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…
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.
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.
There are more than 5 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI) in California, equal to about 14% of the state’s population. The AA and NHPI population in California is projected to grow to 18% in 2025.
This agenda outlines our national policy priorities for 2008 to 2012, as part of an ambitious framework for change in policies, in systems, and in the fundamental ways that we address health for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Primary prevention and addressing the socio-economic and environmental determinants of health are also considered to be essential to improving health and well-being. More specifically for AA and NHPI communities, significant challenges remain in these areas: data collection, dissemination, and analysis; access to culturally and linguistically competent services; civil rights and equal opportunity; and community capacity…
On April 30 – May 1, 2007, a diverse group of researchers, advocates, health professionals, public health officials, community members, and other leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., for the first Health Brain Trust on Data & Research (“Health Brain Trust”). The Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) Health Brain Trust is an annual…
