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Towards Health Equity

May 8, 2012

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Towards Health Equity

Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center

May 8, 2012

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

"Generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have helped make

America what it is today," President Barack Obama. Read the full Presidential

Proclamation here.

More resources include:

 Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Asian American and Pacific

Islander Heritage Month 2012

 The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Blog

 The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Research Brief [PDF | 288KB]

 The Affordable Care Act and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Fact Sheet

 National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

 The Office of Minority Health Asian American/Pacific Islander Profile

Making Progress to Close the Gaps in AAPI Health Care

Making Progress to Close the Gaps in AAPI Health Care

By Dr. Howard K. Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health

"As a Korean American son of immigrants, I am all too familiar with

the barriers AAPIs face in accessing health care for reasons such as

poverty, lack of insurance, language barriers and other challenges."

Read the rest of the blog here.

Aprende a Vivir: A Diabetes-focused Spanish Videonovela

Just Released: Aprende a Vivir: A Diabetes-focused Spanish Videonovela

In This Newsletter ...

Asian American and Pacific

Islander Heritage Month

Making Progress to Close

the Gaps in AAPI Health

Care

Aprende a Vivir: A

Diabetes-focused Spanish

Videonovela

HHS is Seeking Your

Feedback on a Pilot

Operational Study

Stroke Awareness Month

Older Americans Month

Asthma Awareness Month

National Hepatitis

Awareness Month

Search OMH Library

Catalog Online

Research Corner

Eat Healthy * Be Active

Community Workshops

Are Americans Aware of

Racial and Ethnic Health

Disparities?

Save the Date: 2012

Summit on the Science of

Eliminating Health

Disparities

Search

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Aprende a

Vivir (Learn to Live), a videonovela to help Spanish-speaking diabetes patients

compare their treatment options and find one that is best for them. Learn more

View first two episodes on Healthcare 411 (en Español)

Get the Inside Story at AHRQ Spanish Facebook Page

Read AHRQ's 2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report

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HHS is Seeking Your Feedback on a Pilot Operational

Study

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is Seeking Your

Feedback on a Pilot Operational Study

HHS has issued a request for information from interested parties regarding the

design, logistics and feasibility of a pilot operational study in which men who have sex with men, who meet

specified criteria, would be permitted to donate blood, with additional safeguards in place to protect blood

recipients during the course of the study.

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Stroke Awareness Month

Know Your Risk Factors for Heart Attack and Stroke

May is Stroke Awareness Month. If Dr. Amie Hsia, Medical Director of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Stroke Center, could say just one thing about stroke, it would be that it is preventable and treatable. In this

video, she shares some of the common risk factors for stroke and heart attacks and encourages people to learn

whether they are at risk. View the video here.

Learn more about Million Hearts

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Older Americans Month

Older Americans Month

This year's theme "Never Too Old to Play" encourages older Americans to stay active in their own lives and in

their communities. Read Statement from Secretary Sebelius on Older Americans Month

Learn about the Affordable Care Act and seniors.

Fact Sheet [PDF | 265KB]

Videos

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Asthma Awareness Month

Asthma Awareness Month

"May is Asthma Awareness Month, a time for us to consider what we can do better, as individuals and as a

nation, in managing one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases." Read the full statement by HHS

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius here.

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National Hepatitis Awareness Month

National Hepatitis Awareness Month

May is designated as National Hepatitis Awareness Month to help highlight raise awareness about viral hepatitis

and chronic infection among those it affects here in America. Learn more on Hepatitis Awareness Month here.

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Search the OMH Library Catalog Online

Search the OMH Library Catalog Online

OMH has launched a new online catalog search tool. Now you can find books, reports, journals, media, articles,

and organizations related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations all online. Contact the

OMH Knowledge Center for guidance on searching the content. Start searching.

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Research Corner

Research Corner: Asian American and Pacific Islanders Health

Autoimmune Pancreatitis in an Asian-dominant American Population. Tran, C. T.; Chan, O. T.; Wong, L. M.;

Wong, L. L. Hawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health, v. 71, #1 (January), p. 13-18, 2012.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298434/pdf/hmj7101_0013.pdf [PDF | 1.7MB]

Using Photovoice to Understand Cardiovacular Awareness in Asian Elders. Fitzpatrick, A. L.; Steinman, L. E.; Tu,

S. P.; Ly, K. A.; Ton, T. G., et al. Health Promotion Practice, v. 13, #1 (January), p. 48-54, 2012.

http://hpp.sagepub.com/content/13/1/48

Acculturation, Enculturation, Psychological Distress and Help-Seeking Preferences among Asian American

College Students. Ruzek, N. A.; Nguyen, D. Q.; Herzog, D. C. Asian American Journal of Psychology, v. 2, #3

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Asian Americans and Obesity in California: A Protective Effect of Biculturalism. Wang, S.; Quan, J.; Kanaya, A.

M.; Fernandez, A. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, v. 13, #2 (April), p. 276-283, 2011.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056137/pdf/10903_2010_Article_9426.pdf [PDF | 228KB]

Comparison of Disability Rates among Older Adults in Aggregated and Separate Asian American/Pacific

Islander Subpopulations. Fuller-Thomson, E.; Brennenstuhl, S.; Hurd, M. American Journal of Public Health,

v.101, #1 (January), p. 94-100, 2011.

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2009.176784

Development and Implementation of a Collaborative, Multistakeholder Research and Practice Model on HIV

Prevention Targeting Asian/Pacific Islander Men in the United States Who Have Sex with Men. Wong, F. Y.;

Crisostomo, V. A.; Bao, D.; Smith, B.D.; Young, D., et al. American Journal of Public Health, v.101, #4 (April),

p.623-631, 2011.

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2008.154245

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Eat Healthy * Be Active Community Workshops

Just Released: Eat Healthy * Be Active Community Workshops

Check out the six one-hour workshops, based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 and 2008 Physical

Activity Guidelines for Americans, which have just been released. Each workshop includes a lesson plan, learning

objectives, talking points, hands-on activities, and handouts. Download the workshops here.

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Are Americans Aware of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities?

Are Americans Aware of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities?

Only modestly, it seems. Read the article Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Has Improved Only

Modestly over a Decade.

Study Brief [PDF | 112KB]

2010 General Population [PDF | 257KB]

2009 General Population [PDF | 254KB]

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Save the Date: 2012 Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities

Save the Date: 2012 Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities

Integrating Science, Policy and Practice

Building a Healthier Society

The 2012 Summit will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor,

Maryland, from October 31 - November 3, 2012. For more information, please contact

2012summit@mail.nih.gov

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