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New Analysis Reveals Wide Disparities in Health Coverage Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum finds that certain subgroups of the nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. For example, uninsured rates for Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are among the highest in the U.S.

May 14 LIVE Webcast: State Initiatives to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
On Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. ET, as part of the Today's Topics in Health Disparities series, Kaiser will host a live, interactive webcast focusing on the recent state efforts to address health disparities and the factors that can help or hinder the implementation of these projects. Submit a question for the expert panel.

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Fact Sheet: Black Americans and HIV/AIDS -- May 2008
This fact sheet highlights the epidemic’s impact on African Americans, providing current data and trends over time.

Fact Sheet: Latinos and HIV/AIDS -- May 2008
This updated fact sheet highlights the impact of HIV/AIDS on Latinos in the United States, providing current data and trends over time.

Health Coverage and Access to Care Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -- April 2008
A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum examines the health coverage, access to health care and health status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States, and finds that certain subgroups are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. For example, Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are about twice as likely to be uninsured as whites.

Five Basic Facts on Immigrants and Their Health Care -- March 2008

As discussions on national health care reform move to the forefront, some have focused on the role of immigrants in the health care system. These five basic facts address questions about how immigrants use and affect the health care system.

Key Health Disparities-Focused Legislation Introduced in the 110th Congress -- December 2007
This compendium summarizes about a dozen federal legislative initiatives introduced in the 110th Congress to address racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care.

An Overview of HIV/AIDS in Black America -- July 2007
Black Americans account for more HIV and AIDS cases, people estimated to be living with AIDS, and HIV-related deaths than any other racial/ethnic group in the U.S.

The Health Status of African American Men in the United States -- April 2007
This fact sheet provides an overview of the health of African American men, including mortality rates, health status, insurance coverage and access to care.

Key Health and Health Care Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and State -- April 2007
This data update shows variation across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care -- February 2007
This publication serves as a quick reference source on health disparities, presenting the best available data and analysis.

Kaiser Family Foundation Launches Free News Report on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities on kaisernetwork.org -- January 2007
Recognizing the need for greater awareness and understanding of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, the Kaiser Family Foundation announced today the launch of a news summary report – the Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health. The report is available through a free weekly email, with stories updated daily online on kaisernetwork.org.

This fact sheet highlights the epidemic’s impact on African Americans, providing current data and trends over time.

This updated fact sheet highlights the impact of HIV/AIDS on Latinos in the United States, providing current data and trends over time.

A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum examines the health coverage, access to health care and health status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States, and finds that certain subgroups are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. For example, Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are about twice as likely to be uninsured as whites.

As discussions on national health care reform move to the forefront, some have focused on the role of immigrants in the health care system. These five basic facts address questions about how immigrants use and affect the health care system.

This compendium summarizes about a dozen federal legislative initiatives introduced in the 110th Congress to address racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care.

Black Americans account for more HIV and AIDS cases, people estimated to be living with AIDS, and HIV-related deaths than any other racial/ethnic group in the U.S.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the health of African American men, including mortality rates, health status, insurance coverage and access to care.

This data update shows variation across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

This publication serves as a quick reference source on health disparities, presenting the best available data and analysis.

Recognizing the need for greater awareness and understanding of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, the Kaiser Family Foundation announced today the launch of a news summary report – the Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health. The report is available through a free weekly email, with stories updated daily online on kaisernetwork.org.

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Minority Health

A substantial and growing body of research indicates that race/ethnicity continues to matter in the U.S. health care system. Racial/ethnic background affects health status, health insurance coverage, and health care access and quality. The aggregate data used to produce national averages often mask disparities for people of color – especially those who are poor or near poor.

This section provides data and information on Latinos, African Americans, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Natives, who together make up nearly a third of the U.S. population. The fact sheets, chart packs, reports, surveys and webcasts gathered here can help to inform efforts to reduce disparities in health care access and quality.

The Foundation seeks to improve knowledge and understanding of the relationship between race/ethnicity and health care, through policy research and analysis, and media and public education activities. The Foundation also supports the development of new leadership in health policy through the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program, which annually provides talented college students of color the opportunity to work in a congressional office with major health policy responsibilities.