The International Community Health Services (ICHS) offers free help to Washington residents to enroll or answer questions about health coverage options through Washington “Healthplanfinder.”
ICHS to help Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese speakers with health care enrollment
The International Community Health Services in the International District and Holly Park have certified in-person health navigators to help native speakers of APA languages with enrolling in the state health […]
Asian groups, White House seek better race data
By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by other racial […]
Research shows some AAPIs lag behind other student populations
According to a new report released last month by the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), in partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander […]
Calif. gov. signs bill on accurate info gathering on AAPIs
Assembly Bill (AB) 1088 requires two key state agencies to include the full spectrum of Asian American (AA) ethnicities, as well as Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) […]
Native Hawaiians increase numbers by one-fifth
By Mark Niesse The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The population of Native Hawaiians in Hawaii jumped by more than one-fifth over the last decade, continuing a resurgence in the […]
How Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders can achieve health equity
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued its plan for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) health.
Federal agencies aim to solve problems facing Asian and Pacific Islander communities
In March, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders appointed by President Obama presented a report to the White House
Grouping all Asians together could be bad for their health
Asian Americans as a whole are half as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from heart disease. However, Native Hawaiians are 40 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease than whites.
New data show major health disparities among Asian groups
Culturally appropriate care contributes to the dramatic disparity in death and disease rates among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, according to American Journal of Public Health data released in March.