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Annotation: This chartbook on Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR), which was published in 2018. This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of healthcare for Asians and NHPIs from the QDR and figures illustrating select measures of healthcare access and quality. A PowerPoint version is also available that users can download for presentations.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available from the website. Document Number: AHRQ Pub. No. 20-0043..

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Keywords: Access to health care, Asian Americans, Ethnic groups, Health care disparities, Measures, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Program improvement, Progress reports, Quality assurance, Trends

Contact: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane , Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (877) SAMHSA-7 Secondary Telephone: (877) 726-4727 E-mail: Web Site: https://www.samhsa.gov Available from the website. Document Number: HHS Pub. No. (SMA) 14-4818.

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Keywords: Asian Americans, Enrollment, Hawaiians, Health promotion, Health status disparities, Minority health, Outreach, Pacific Islanders, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Annotation: This toolkit for community organizers provides information about how to plan an Affordable Care Act (ACA) third birthday party community event for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. The toolkit includes suggestions for events, a planning worksheet, sample postcard and information on how to use them, sample taglines that can be translated, information about the health insurance marketplace, and ideas for how to use social media.

Contact: Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, 450 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108, Telephone: (415) 954-9988 Fax: (415) 954-9999 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.apiahf.org/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Asian Americans, Communities, Community action, Community participation, Hawaiians, Health, Health Insurance, Legislation, Mass media, Pacific Islanders

Annotation: This consensus statement resulted from the summit, Integrated Care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities: A Blueprint for Action, held in August 15-16, 2011, in San Francisco, California. The document includes information about the summit; the consensus statement itself; a discussion of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) health and behavioral health and of AANHPI populations in general; and recommendations from the summit.

Contact: U.S. Office of Minority Health, The Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: (240) 453-2882 Secondary Telephone: (240) 453-2883 Fax: (240) 453-2883 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Alaska natives, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, Health, Health behavior, Minority groups, Pacific Islanders, Service integration

Annotation: This report compiles 2010 national surveillance data on infectious disease in single race Asians and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders. Contents include background information and data sources, overviews, snapshots, discussion, and references on tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV and AIDS.

Contact: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp Available from the website.

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Keywords: AIDS, Asian Americans, Communicable diseases, Data sources, Epidemiology, HIV, Hawaiians, Hepatitis, Mortality, Pacific Americans, Pacific Islanders, Population surveillance, Sexually transmitted diseases, Testing, Trends, Tuberculosis

Annotation: This final report describes a project to provide Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) runaway and homeless youth in Minnesota culturally-appropriate health services, through RICE (Reaching Immigrants with Care & Education). The 2007-2012 project included street outreach, health education, prevention and intervention services designed for AAPI street youth, aged between 10-18 years old, with a special focus on Hmong runaway girls who bear highest risk of being subjected to sexual abuse. Report contents include a description of the project and realtionship to Title V maternal and child health programs, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, results and outcomes, dissemination and utilization of results, as well as future plans and sustainability. The appendix includes the evaluation report. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Final reports, Health services delivery, Homeless persons, Outreach, Pacific Islanders, Runaways, Youth

Annotation: This book presents information about the range of cultures within the United States, and advice about developing cultural competence in order to work with families of differing origins. The book gives the cultural perspectives of families of Anglo-European, Native American, African American, Latino, Asian, Philipino, Hawaiian, Samoan, Middle Eastern, and South Asian origin. For each culture, the book lists bibliographies, beliefs, values, practices, cultural courtesies, and significant cultural events. The intended audience is health or social services professionals working with children with special health needs. Concluding sections include suggested readings and resources, and author and subject indexes.

Contact: Brookes Publishing, P.O. Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624, Telephone: (800) 638-3775 Secondary Telephone: (410) 337-9580 Fax: (410) 337-8539 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.brookespublishing.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-55766-744-6.

Keywords: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Children with special health care needs, Cultural competence, Ethnic groups, Hispanic Americans, Pacific Americans

Annotation: This evaluation report summarizes methods, outputs, and outcomes of Phase II (community awareness and education) of the Community Genetics Education Project, a project funded by a Health Resources and Services Administration cooperative agreement with the March of Dimes with the goal of increasing the genetic literacy of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders. The report aims to identify overarching challenges, lessons learned, and best practice implications. Specifically, the report (1) summarizes methodologies used in the development of this report, (2) provides an overview of local site interventions, (3) describes the roles of various project partners in Phase II, (4) summarizes common elements of the local evaluations and provides an overview of specific local evaluation designs and methods, (5) summarizes and discusses local evaluation findings, (6) addresses how these findings have been disseminated and discussed, (7) discusses additional Phase II outcomes, (8) details implementation challenges and lessons learned, and (9) summarizes best practice implications.Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Blacks, Communities, Evaluation, Genetics education, Health literacy, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Intervention, Outcome and process assessment, Pacific Islanders

Annotation: This plan illustrates measurable objectives that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will pursue to raise the visibility of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) health issues, health care, and human services designations. The plan, developed as part of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, identifies how the department will carry out its plan to prevent, treat, and control Hepatitis B infections in AANHPI communities; work to improve reporting of data; foster workforce diversity by developing workforce pipelines for AAs and NHPIs; and address some of the key health issues that specifically impact NH and PI populations.

Contact: U.S. Office of Minority Health, The Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: (240) 453-2882 Secondary Telephone: (240) 453-2883 Fax: (240) 453-2883 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Asian Americans, Cultural diversity, Data, Federal initiatives, Hawaii, Hepatitis B, Minority health, Oral health, Pacific Islanders, Strategic plans, Work force

Annotation: This blueprint, which complements the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) health agenda, is based on information and recommendations gleaned from APIAHF conferences, workshops, and meetings with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) community groups and leaders held over the past two decades. (The APIAHF health agenda is an outcome of an APIAHF conference held in Washington, DC, to address growing disparities in education, employment, poverty, and health in AA and NHPI communities.) Blueprint topics include guaranteed affordable health care; guaranteed access to high-quality care; health equity; healthy communities; and leadership, civic engagement, and political will.

Contact: Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, 450 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108, Telephone: (415) 954-9988 Fax: (415) 954-9999 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.apiahf.org/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Asian Americans, Communities, Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Poverty

Annotation: This report focuses on the use of community-led interventions to alter risky health behaviors among minority populations who have higher rates of diseases and conditions such as hypertension, high blood cholesterol levels, diabetes, tobacco use, physical inactivity, and obesity than their white counterparts. The report, which includes an executive summary, discusses racial and ethnic health disparities; reducing racial and ethnic health disparities through community interventions; tailored community interventions at work; community interventions in the African-American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander populations; budget implications; and policy recommendations. A conclusion and endnotes are included.

Contact: Center for American Progress, 1333 H Street, N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 682-1611 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.americanprogress.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Blacks, Community programs, Diabetes mellitus, Ethnic factors, Financing, High risk groups, Hispanic Americans, Hypertension, Intervention, Obesity, Pacific Islanders, Physical activity, Public policy, Racial factors, Risk factors, Smoking

Annotation: This monograph presents a description and analysis of the research literature related to child and family mental health among African Americans, Asian American/Pacific Islanders, Latinos, and Native Americans. These groups provide a starting point for analyzing the existing literature available to support organizational cultural competence strategies and identify gaps that require further study. Background information for each of these populations is also provided, including population characteristics and community context factors that influence the development, implementation, and operationalization of cultural competence in terms of access, availability, and utilization of mental health services. Appendices provide summaries of strategies for each of the cultural groups. Figures and tables present data throughout the monograph.

Contact: University of South Florida, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612-3809, Telephone: (813) 974-4661 Fax: (813) 974-6257 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/ Available from the website. Document Number: Publication no. 240-1.

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Keywords: Culturally competent services, Asian Americans, Blacks, Child health, Cultural factors, Cultural sensitivity, Family health, Hispanic Americans, Literature reviews, Mental health services, Minority groups, Pacific Islanders, Service utilization

Annotation: This brochure gives an overview of statistics of infant deaths attributable to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in a variety of racial and ethnic categories. Topics include efforts to reduce the risks of SIDS through the "back to sleep" campaign. Information is provided for resources designed to reduce SIDS risks in minority communities. References conclude the brochure.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available at no charge.

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Keywords: Cultural factors, Asian Americans, Blacks, Child death review, Hispanic Americans, Infant death, Minority groups, Neonatal death, Pacific Islanders, Risk factors, SIDS, Statistics

Annotation: This fact sheet provides general information on diabetes and discusses different types of diabetes. It offers strategies for treating and preventing or delaying the disease. The fact sheet also includes national estimates on the prevalence of diabetes among various population groups, the incidence of diabetes, complications from diabetes, and deaths among individuals with diabetes.Data are presented in figures within the fact sheet. The Web site had an additional document, Data Sources, References, and Methods, which gives citations to literature related to various aspects of diabetes.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/forms/contact-us.html Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Asian Americans, Blacks, Child health, Data, Diabetes mellitus, Gestational diabetes, Hawaiians, Hispanic Americans, Mortality, Older adults, Pacific Islanders, Physical activity, Prevention

Annotation: This supplement is an outgrowth of the 1999 report by the Surgeon General on mental health and illness. This report undertakes to probe more deeply into mental health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities and the role that cultural factors play in mental health. The report is divided into seven chapters including the introduction. Chapter two lays the foundation for understanding the relationships between culture, mental health, mental illness, and mental health services. Chapters three through six provide information about each racial and ethnic minority group: African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific islanders, and Hispanic Americans; including historical context and current status; and access to, availability of, and utilization of mental health services. Chapter seven concludes with promising directions and courses of action to reduce disparities and improve the mental health of racial and ethnic minorities. Each chapter concludes with a list of references. The appendices discuss the inclusion of minorities in clinical trials used to development treatment guidelines and a resource directory of relevant federal and private organizations. The report concludes with an index.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov Available from the website. Document Number: DHHS SMA-01-3613; ISBN 0-16-050892-4.

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Keywords: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural diversity, Cultural factors, Culturally competent services, Disabilities, Ethnic factors, Hispanic Americans, Mental disorders, Mental health, Minority groups, Pacific Islanders, Racial factors, Research, Trends

Annotation: This fact sheet discusses disparities between Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and whites in access to health insurance coverage and health care and summarizes the policy implications. Graphs and tables present statistical data on health insurance, sources of care, and visits to physicians.

Contact: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Telephone: (650) 854-9400 Secondary Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (650) 854-4800 Web Site: http://www.kff.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Asian Americans, Health insurance, Low income groups, Minority groups, Minority health, Pacific Islanders, Racial factors, Socioeconomic factors, Statistics

Annotation: This issue brief focuses on the health insurance coverage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander populations in California. The report examines the reasons for lack of coverage and how these groups cope obtain access to health care. Another section of the report provides information about the medical consequences of lack of care. An analysis of policy implications completes the report.

Keywords: Access to health care, Asian Americans, California, Employment, Pacific Islanders, Socioeconomic factors, State health insurance programs

Annotation: This chartbook compares findings from several private surveys and national data sources to demonstrate the state of minority health in the United States. It is intended to serve as a quick reference tool for currently available information on American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asians, Pacific Islanders, Blacks, and Hispanics. The chartbook is divided into sections including statistical profiles of racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population, vital statistics, health status and disease, health care access and utilization, health insurance coverage, and minority health professionals. Each section contains statistical data in the form of tables, graphs, and charts. A list of references is included. An appendix with a description of the surveys used in this analysis is provided.

Contact: Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, Telephone: (212) 606-3800 Fax: (212) 606-3500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.commonwealthfund.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Data, Demography, Ethnic factors, Health status, Hispanic Americans, Minority health, Pacific Islanders, Racial factors, Socioeconomic factors, Statistics, Surveys, Vital statistics

Annotation: This summary reports on the conference held in Seattle, WA, May 21-22, 1999 concerning issues related to the impact of the Human Genome Project on the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population. The summary covers 13 presentations on topics such as demographic and cultural aspects of the AAPI population; the difficulties encountered and factors to be considered in conducting research and meeting the healthcare needs of this population; the status and meaning of the Human Genome Project; the impact of new genetic research and technologies on healthcare delivery systems; the form and conduct of research projects; government funding and program priorities; and the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic research. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Asian Americans, Conferences, Ethnic factors, Genetics, MCH programs, Pacific Islanders

Annotation: This report offers current information on tobacco use among African Americans, Native Americans, Alaska natives, Asian Americans, Pacific Americans, and Hispanic Americans. The report covers patterns of tobacco use, health consequences of tobacco use, factors which influence tobacco use, and tobacco control and education in these populations. A glossary is included, and an executive summary accompanies the report.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Contact Phone: (202) 512-1650 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov $20.00 includes shipping and handling.

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Keywords: Alaska natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Ethnic groups, Hispanic Americans, Minority groups, Pacific Americans, Pacific Islanders, Prevention, Smoking, Tobacco, Tobacco use