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COVID-19, Health Equity, and the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian Communities: A Workshop

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It is clear that communities of color have been hardest hit by the COVID virus. Less is known, however, about infection and vaccination rates in the different populations that make up the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian (AA/PI/NH) communities. In at least 16 states that do disaggregate their data, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have the highest mortality rates in those states. Additionally, during the pandemic there have been reports of increases incidents of xenophobia, and violence against AA/PI/NH community members, particularly women. Finally, the “model minority” myth leads to poor health outcomes for these populations.

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