T he use of data and existing research are critical to inform both HIV prevention policy and program planning

On this page, you will find links to various sites, studies, and publications that highlight sociodemographic information about the API community and the impact of HIV/AIDS on API communities.

Below are several links to census information sites and documents related to Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders that you might find useful:

• API Center for Census Information and Services
• APIAHF’s Diverse Communities, Diverse Experiences
• US Census American FactFinder
• The Asian Population: 2000; Census 2000 Brief
• The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population: 2000; Census 2000 Brief

Below are several links to HIV/AIDS data for Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders that you might find useful:

• Distribution of Cumulative API AIDS Cases By State (high to low)
• Distribution of New API AIDS Cases By State (high to low)
• Adult and Adolescent API AIDS Case Rates by State (high to low)
• API AIDS Prevalence by State (high to low)
• CDC HIV/AIDS Statistics and Surveillance
• Kaiser Family HIV/AIDS State Health Facts
• HIVInsite’s What are Asian and Pacific Islanders’ HIV Prevention Needs?
• CDC’s HIV/AIDS Among Asians and Pacific Islanders

Links or info on current cutting-edge research:

• Systematic Review of HIV Behavioral Prevention Research in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (April 2002)
• CDC’s Updated Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions

Relevant International data :

• UNAIDS AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2007
• UNAIDS/WHO Global HIV/AIDS Online Database Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Second Generation Surveillance Surveys of HIV, other STIs, and Risk Behaviors in 6 Pacific Island Countries (2004-2005)