A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a one day public workshop on how the COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely affected the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian (AA/PI/NH) communities. The fact that these communities are being differentially affected will have negative effects on the attainment of health equity for all. The workshop will feature invited presentations and will explore: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and hate crimes targeting Asian populations on their health and wellbeing, including vaccination and testing participation rates, mental health consequences, access to cultural and linguistically competent services; and lessons learned from the long history of bias against the AA/PI/NH communities. Without addressing health outcomes for these communities, health equity for all cannot be attained.

The planning committee, made up of a diverse set of individuals, will organize the workshop, select and invite diverse speakers, and moderate the discussions. A proceedings-in-brief of the presentations and discussions will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.