outcomes? 

·      Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD
Vice President, Research, Health Research and Educational Trust/AHA

·      Rita Carreón
Senior Manager, Clinical Strategies, America's Health Insurance Plans

2:15-2:30       Break

2:30-3:30       Priorities – A facilitated dialogue

Deeana Jang, JD
Policy Director, APIAHF

3:30-4:00       Summary/Thank you

Marguerite Ro, DrPH
Deputy Director, APIAHF

 

*Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation 

*Proceedings will be recorded


[1] The APIAHF Health Brain Trust is a meeting of selected individuals, organized around a particular topic of interest to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health. The purpose of the meeting is to deepen our understanding of AA & NHOPI I health issues; develop new frames for AA & NHOPI health and the concept of health disparity; explore different levers for change; and build consensus around an agenda for change. The Brain Trust will be comprised of community members, advocates, researchers, health professionals, public health officials, and other leaders chosen for their experience and expertise depending on the topic.

 

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