Monthly Archives: May 2012

Data Request Form – Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC)

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Source: Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC)

Type: Electronic Data Request Form

Level: Basic

Description: This document is a useful tool for organizations to better understand the specific data elements and formats that are being requested of them.

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health: Principles and Policies of CBPR

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Source: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

Type: Electronic Journal Article

Level: Intermediate

Description: Barbara Israel and her colleagues in Michigan identify nine key principles of CBPR for success. This article also provides examples of principles and policies developed by CBPR partnerships and initiatives.

Growing Opportunities: Will Funding Follow the Rise in Foundation Assets and Growth of AAPI Populations? (2007)

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Source: Asian American Philanthropy

Type: Electronic Report

Level: Basic

Description: This report provides grant makers with a useful overview of AAPIs. It acquaints funders with common issues AAPI communities face and urges additional funding sources to conduct research on AAPIs. Author: Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

National Newspaper Coverage of Minority Health Disparities (2007)

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Source: National Institutes of Health

Type: Electronic Journal Article

Level: Intermediate

Description: This article assesses American newspaper coverage regarding racial and ethnic minority health disparities.Authors: Anouk Amzel, Chandak Ghosh

Quality of Health Care for Asian Americans (2002)

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Source: The Commonwealth Fund

Type: Electronic Report

Level: Intermediate

Description: This report summarizes the results of the Commonwealth Fund 2001 Health Care Quality Survey, which found that AAPIs reported poorer quality of health care than the overall population.Author: Dora L. Hughes

Health Centers’ Role in Reducing Health Disparities among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (2005)

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Source: Association of Asian Pacific Communities Health Organizations

Type: Electronic Fact Sheet

Level: Basic

Description: This fact sheet reviews the role of health centers in addressing racial and ethnic health disparities among AAPIs.Authors: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

Health Status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Recommendations for Research (2001)

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Source: Asian American Pacific Islanders Nurses Association

Type: Electronic White Paper Report

Level: Intermediate

Description: This white paper reports the current demographic and socioeconomic profile and the current health status of AAPIs, and also makes recommendations for future research. Author: Kem B. Louie

Healthy People 2010 and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders: Defining a Baseline of Information (2003)

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Source: National Institutes for Health

Type: Electronic Journal Article

Level: Intermediate

Description: This study compiles existing AAPI health data to establish a baseline. The results indicated that there are significant AAPI data gaps existing. Author: Chandak Ghosh

Health Characteristics of the Asian Adult Population: United States, 2004-2006 (2008)

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Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Type: Electronic Article

Level: Basic

Description: This report analyzed national estimates for selected health indicators of the Asian Americans population. Authors: Patricia M. Barnes, Patricia F. Adams, Eve Powell-Griner

Diverse Communities Diverse Experiences: The Status of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in the U.S.

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Source: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Type: Electronic Article

Level: Basic

Description: This document reviews six socioeconomic indicators of AAPIs in the US, and their impact on AAPI health status.Author: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum