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Improving Public Health Surveillance About Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

May 12, 2017

By Kathy Ko Chin | By the year 2043, the United States will no longer have any majority race or ethnicity, increasingly reflecting a vision of a multicultural society (bit.ly/1oyMzWB). Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) are among the fastest-growing racial and ethnic populations in the United States, with families coming from more than 50 countries and speaking over a hundred languages and dialects.

Rep. Royce sold out the community on health care

May 10, 2017

By Sarah Ayau | When Rep. Ed Royce voted to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act last week, he left out something very important: the people in our community!

BREAKING: House Passes Health Care Bill; Community Groups Despair

May 4, 2017

By India West | Relieved Republicans muscled their health care bill through the House May 4, taking their biggest step toward dismantling the Obama health care overhaul since Donald Trump took office, reports AP. They won passage only after overcoming their own divisions that nearly sank the measure six weeks ago.

Survey finds health disparities in two Pacific Islander populations

April 12, 2017

By Morgan Sherburne | A survey of two groups of Pacific Islanders draws comparisons between the health of two populations of Pacific Islanders residing in California, revealing they lag behind the state in several key areas of health.

Health Care Repeal Plan Breaks Promise for COFA Communities

March 20, 2017

By Kathy Ko Chin | The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a lifeline for millions of Americans relying on its protections and financial support as their only means to afford coverage and access health care.

The GOP health care plan scores an F from the policy arm of Consumer Reports

March 16, 2017

By Michelle Singletary | Ben D’Avanzo’s tweet caught my attention. “Would you buy a toaster that Consumers Reports gave an F? Not me,” tweeted D’Avanzo, a senior policy analyst at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. “We should be pretty worried about their grade of the ACA repeal plan.”

10 Resign from President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

February 16, 2017

By Traci G. Lee | Ten members of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) submitted their resignation to President Donald Trump, NBC News has learned.

Most of the White House’s Asian American advisory commission has resigned in protest of Trump

February 16, 2017

By Nidhi Prakash | The majority of the White House’s Asian American advisory commission resigned in protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies this week.

Health Equity Matters for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

February 8, 2017

By Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, and John J. Park, MB ChB | Achieving health equity remains a compelling vision for our diverse nation. But doing so requires clear understanding of health outcomes for all major American populations and their subgroups. In the case of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs)—who comprise the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States—fundamental data challenges have long hampered progress. However, the last decade has witnessed some forward motion.

Health care’s new majority

February 8, 2017

By Sophie Quinton | On any given day at the Salud Clinic, Lucrecia Maas sees about 22 patients. They come to the community health center tucked away in an office park needing cavities filled, prescriptions renewed and babies vaccinated. When they start to speak, it’s rarely in English. They might speak Hindi. Or Dari. Or Hmong. Or Russian.

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