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When Asian Americans Are Missing from Public Health Data, It’s Harder to Protect Them
If the past year of COVID-19 has shown the world anything, it’s that the task of public health is always trying to get an accurate picture of reality so that it may stop or prevent harms. Public health researchers do this through science—theorizing, gathering data, analyzing the statistics, and putting forth conclusions based on the evidence that is then subject to the scrutiny of peer review—so that the evidence, facts, and truth can guide policymakers to improve people’s health.
But what this past year has made much more evident is that we are way behind where we should be when it comes to scientific data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This perhaps mirrors what we are…
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As a Doctor, I’ve Worked Tirelessly Through the Pandemic. That Hasn’t Stopped the Hate
I still feel proud of my work at the hospital during the pandemic. But I can no longer look away from the specific, fetishizing, gendered hate that Asian-American women face, both in and out of the hospital setting. Something has to change.
Asian Americans like being doctors, but not seeing them
There is some truth behind the stereotype of the Asian American doctor. Asian Americans make up 7% of the US population, but represent more than 17% of practicing physicians—making them the largest minority in the field, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Yet for all the running jokes about Asian parents hoping, wishing, and praying that their offspring enter the medical profession, Asian Americans are actually not remotely as interested in being on the other side of the doctor’s desk.
Research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Is Being Stifled
Funders and peer reviewers are contributing to systemic racism through their biases about members of these populations.
'White Coats Don’t Protect Us:' Asian Health Care Workers Speak Out Against Rise In Hate Crimes
“We don’t practice medicine in a bubble,” said Michelle Lee, a 30-year-old radiology resident at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. “Racism is just an important public health issue, just as any other medical problem that we’re dealing with.”
Amid Growing Anti-Asian Racism, A Call For More Research Into Its Health Effects
The full health impact of racial violence on communities of color likely extends far beyond what studies have so far captured, Wang says. Many analyses have been limited in scope or duration, often collecting data for only a few months, so they can't always be extrapolated to the length of a human life. But racism is a constant, going on day after day, long after the researcher's microscope has turned away.
Asian American Subgroups And The COVID-19 Experience: What We Know And Still Don’t Know.
... we describe the challenges of race/ethnicity data collection, how the pandemic has affected Asian Americans in aggregate, and what we know about its effect on the six largest Asian American subgroups.
Asian healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: a long road to recovery
Asian healthcare workers have experienced racism during the COVID-19 pandemic, including from the medical community, with potentially long-term consequences for those affected.
From AIDS to COVID-19, America’s Medical System Has a Long History of Relying on Filipino Nurses to Fight on the Frontlines
“Without Filipino nurses, the U.S. health care system would have been paralyzed,” says Leo-Felix Jurado, a professor and department chair of nursing at William Paterson University, tells TIME. “It would have been almost impossible for the health care system to have safely existed.”
How a rally after the Atlanta shootings helped heal Asian American health care workers
The simple act of coming together to acknowledge injustice and at least starting to address what we need to do as a community was freeing.
The Center for Asian Health Engages Communities in Research to Reduce Asian American Health Disparities
Asian Americans are comprised of very diverse ethnic groups and face substantial challenges, according to Ma. For example, more than 70 percent of Asian Americans are foreign-born, and thus many have limited English proficiency. Other challenges include differing cultural beliefs and behaviors and unfamiliarity with the Western health system. In addition, Asian Americans have the most difficulty understanding instructions in a doctor’s office, are the least satisfied with cancer care coordination, and experience unique health disparities from other ethnic populations.
When Asian Americans Are Missing from Public Health Data, It’s Harder to Protect Them
If science is the search for truth, then let’s get real by ensuring research actually represents who’s out there and what’s happening to them, from COVID-19 to climate change.
All of Us Research Program
At the moment, health care is often one-size-fits-all. But imagine if in the future, health care could be tailored to each person. We hope to make that possible so that future generations may benefit. How? By creating a resource that allows researchers to conduct thousands of studies on health and disease.
Asian Health Coalition
Established in 1996, the Asian Health Coalition strives to improve the health and wellness of primarily Asians and Pacific Islanders, as well as African and other immigrant communities of color through advocacy, technical assistance, education, and research.
AAPI Equity Alliance
AAPI Equity Alliance (formerly, A3PCON) is a coalition of community-based organizations that advocates for the rights and needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Los Angeles County and beyond.
Center for Asian Health Equity
The Center for Asian Health Equity (CAHE) provides a central location for the comprehensive evaluation of the health issues and diverse healthcare needs of Asian American communities in the Chicago metropolitan area.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
Today, theToday, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the premier science-based and community-driven organization that focuses on the best health for all.is the premier science-based and community-driven organization that focuses on the best health for all.
Asian Health Alliance
AHA was founded to fill the huge need for good quality, accessible and affordable diagnostics in low income semi-urban and rural areas. The company owns and operates affordable and high quality medical diagnostic services under the brand name Asian Health Meter (AHM).
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
APAMSA is committed to addressing the unique health challenges of Asian Pacific American communities through education, outreach, advocacy, and service.
Community Health for Asian Americans
Community Health for Asian Americans (CHAA) is a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life for marginalized communities with special focus on Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities in the Bay Area.
NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health
Part of our mission is to provide a mentored, supportive research environment to postdoctoral fellows, junior investigators, and early-career investigators and stimulate career advancement opportunities in minority and health disparities research.
The Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education
The Center for Asian Health Research and Education was founded in October 2018 to provide a common place for research, education and clinical care support allowing disparate faculty, staff, community members and trainees to share ideas and common resources. Currently, there is a lack of resources and community. In particular, given the nature of Asian Health research, multi-disciplinary groups are needed.
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
APJPH publishes original articles on public health related issues, including implications for practical applications to professional education and services for public health and primary health care that are of concern and relevance to the Asia Pacific region.
CDC
Health of Asian or Pacific Islander population.
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