Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Joseph Keawe aimoku Kaholokula; Mona Auyoung; Michelle Chau; Usha Sambamoorthi; Savanna Carson; Chia Thao; May Nguyen; Audrey Alo; Sheldon Riklon; Tana Lepule; Grace X. Ma

doi:10.1089/heq.2022.0034

Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Joseph Keawe aimoku Kaholokula
, Mona Auyoung
, Michelle Chau
, Usha Sambamoorthi
, Savanna Carson
, Chia Thao
, May Nguyen
, Audrey Alo
, Sheldon Riklon
, Tana Lepule
, Grace X. Ma

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
University of California at Los Angeles
New York University
University of North Texas
University of California Merced
University of Houston
Pacific Islander Health Partnership
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Pacific Islander Collective Of San Diego
Temple University

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

26 Scopus citations

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA/NHPIs) in the United States. AA/NHPIs have historically been subjected to discrimination, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. To bring attention to their unique concerns, an AA/NHPI Interest Group of the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) was formed. This article highlights major concerns raised by the Interest Group: The pervasive and arbitrary practice of data aggregation by public health agencies and health-related researchers, the lack of culturally responsive services in the context of cultural safety, and leadership underrepresentation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	540-545
Number of pages	6
Journal	Health Equity
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2022.0034
State	Published - Jul 1 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Asian American
COVID-19
Health disparities
Native Hawaiian
Pacific Islander

Access to Document

10.1089/heq.2022.0034

Cite this

@article{a2e9db7f3f9a4167a528da0e5e54c489,

title = "Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders",

abstract = "The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA/NHPIs) in the United States. AA/NHPIs have historically been subjected to discrimination, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. To bring attention to their unique concerns, an AA/NHPI Interest Group of the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) was formed. This article highlights major concerns raised by the Interest Group: The pervasive and arbitrary practice of data aggregation by public health agencies and health-related researchers, the lack of culturally responsive services in the context of cultural safety, and leadership underrepresentation.",

keywords = "Asian American, COVID-19, Health disparities, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander",

author = "Kaholokula, \{Joseph Keawe aimoku\} and Mona Auyoung and Michelle Chau and Usha Sambamoorthi and Savanna Carson and Chia Thao and May Nguyen and Audrey Alo and Sheldon Riklon and Tana Lepule and Ma, \{Grace X.\}",

note = "{\textcopyright} Joseph Keawe{\textquoteleft}aimoku Kaholokula et al., 2022; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.",

year = "2022",

month = jul,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1089/heq.2022.0034",

language = "English",

volume = "6",

pages = "540--545",

journal = "Health Equity",

issn = "2473-1242",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

AU - Kaholokula, Joseph Keawe aimoku

AU - Auyoung, Mona

AU - Chau, Michelle

AU - Sambamoorthi, Usha

AU - Carson, Savanna

AU - Thao, Chia

AU - Nguyen, May

AU - Alo, Audrey

AU - Riklon, Sheldon

AU - Lepule, Tana

AU - Ma, Grace X.

N1 - © Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula et al., 2022; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

PY - 2022/7/1

Y1 - 2022/7/1

N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA/NHPIs) in the United States. AA/NHPIs have historically been subjected to discrimination, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. To bring attention to their unique concerns, an AA/NHPI Interest Group of the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) was formed. This article highlights major concerns raised by the Interest Group: The pervasive and arbitrary practice of data aggregation by public health agencies and health-related researchers, the lack of culturally responsive services in the context of cultural safety, and leadership underrepresentation.

AB - The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA/NHPIs) in the United States. AA/NHPIs have historically been subjected to discrimination, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. To bring attention to their unique concerns, an AA/NHPI Interest Group of the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) was formed. This article highlights major concerns raised by the Interest Group: The pervasive and arbitrary practice of data aggregation by public health agencies and health-related researchers, the lack of culturally responsive services in the context of cultural safety, and leadership underrepresentation.

KW - Asian American

KW - COVID-19

KW - Health disparities

KW - Native Hawaiian

KW - Pacific Islander

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85135016990

U2 - 10.1089/heq.2022.0034

DO - 10.1089/heq.2022.0034

M3 - Article

C2 - 36186617

AN - SCOPUS:85135016990

SN - 2473-1242

VL - 6

SP - 540

EP - 545

JO - Health Equity

JF - Health Equity

IS - 1

ER -

Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this