Maternal and Child Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, & Pacific Islanders
Fact SheetGood health begins before we are born and can last a lifetime. Likewise, health disparities can begin even before birth. Disparities in access and utilization of health care exist for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) women and infants, but do not completely explain disparities in outcomes. Issues such as quality…
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Maternal Health Disparities
Fact SheetGood health begins before we are born and can last a lifetime. Likewise, health disparities can begin even before birth. Disparities in access and utilization of health care exist for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) women and infants, but do not completely explain disparities in outcomes. Issues such as quality…
The Impact of Health Care Reform on Health Coverage for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders – Updated
Fact SheetHealth care reform will provide coverage to countless uninsured and underinsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AAs and NHPIs). Nearly one in seven Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are uninsured. An expanded Medicaid program, new Health Insurance Exchanges, the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (also known as the High Risk Pools),…
Why Protecting Medicaid Matters for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Fact SheetCoverage Gains for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Children Under Health Care Reform
Fact SheetHealth Care Reform Implementation Timeline
Fact SheetIn March 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law historic health care reform, a combination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152). These new laws will provide 32 million currently uninsured individuals with health insurance coverage, make health care more…
The Impact of Health Care Reform on the Prevention of Cancer in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations (Chinese)
Fact SheetEthnic Health Assesment for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California
Fact SheetThe ethnic health assessment project is a statewide health assessment of California’s four major ethnic-racial communities. The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander report of the Ethnic Health Assessment Project is a follow-up to the April 2009 report, “The State of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health in California” issued by the…