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 Lowering Costs for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: How the Inflation Reduction Act Makes Health Care and Prescription Drugs More Affordable

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum joined Protect Our Care to co-author “Lowering Costs for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: How the Inflation Reduction Act Makes Health Care and Prescription Drugs More Affordable.” This report details the ways in which the Inflation Reduction Act reduces and eliminates barriers that AA and NHPIs have historically faced in accessing quality and equitable health care. APIAHF and Protect Our Care joined Representatives Judy Chu and Barbara Lee to discuss the report.

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APIAHF Applauds OMB Revisions to Directive 15 for Accurate, Inclusive Federal Data Standards

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. The revised standards modernize the collection of race and ethnicity data and improve how federal agencies analyze and publish that data. Directive 15 was last updated…

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Obesity in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Fact Sheet

Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by excess or abnormal body fat that inhibits health and social well-being, which can result from a number of factors ranging from genetic, environmental, behavioral, social, cultural, and more. Obesity is understudied in Asian Americans as well as in Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders. View this fact sheet for more information on obesity in the AA and NHPI communities, including causes, prevention, and recommendations.