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Spotlight: The Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Served at Federally Qualified Health Centers

Year Developed: 2015

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, CMOs, etc)

Language(s): English

Developed by: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: This report examines patient demographics, utilization, and highlights the differences between AA&NHPI serving health centers when compared to national health center averages. Data analysis from this report highlight the multiple needs and barriers experienced by AA&NHPIs seen in AA&NHPI-serving health centers. AA&NHPI-serving health centers serve a statistically significant higher proportion of low-income, Medicaid, limited English proficient, prenatal, and AA&NHPI patients. These patients are also more likely to have TB, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, asthma, and abnormal breast and cervical findings. To address these social and medical needs, AA&NHPI-serving health centers are providing comprehensive primary medical and culturally and linguistically appropriate enabling services (ES) to improve quality and patient health outcomes

Resource Details: This report gathers data from the 2013 Uniform Data System (UDS) report to examine the national averages for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) serving federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and the national averages of all FQHCS in the United States. It provides data to help advance a better understanding of AA&NHPI-serving health centers and identify priorities and opportunities to improve AA&NHPI health.

Resource Topic: Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Policy and Advocacy.

Keywords: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs), Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) , Data Collection, Management, and Analytics, Patient Demographics.