COVID-19 pandemic reveals urgent need for improved standards
“Irvine, Calif., Sept. 15, 2021— Despite Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders being one of the fastest growing populations, according to the 2020 U.S. Census count, the collection and reporting of their health data at the federal and state levels is virtually non-existent, according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine. This information omission has led to structural racism that disproportionately affects roughly 1.4 million Americans through an inability to advocate, a lack of resources and limitations to political power.”
Read the full article here: https://news.uci.edu/2021/09/15/data-collection-reporting-gaps-harm-native-hawaiian-pacific-islander-health-uci-led-study-says/