Asian/Pacific American (AAPI) Heritage Month

The AAPI community is well represented in healthcare. Nearly 8.5% of healthcare workers are part of the AAPI community, compared to 6.8% of the population. The community has a rich heritage that has helped shape the history of the U.S. Countless stories and events have enriched America’s culture and strengthened its role as a global leader.

Learn about programs to improve the health of Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander populations in the United States.

Article from KKF.org by Drishti Pillai, Nambi Ndugga, and Samantha Artiga (published in May 2023).

A Blog Post from 2021 by Tina Kauh and Mona Shah from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

MCPHS does not have access to this article, but you may be able to get it from another library.

Ka'ai K, Lee R, Chau V, Xu L. Advancing Health Equity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Health Equity. 2022 Jun 2;6(1):399-401. doi: 10.1089/heq.2022.0075. PMID: 35801149; PMCID: PMC9257544.

AANHPI Health MeSH Term Available for Literature Searches on NIH PubMed about the health research on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: (Asian Americans[mesh] OR (Asia[mesh] AND US/ethnology[mesh])) AND Health[mesh]

Commemorating AANHPI May Heritage Month, on May 13–14, 2024, we will participate in the “NIH Annual AA and NHPI Health Research Conference” to celebrate heritage, highlight achievements both in research and of AANHPI scientists, and discuss AANHPI health research needs with some of the world’s leading experts. The main theme is "Strengthening AA and NHPI Health Research and Wellbeing."

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center issue call for intergenerational connection, action, and reflection.