Publish Date: August 2023 Type: Fact Sheet, FAQ, Infographics, Public Health Alerts Topics: ACA, Health Care, Health Insurance, Open Enrollment Ethnicity: Language: English State: The Tdap vaccine can prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds. Diphtheria and pertussis are spread from person to person but the vaccine has been reported to be highly effective for all 3 cases.

Publish Date: August 2023 Type: Fact Sheet, FAQ, Infographics, Public Health Alerts Topics: ACA, Health Care, Health Insurance, Open Enrollment Ethnicity: Language: English State: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. VZV stays inactive in the body after chickenpox recovery. This virus can reactivate later, causing shingles. According to a 2019 data report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 23% of Asian Americans over the age of 50 had received a dose of the shingles vaccine

Publish Date: June 2023 Type: Testimony and Comments, Comment Letter Topics: Health Care Access, Public Health, Health Coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, DACA Ethnicity: Language: English State: The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and its national, state, and local partners strongly support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule to end the exclusion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from eligibility to purchase plans and obtain subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces and other health insurance affordability programs. We further support CMS’ proposal to implement clarifications and technical corrections that will simplify ACA Marketplace enrollment and improve access to health coverage.

Publish Date:   November 2022 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Infographic, Gastric Cancer, Cancer Awareness Ethnicity: Language:  English State: November is Gastric Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more about important facts about gastric cancer, also known as stomach cancer, a cancer that is preventable and affects Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) communities at disproportionately high rates. Created in partnership with the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (Stanford CARE).

Publish Date:   April 2022 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Colorectal cancer, Colon cancer, Cancer awareness Ethnicity: Language:  English, Hawaiian, Hmong, Ilocano, Japanese, Korean, Marshallese, Samoan, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Tongan, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese State: Asian Americans have one of the lowest rates of large intestinal cancer screening in the United States with only 52% up-to-date on their screening compared to 66% among non-Hispanic whites. An infographic was created to bring awareness to the importance of colorectal cancer screening, prevention, and treatment.

Publish Date: March 2022 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Kidney Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, CKD Ethnicity: Language:   English, Hmong, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese State: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by gradual loss of kidney function over time. CKD is common in people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, about 37 million US adults are estimated to have CKD, and most don’t know it. According to the National Kidney Foundation: 1 in 3 American adults are at risk for kidney disease. Between 2000 and 2010, the rates of kidney failure caused bydiabetes have doubled in Asian Americans ages 30-39. Hawai‘i’s kidney failure rate is 30% higher than the national rate. Ofthe Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders on dialysis, 26.7% are Japanese, 24.7% are Filipino, and 17% are Native Hawaiian (Kataoka-Yahiro, et al.,2012). Dialysis is a treatment for people whose kidneys are failing.

Publish Date:   January 2022 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Cervical cancer, Cancer, Cancer awareness Ethnicity: Language:  English, Chuukese, Hmong, Karen, Khmer, Kosraean, Lao, Nepali, Samoan, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese State: Learn about statistics for the AA & NH/PI community, signs & symptoms, risk factors, screening & preventative services, and resources for cervical cancer. Download our social media graphics for cervical cancer awareness.

Publish Date: November 2021 Type: Report Topics: CBO, CBO Survey, COVID-19 Ethnicity: Language: English State: The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released its 2021 Report on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Networks for Community Health in the Age of COVID-19: Results of a National Survey of Community-Based Organizations. The report focused on our community-based partners (CBOs), who are fighting on the frontlines of COVID-19 as essential leaders and workers. The report specifically outlines the key priority and advocacy needs for CBOs to support our Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA NH/PI) communities. Key points of the report: AA NH/PI communities are large and growing rapidly. AAs are the fastest growing racial or ethnic group in the country. Funders, elected officials, and federal and state agencies need to have a better understanding of the community partner organizations that they depend on for health and related services in order to fight COVID and build health equity more broadly. Survey of 80 orgs serving people in all states and territories. Organizations are operating many programs targeting COVID-19, other deep-rooted health challenges, and social determinants of health without dedicated funding. This underlines how important this work is, and the fact that this importance of this work is not sufficiently recognized by those who make funding decisions. In general, the COVID-19-related needs that partner organizations expressed in 2020 were not very well served as of the summer of 2021. In particular: in 2020, 73% were in need of funding to make up for lost revenues; but in 2021, only 39% noted they had received it.

Publish Date:   November 2021 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Diabetes, Diabetes Awareness Ethnicity: Language:   English, Hawaiian, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese, Urdu State: November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a long lasting health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Learn more about the statistics for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, risk factors, signs & symptoms, prevention, and resources!

Publish Date:   October 2021 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Awareness Ethnicity: Language:  English, Bangla, Hawaiian, Hindi, Hmong, Ilocano, Korean, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese State: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer can occur regardless of gender – learn about symptoms, risk factors, and how you can screen and prevent breast cancer!

Publish Date:   October 2021 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Liver Cancer, Cancer Awareness Ethnicity: Language:   English, Hindi, Hmong, Lao, Marshallese, Samoan, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese, Urdu, Vietnamese State: October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. According to the Office of Minority Health, chronic liver disease was the sixth leading cause of death for AAPIs between the ages of 25-44. Learn more about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors and how you can protect yourself and your family from liver cancer.

Publish Date:   September 2021 Type:  Infographic, Fact Sheet Topics:  Prostate Cancer, Cancer Awareness, Prostate Cancer Awareness Ethnicity: Language:   English, Farsi, Hawaiian, Ilocano, Japanese, Nepali, Samoan, Urdu State: Did you know that men who racially identified as NH/PI had significantly higher rates of prostate cancer incidence? This October, for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we urge you to learn the signs, symptoms, and risk factors to help prevent prostate cancer.