Input for the AAPI White House Initiative

In response to a request from the White House AAPI Initiative, APCA has offered some suggestions to the US Department of Health and Human Services for improved health outcomes among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. These suggestions relate to creating a better system of care for individuals chronically infected with hepatitis B (similar to the current Ryan White CARE Act for individuals infected with HIV), developing a national initiative for AAPI health promotion work, ensuring translation of federal health information into Asian languages, and supporting more research into culturally proficient health interventions among AAPIs. The document is available on the “Publications” page of our website.

-Doug Hirano, MPH, APCA Executive Director