Action for Health Justice (AHJ) is a collaborative of over 70 community-based organizations and Federally Qualified Health Centers, and four national advocacy organizations working across 22 states who came together to help Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders enroll in health insurance coverage options through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This infographic is a…
As the country continues to grow and prosper, the participation and progress of our nation’s nearly 20 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are crucial to the health and welfare of the nation as a whole. Over the past decade, more immigrants have come to the U.S. from Asia than from any other region…
APIAHF conducted an extensive literature search online to identify AA and NHPI data sources in the five states where the community coalitions were located: Arizona, Georgia, New York, Ohio, and Texas. The inclusion criteria for data sources that were evaluated include reporting: 1) health outcomes, physical or mental; 2) health care access and utilization; or…
BACKGROUND Existing data collection and reporting efforts are inadequate to document, monitor, and identify the health needs of Asian Americans (AAs), Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs). The Health Equity through Enhanced Data (HEED) project is funded by the Office of Minority Health National Umbrella Cooperative Agreement (NUCA). The HEED project seeks to address the…
The paucity of data on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) health is a critical barrier that hampers community and policy efforts to address the needs of AAs and NHPIs. Data and research are important tools that can help policymakers ensure adequate and meaningful resources to improve health for all. In…
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW According to the 2010 decennial Census, there are 18.2 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States, yet relatively little is known about the health and health access issues affecting these communities. The need to collect more baseline data on minority health to guide interventions and health promotion…
In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau indicated that Asian Americans (AA) are the fastest-growing racial group in the United Sates and Ohio. From 2011 to 2012, the AA population in Ohio increased 3.1 percent, compared to 2.9 percent in the U.S. While the total population in Cleveland, Ohio is steadily decreasing, AAs were the area’s…
Houston, Texas is the nation’s fourth most populous city with a population over 2 million, or 5.5 million when including the surrounding cities and counties that make up the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area or MSA (Census 2012). Although Houston is known for the Texas Medical Center, which includes 13 renowned hospitals and various academic and…
According to the 2012 U.S. Census Bureau, Asian Americans (AAs) are currently the fastest growing population in comparison to any other racial category in the nation. Furthermore, Georgia is one of the top five states with the most growth nationally. Despite the rapid growth of Asian immigrants throughout the United States, there is a lack…
Today, there are over 1.6 million New Yorkers of Asian descent. New York State is home to the second largest Asian American population in the United States. The vast majority (over 80%) of AAs in New York State reside in NYC (14% of NYC). However, there are growing numbers of AAs living in Nassau (101,755),…
