Health Equity through Enhanced Data (ASIA Inc.)
Fact SheetIn 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…
Health Equity through Enhanced Data (Houston Asian American Health Collaborative)
Fact SheetHouston, 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…
Health Equity through Enhanced Data ( Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc.)
Fact SheetAccording 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…
Health Equity through Enhanced Data (Coalition for Asian American Children & Families)
Fact SheetToday, 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),…
Health Equity through Enhanced Data (Health Through Action Arizona)
Fact SheetIn the state of Arizona there are limited publicly available data on Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian (AA and NHPI) health risks and challenges. This limitation has a negative impact on community health programs and funding priorities. Without accurate local data, public health interventions rely on anecdotes and nationally collected data for the…
Racial Equity Initiative | Mississippi
Fact SheetProject Goal To improve Family Economic Security by decreasing systemic barriers through: 1. Improved language access policies 2. Increased oil spill recovery jobs for Vietnamese and African-Americans on restoration projects in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties. Communities Served and Milestones Community Served: Southeast Asians and African Americans, specifically Fisherfolk and Families Milestones * Come Fish…
Racial Equity Initiative | Michigan
Fact SheetProject Goal Improve conditions of schools to be more inclusive of South Asian Americans (SAA) children and families in Metropolitan Detroit, Michigan by: 1. Increasing disaggregated data collection efforts through creation of mechanisms (e.g., school and state-level policies) to increase reporting of cultural insensitivity and bullying, and 2. Decreasing incidences of cultural insensitivity and bullying…
Racial Equity Initiative | Louisiana
Fact SheetProject Goal To improve Family Economic Security for Asian American (AA) children and families in Village de l’Est and the Greater New Orleans area in Louisiana by: 1. Development of the Village de l’Est Sustainable Eco-Farm 2. Implement a community youth leadership development program 3. Advocacy of aquaponics, sustainable agriculture, and local agriculture Communities Served…
Racial Equity Initiative | Hawaii
Fact SheetProject Goal To improve the Youth Civic Engagement process, the AIM for Youth Hawaii (AIM HI) project seeks to increase awareness about civic engagement processes and increase youth ages 16-25 involvement in community activities. AIM for Youth Hawaii will: 1. Create a statewide youth advisory council of at least 20-youth representative of each island (Oahu,…